Is it wise to sample a growth in the body to ascertain if it is cancerous? The standard of care in medicine believes it is. I am not so sure. An article in Cancer Cytopathology (doi:10.1002/oncy.2120; Accepted June 18, 2012) reported that a commonly used biopsy method can result...
At my office, my partners and I have found that iodine deficiency is occurring at epidemic rates. We have tested over 6,000 patients and found the vast majority significantly low in iodine. Iodine is an essential nutrient; we cannot live without it. Iodine concentrates in the glandular tissue. ...
Sometimes, I feel like we are living in the movie, Alice in Wonderland, where up is down and down is up. The article in USA Today (4.30.2010) is titled, “Breakthrough cancer therapy is a go-for $93K.” Last week, the FDA approved the first vaccine to treat prostate cancer. The...
A recent article in JAMA reported that the commonly used drug, Flomax within 14 days of cataract surgery was significantly associated with postoperative adverse ophthalmic events. The authors of the study looked at all men (over the age of 65 years) who had cataract surgery in Ontario, Canada from...