Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Oral intake of Bifidobacterium breve Bif195 is safe and significantly reduces the risk of small-intestinal enteropathy caused by acetylsalicylic acid in humans. Acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), known as Aspirin, is one of the...
Opioid Related Deaths and Pharmaceutical Drug Marketing– Is There a Link?
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. This study correlates the direct-to-physician marketing of opioids by the pharmaceutical companies with increased deaths from opioid prescription overdoses. From 1999-2017, almost 400,000 people died from an overdose involving any opioid,...
Mercury Exposure from Thimerosal Significantly Associated with Abnormal Brain Connectivity
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Results from this study suggest that Hg exposure from thimerosal is significantly associated with the ACSDs of ASD, TD, and ADD/ADHD. While classified as disparate conditions under the general category of...
Popular Flu Drug may Pose Danger to Liver Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. This study demonstrated that Tamiflu, when administered to rats, significantly increased ALT (liver enzyme) by 67.6% compared to control, and GGT by 71.9% in male rats and 49.8% in female rats compared to their respective controls....
Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccines May Cause Rare Cases of Death
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. This study shows how Gardasil HPV vaccine may potentially cause autoimmune reactions, stroke and even death. Vaccines may cause adverse reactions and even death. Serious adverse reactions (ADR’s) such as auto immunity or neurological...
Papillomavirus (HPV) L1 DNA in Gardasil Vaccine
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. This study demonstrates how the aluminum adjuvant in Gardasil vaccine, which contains particles of viral DNA, may initiate a severe inflammatory response leading to autoimmune disease and even death. There is worldwide growing concern as to...
Calcium and Vitamin D Preserve Bone Density in Those on Epilepsy Drugs
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. This study shows the significant improvement in bone mineral density after a year of calcium and vitamin D supplementation in patients using drugs to treat epilepsy. Epilepsy is defined by the Centers for Disease Control as “a chronic...
Narcolepsy Associated with Adjuvant in H1N1 Vaccine in Europe
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. In the UK, 24% of healthy children under 5 years old received the vaccine, Pandemrix. They were 14.3 times more likely to suffer from narcolepsy (extreme daytime sleepiness). Narcolepsy is a disorder of excessive daytime sleepiness...
Diabetes and Cholesterol Lowering Pharmaceuticals Associated with Cataracts
Written by Tatjana Djakovic, Staff Writer. Age related cataracts occur 3.4 years earlier in diabetics and 2.4 years earlier in non-diabetics that are statin users. Cataracts is a clouding of the lens in the eye that affects vision normally afflicting the elderly, but...
Seeing Clearly: Reducing the Risk of Cataracts
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. A research study showed that participants with the highest blood levels of lutein and zeaxanthin had 42% and 41% lower risk of cataracts compared to those with the lowest levels. Factors that increase the risk of cataracts include...