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FDA is now warning about misinformation spreaders
The federal government continues to try and fool the public into thinking misinformation is a dire problem and a crime. Misinformation is whatever the government does not want you to know. Here the FDA has a new one minute video about misinformation and rumor control. Clearly, the feds are getting nervous that their cons on…
Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses: systematic review/BMJ
From Jefferson T et al. in this week’s BMJ: The disparity in effectiveness between the high profile of influenza vaccines and antivirals and the low profile of physical interventions is striking. Public health recommendations are almost completely based on the use of vaccines and antivirals despite the lack of strong evidence.1 Vaccines work best…
Flu shots: 50% more costly this season; staff vaccinations have failed to protect nursing home residents; UK gov concedes swine flu shots caused narcolepsy; shots may make you sicker from flu: you do the math
You may have noticed that some flu shots are “stronger” this year, there are more brands available, and the newer ones cost more. What should you know? Stronger flu shots This year the newer shots contain 4 antigens instead of 3 (2 each for influenza A and influenza B), although you can get shots with…
Ivermectin–now the compounding pharmacy is putting people on a long wait list
https://www.zerohedge.com/covid-19/i-dont-know-bigger-story-world-right-now-ivermectin-nytimes-best-selling-author Meanwhile, Pfizer is trialling a drug which works just like the protease inhibitor action of ivermectin. But my patients are having a hard time accessing ivermectin. Now the compoounding pharmacy cannot get it. Who is stopping the distributors from passing the drug on to the pharmacies? Why are people taking this suppression lying down? …
New Recs: Twice as many Americans should take statins! /AmerHeartAssn
New guidelines from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology for the use of statin drugs came out on November 12. This is a very big deal for big Pharma, for doctors and for patients. Health consumers beware! The guidelines may lead to tens of millions of healthy, low-risk people being transformed…
Barriers to an Improved and more Cost-Effective Medical System
Health care per capita in the United States costs at least double nearly every other country on earth. Yet our longevity, infant mortality, and other health indices lag behind the rest of the industrial world. What’s not to change about such a system? Think of it: we do the same tests and radiology studies as…