(NaturalNews) The herbal supplement St. John’s Wort has long been promoted as an effective alternative for treating depression. Unfortunately, St. John’s Wort has proven ineffective for people suffering severe clinical depression. In fact, the results of a recent study revealed that St. John’s Wort is completely ineffective at treating severe depression. There is another effective [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )5 Myths About Our Ailing Health-Care System
5 Myths About Our Ailing Health-Care System
By Shannon Brownlee and Ezekiel Emanuel
Sunday, November 23, 2008; B03
With Congress ready to spend $700 billion to prop up the U.S. economy, enacting health-care reform may seem about as likely as the Dow hitting 10,000 again before the end of the year. But it may be more doable than [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Colon X-ray seen as effective at spotting cancer
By MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer
ATLANTA - A long-awaited federal study of an X-ray alternative to the dreaded colonoscopy confirms its effectiveness at spotting most cancers, although it was far from perfect.
Medicare is already considering paying for this cheaper, less intrusive option that could persuade more people to get screened for colon cancer. And some [...]
Use of statins in children is debated
A recommendation by the American Academy of Pediatrics that those as young as 8 be aggressively treated with cholesterol-lowering drugs is creating controversy.
By Alan Zarembo, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
July 9, 2008
A recommendation from an influential doctors group that some children as young as 8 be aggressively treated with cholesterol-lowering drugs has triggered debate over [...]
Doctors’ Group Issues Apology for Racism
By Holly Watt
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, July 10, 2008
The country’s largest medical association today issued a formal apology today for its historical antipathy toward African American doctors, expressing regret for a litany of transgressions, including barring black physicians from its ranks for decades and remaining silent during battles on landmark legislation to end racial discrimination.
The [...]
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