'Straight
Talk' tour Many of you will know that Phillip Day on behalf of The Campaign
For Truth in Medicine (CTM) and in collaboration with Credence is undertaking
a massive tour of the United Kingdom (150 meetings) starting in Ramsgate
on January 8th and finishing sometime in the Autumn in central London.
Cancer
and the Diet ...In essence, people are not informed about how
to keep dietary-related cancer from occurring. Wilful criminal negligence?
Yes. Two-time Nobel Prize winner physicist Linus Pauling once said, "Everyone
should know the war on cancer is largely a fraud."
US healthcare most
expensive The most expensive in the world, the American healthcare system
is also riddled with problems and contradictions. In short, the American
system is a work in progress, driven by a disparate array of interests with
two goals that are often in conflict.
USA, - CA
disbands dental board ...the DBC's reluctance to inform consumers on
mercury risks has backfired on them. On September 13, 2001, the California
Assembly voted 74-0 (!) to disband the entire Dental Board and transfer
its duties, on an interim basis, to California's Department of Consumer
Affairs...
Hospital deaths
over weekend Lower levels of hospital staffing on weekends may increase
the risk of death among patients with some life-threatening disorders.
The study of nearly 3.8 million emergency hospitalizations in Canada found
that patients with certain medical conditions were more likely to die
if they were admitted on a Saturday or Sunday compared with patients admitted
from Monday through Friday.
Birds carry
West Nile virus. The news comes as experts begin monitoring the mosquitoes
that carry the virus in an effort to control it. They're setting traps
at several locations in Ontario to collect mosquito samples. The virus
is passed from birds to mosquitoes, who pass it on to humans.
Fluoridated milk in
the UK The British Fluoridation Society and the United Kingdom National
Health Service are presently promoting the supply of fluoridated milk
to schools which, they claim, will reduce the incidence of tooth decay
among socially deprived children. One dental public health officer believes
that the program should be seen as an interim measure until artificial
drinking water fluoridation schemes can be more widely introduced.
