Mary is a 48-year-old patient suffering with a long history of rheumatoid arthritis. I have seen Mary for many years before she moved out of state and then, I began to see her infrequently. It had been a few years since I had last seen her but she came to me complaining of severe swelling
The American Medical Association (AMA) has released a position statement that opposes the creation of a new federal commission on vaccine safety whose task is to study the association between autism and vaccines. “The AMA fully supports the overwhelming body of evidence and rigorous scientific process used by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices which demonstrate
Somehow, a measles outbreak of unvaccinated Somali citizens in Minnesota is supposed to drive a stake in those of us who raise questions about the safety and efficacy of FDA-approved vaccines. According to the powers-that-be, this outbreak of measles is proof that we need more vaccinations, not less. I beg to differ. And, I will
A 2017 study in Africa compared a DTP/OPV (diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, oral polio) vaccinated group of children to an unvaccinated group. The authors found there was a 10-fold increase risk in death in the vaccinated group that received only the DPT shot, as compared to the unvaccinated group. If the children also received the OPV
Seats Are Filling Up! Come See Dr. Brownstein’s Spring 2017 Lecture! Holistic Medicine For The 21st Century Saturday, May 20, 2017 9:00 am- Noon (registration 8:30am) Sheraton, Novi—21111 Haggerty Rd., Novi, MI Ozone: The Miracle Therapy Iodine: The Most Important Nutrient Hormone Balancing: Needed More Than Ever Do We Need More Vaccines? And,
When I was a child, nearly everybody became ill with chickenpox. Like nearly all kids, when I became ill with it, I stayed home from school about a week and fully recovered. All that changed in 1995, when the FDA licensed and approved the live attenuated chickenpox (varicella) vaccine in persons aged >12 months. After
In an on-line article in The New York Times today (3.17.17), the headline states, “Cholesterol-Slashing Drug Can Protect High-Risk Heart Patients, Study Finds.” The article describes the first test of the new cholesterol-lowering medication—Repatha. Repatha is part of the PCSK9 inhibiter family that works by lowering LDL-cholesterol levels through poisoning an enzyme—PCSK9–thereby allowing LDL receptors
In a study to assess whether vitamin D influenced mortality in adults, researchers looked at 50 randomized trials that included 94,148 subjects who were administered Vitamin D for an average of two years. The researchers studied both natural vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) and synthetic vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol). The scientists found that only natural vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)
Come See Dr. Brownstein’s Spring 2017 Lecture! Holistic Medicine For The 21st Century Saturday, May 20, 2017 9:00 am- Noon (registration 8:30am) Sheraton, Novi—21111 Haggerty Rd., Novi, MI Ozone: The Miracle Therapy Iodine: The Most Important Nutrient Hormone Balancing: Needed More Than Ever Do We Need More Vaccines? And, Much More! This lecture
Yesterday (February 17, 2017), Foxnews.com posted a story titled, “Flu Vaccine is only moderately protective this year, CDC says.” (1) The article stated, “Overall, getting a flu shot cut one’s risk of contracting flu and needing to see a doctor by 48 percent this season, when the effectiveness of the various components of the vaccine