Published April 24, 2015

Why conventional doctors skip the best treatment for most diseases

You may not realize this, but most conventional doctors skip the best treatment for most diseases. However, a new report suggests things in the medical community are changing. Take a look at this:

 

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Published April 22, 2015

Why you shouldn't take antidepressants for more than 3 months

Sometimes a casual conversation can be predictive. That's what happened to me last week. I was having dinner with a prominent New York psychiatrist. We were talking about the recent tragedy involving that apparent suicide of a pilot who deliberately crashed his plane carrying 150 passengers. The question was why would anybody kill themselves that way? Why not just kill yourself? Why take down so many people with you? My colleague gave a sobering answer.

 

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Published April 20, 2015

You're at risk for pancreatitis if you're not taking this...

Last year, I saw two young patients in their 40s who came down with pancreatitis. Fortunately they recovered easily. But why did they get it? Usually the cause of pancreatitis is excessive drinking, cancer, or a blocked gall stone. These two had none of that. However, there's another reason that they may have developed it.

 

 

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