NBC News February 8, 2001 ran an article on LASIK surgery and the unknown dangers. The NBC report started with, “About 2.6 million Americans are expected to get LASIK surgery, the most common form of laser eye correction, this year. Ads for it are everywhere. But they seldom mention the side effects that strike tens
read moreFrom the American College of Physicians, December 7th 2004 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine comes a study that suggests that there is a correlation between lack of sleep and weight gain. Chief author, Dr. Eve Van Cauter, Professor of Medicine, University of Chicago, states, “If you do not run a sleep debt, you
read moreFrom the July 6, 2003 edition of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution comes an article about how loss of sleep over a period of time can have dire consequences on your health. The article states, “Recent research indicates that chronic under-sleeping does more than undermine productivity or make people more irritable. It also increases the risk of
read moreFrom the September 19, 2002 issue of the online Intelihealth comes a story with the headline that highlights a serious trend, “Kids Using Prescription Drugs More.” The story, originating from the New York Associated Press shows that according to a new study the use of prescription drugs is growing faster among children than it is
read moreA November 10, 2003 MSNBC article from Reuters news starts off by saying, “A consumer group charged that the marketing of fatty, sugary, and low-nutrient foods was fueling childhood obesity and it called for restricting promotions targeted at the young.” A Washington, D.C.-based advocacy group, The centre for Science in the Public Interest, (CSPI) released
read moreFrom the September 28, 2003 New York Daily News comes an article that suggests that America is becoming a drug-dependent nation. The title of the article is, “We need a war vs. legal drugs”, and starts off by noting that from 1998 to 2002, sales of anti-depressant medications increased 73% to more than $12 billion,
read moreIn a series of articles dated July 21 and 22, 2002 from the Chicago Tribune comes a frightening report of needless deaths of thousands of infants due simply to actions of hospitals and their workers. According to an analysis done by the Tribune of records at the federal centres for Disease Control and Prevention, pediatric
read moreAs reported on December 28th, 1999 on MSNBC, the US Federal government is pushing for new unprecedented powers to “crack down” on web sites dispensing drugs. The proposed measures include requiring the US Food and Drug Administration to verify the legitimacy of web site pharmacies. The concerns are with those sites selling drugs without a
read moreIn the January 14, 2003 issue of the Washington Post is a news story that reported the results of a study done at the University of Maryland in Baltimore on the drastic increase in psychiatric drug use in children. The study, which evaluated 900,000 children on Medicaid in a Midwest state, showed that more than
read moreThe Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) April 17, 2002 issue published a Health Agency Update titled, “More Children on CNS Drugs”. This article reports on a study funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, which states that, “The proportion of children and adolescents receiving psychotropic medicines increased substantially between 1995 and
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