Device Makers Take Dangerous Shortcuts
Turns out that Medical Device companies have making tweaks to their devices without putting them through human testing. Calamity ensues. First, Do No Harm. A...
Anti-Anxiety Medications Linked to Higher Mortality
More in the “First, Do No Harm” file. The study tried to account as much as possible for other factors such as severity of anxiety,...
Analogies: Helpful and Flawed
An insightful post at Brilliant Blog urges us to seek analogies to achieve breakthroughs. This is a key part of my “product development.” Finding analogies in...
Hormone Replacement Therapy Decreases Heart Rate Variability
Heart Rate Variability is a measure of the body’s stress levels, and my area of research. In this simple study, they compared women on Hormone...
Why We Have Cancer
Tyrone Hayes and his battle against Big Chemical for public health This is the hair raising story of a biology researcher, scientist, and UC...
Acupuncture as Appropriate for Knee Arthritis as Synvist
Of course, I would have loved to see acupuncture come in with a resounding recommendation, but given the panel, I will take what I can...
Placebo Effect Varies with Type Administered
This study compiled many studies already performed and showed that sham acupuncture and sham surgery had a higher placebo effect than a sham pill for...
Antibiotics: The Sobering Truth
Rethinking Bacteria The link below is to a detailed article about the hazards and long term implications of antibiotics and the importance of your...