In part 1 of this article, we discussed some important aspects of vector-borne diseases, principally Lyme disease. Lyme disease was first widely recognized in 1975 in […]
According to a recent report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States, insect-borne diseases in the US tripled during the […]
NEWS New research shows that elderly people taking multiple high-risk drugs for sleeping, pain or incontinence are twice as likely as others to fall and break […]
NEWS New research has found taking vitamin D supplements after a diagnosis of breast cancer is associated with a 20 percent increase in survival rate. COMMENT […]
NEWS A prominent breast cancer doctor failed to disclose millions of dollars in payments from drug and health care companies in recent years, omitting his financial […]
NEWS A study published in the British Medical Journal has found that the commonly used painkiller diclofenac, a so-called nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), is associated with […]
NEWS Health authorities in England have agreed to make a leukemia treatment with a colossal price tag of $361,750 per patient available for children. COMMENT Predictably […]
NEWS New research from Spain has further lowered the credibility of statins, finding they are not effective at reducing heart disease and strokes in old or […]
How Overmedication Is Injuring And Killing The Elderly