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Consumer Alert: Miracle Mineral Supplement aka MMS
This product, when used as directed, produces an industrial bleach that can cause serious harm. Swallowing doses of this bleach,...
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Up in smoke: Medical marijuana debunked
Proponents of the use of medical marijuana like to start speeches and articles by quickly stating that cannabinoids are of...
Use of tanning beds by Caucasian women
The tanning industry is a thriving, largely unregulated $2 billion industry. Researchers on The New England Journal of Medicine Journal...
Too fat to live in New Zealand
If campaigns to promote more healthful eating are ineffective, how else might society address the obesity epidemic? MailOnline reports that...
Evidence for acupuncture to treat cancer-related fatigue
Researchers at the Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea, reviewed the evidence for treatment. And, researchers from the...
Hopelessness and the value of CAM in ovarian cancer
It’s reported that 55% of patients with ovarian cancer acknowledge a fear of dying, and 32% experience loss of hope...
Dangerous heart rhythm disturbance caused by cesium
Cesium (or ceasium) chloride is promoted as a CAM cancer treatment based on the hypothesis referred to as “high pH...
Self-acupuncture among people with beast cancer
Maintenance acupuncture is recommended following successful clinic-based acupuncture. Researchers at the University of Manchester, UK, assessed the effectiveness of self-maintenance...
Marijuana increases the risk of testicular cancer
Testicular cancer has increased steadily, but the cause(s) remains elusive. Researchers at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, evaluated...
Kinesiology tape
During the Olympics, you may have noticed brightly colored kinesiology (aka Kinesin) tape attached to the legs, backs, arms and...
Contaminated and adulterated herbals
Prof. Ernst and colleagues reviewed the evidence and they aren’t sanguine.
The end of tanning parlors
In the ‘70s, commercial tanning beds were introduced. In less than 3 decades, over half of adults in northern Europe...
Does selenium reduce the risk for prostate cancer?
About 15 years ago, researchers in the US published the results of a study showing that taking selenium supplements lowered...
Treating cancer-related fatigue with American ginseng
Cancer-related fatigue is occurs in 50% to 90% of all patients with cancer and severely affects quality of life, in...
Dietary fiber and the risk of breast cancer
Researchers in North Carolina and in China reviewed the association between dietary fiber intake and risk of breast cancer.
Effect of low-risk lifestyle behaviors on the risk of dying
Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention examined the relationship between 4 low-risk behaviors and mortality among a...
Effect of fish oil on weight loss during chemotherapy
Involuntary weight loss is a major contributor to mortality and morbidity in patients with advanced cancer. Researchers at the University...
Review: Qigong in patients with cancer
Qigong is often used by cancer patients to help manage their symptoms. Researchers at The University of Hong Kong, in...
Do fruit and veggies lower colorectal cancer risk?
It’s controversial. Now, researchers at Imperial College, in London, UK, have reviewed the evidence.
Few skiers use sunscreen as directed
Researchers at Klein Buendel Inc, in Golden, Colotrado, examined compliance with sunscreen advice at ski areas in western North America.