We’ll cover the truth regarding the dangers of prescription medicines and vaccines.

Deaths from Prescription Drugs Lowers Life Expectancy Gap in US

Racial gap in life expectancy reaches new low in US
Between 2003 and 2008, the gap in life expectancy between white and black men fell from 6.5 years to 5.4, Canadian researchers found. For women, it fell from 4.6 years to 3.7
By Mike Eckel
The Christian Science Monitor
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The gap in life expectancy between blacks and whites […]

Statins do not save women’s lives

by Dr John Briffa
The Cholesterol Truth

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Since cholesterol is believed to cause ‘cardiovascular’ diseases such as heart disease and stroke, and since statins reduce cholesterol, the general assumption is that statins reduce the risk of these conditions through their ability to reduce cholesterol. Actually, there is evidence that statins may not work, when they do, through […]

Merck is sued by former virologist employees for deliberately falsifying mumps vaccine efficacy studies

by Michael Belkin
TheRefusers.com

This is a legal filing by former Merck virologists who claim they were pressured by Merck management to participate in fraud by falsifying Merck’s mumps vaccine efficacy rate in clinical trials. This filing claims that the mumps vaccine efficacy rate is significantly lower than the 95% that Merck has misrepresented to the government […]

New Cholesterol-lowering Drug During Trials Caused Death

by Dr John Briffa
The Cholesterol Truth

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Many drugs have been developed which modify cholesterol levels in one way or another. Because there is a fervent belief within the research community that cholesterol causes heart disease, there is also slavish adherence to the belief that modifying cholesterol will translate into ‘clinical benefit’. But oh how often […]

Are Vaccines Creating Superbugs?

by SaneVax
[SaneVax: A research team from the University of Georgia is working on the development of a new vaccine for mumps because there are currently 12 genotypes of mumps virus circulating around the globe. In fact, the mumps outbreaks in 2006 and 2010, which occurred primarily in the vaccinated population of the United States, […]

Vermonters Defend Health Liberty & Vaccine Choices

by Barbara Loe Fisher
 “I never thought this would turn into the mess it turned into.” – State Senator Kevin Mullin (R-Rutland), co-sponsor of a failed bill to eliminate philosophical exemption to vaccination in Vermont.
In the first five months of 2012, NVIC staff and volunteers have helped citizens in Vermont and California take a stand in […]

Oregon parents reject government vaccine schedule – Pediatrics Journal

by Michael Belkin
A new Pediatrics journal study laments the growing number of Oregon parents who refuse to follow the CDC-recommended childhood vaccine schedule. The percentage of parents who opt out of recommended shots rose from 2.5% to 9.5% between 2006 and 2009.
Government health officials and pediatricians are unhappy when parents don’t follow their dictates. It […]

Italian Court Rules that MMR Vaccine Caused Autism

Health Impact News Editor Comment: Since the Supreme Court in the US upheld the law giving pharmaceutical companies complete immunity against lawsuits due to vaccine injuries and deaths in 2011, expect to see more cases and stories from outside the US like this one coming out of Italy this week. The evidence linking autism […]

Dangerous Diabetes Drug Still on Market Despite Whistleblower Efforts

by Dr. Mercola

Hundreds of lawsuits have been filed in connection with the diabetes drug Actos, a drug that France and Germany pulled from the market a year ago after it was found to cause bladder cancer and tumors in people using it for type 2 diabetes.

At the time, the U.S. FDA responded by issuing […]

Prescription Drugs Injure, Kill 2-4 Million Annually

by Jeanne Lenzer
The Office of Medical & Scientific Justice

A report by a watchdog group has concluded that prescribed medicines are “one of the most significant perils to human health resulting from human activity.”  The group based their conclusion on their analysis of the US Food and Drug Administration’s database of serious adverse events.
The report was […]

Is Your Doctor Being Bribed to Increase Vaccination Rates?

By Dr. Mercola

Ever wonder why your child’s pediatrician—or your own physician for that matter—seems to be pushing vaccines on you every time you walk in the door? Does your doctor actually seem angry if you’re not interested in buying a dose of that flu vaccine?

Well, maybe it’s because he’s working for what amounts to […]

O Canada! HPV Vaccine May be a Medical Experiment on Older Women

by Leslie Botha
menstruationresearch.org
It appears that women ages 27 to 45 in Canada are being subjected to the same type of Gardasil® advertising campaign adolescents and their families are in the United States. The full page advertisements are running continuously in magazine supplements in Sunday newspapers north and south of the border.
‘Now women ages 27 […]

Newest Scam to Increase Statin Cholesterol-lowering Drugs If You’re Older than 50

by Dr. Mercola
A UK Daily Mail headline from May 2012 read: “Why EVERYONE over 50 needs to be taking statins.”iIf you find the notion that taking medications should be construed as something for everyone, like drinking water or breathing air, as appalling as I do, then you will probably be equally taken aback by […]

Cholesterol Lowering Statin Drugs – How The Facts Don’t Back The Hype

by Dr John Briffa
The Cholesterol Truth
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When drug company PR extols the virtues of statin drugs, statistics will invariably be presented which make clear their supposed power to reduce the risk of, say, heart disease or stroke. Typically, this will be in the form of what is known as ‘relative risk’ reduction. For example, it is […]

There Has Never Been A Single Study of the Current Vaccine Schedule

by The Chalkboard Campaign

There has never been a single study of the current vaccine schedule

Think combined doses of vaccines have been tested? They haven’t. Not once. Ever.

Neurotoxins: They cause brain damage. In EVERYONE. The extent is the only variable.

Are there any “official” vaccine safety studies conducted by a party who doesn’t financially benefit from […]

Pneumonia Vaccine Shown to Actually Increase Bacterial Infections It Is Supposed to Prevent

by Dr. Mercola
It’s estimated that nearly one in 7 U.S. adults have been diagnosed with sinusitis in the past 12 months, which occurs when the mucous membranes in your nose and sinuses become irritated.iIn most of these cases (90-98%) a virus is the cause, whereas in 2-10% of cases, a bacterial infection is also […]

Anthrax Vaccine Trial Ethics? Science?

by Alliance for Human Research Protection

A strong case for the anthrax vaccine trial would be made “if the community that’s most supportive of moving this forward would volunteer their own children for the study.” Amy Gutmann, Chair,  Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues.

The Obama administration continues to push for approval of a highly […]

German Medical Society Apologizes for Nazi-era Atrocities by Doctors

by Vera Sharav
Alliance for Human Research Protection
Sixty-eight years after the verdict concluding the Nuremberg Doctors Trial–a verdict that includes the Nuremberg Code–the German Medical Association (Bundesarztekammer) has finally acknowledged the culpability of Germany’s medical community during the Nazi regime.
On May 23, 2012, the German Medical Association issued a Declaration and apology at Nuremberg, at […]

U.S. Senators File Amendment to Combat Widespread Antipsychotic Drugging of Elderly in Nursing Homes

by Citizens Commission on Human Rights International

U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, Herb Kohl, D-Wis., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., filed an amendment last week seeking to combat the costly, widespread and inappropriate use of antipsychotics in nursing homes.

“This amendment responds to alarming reports about the use of antipsychotic drugs with nursing home residents,” Grassley said. “It’s […]

New Report Says Antidepressants May Not Help Treat Autism

by Dr. Mercola

The antidepressant class of drugs known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are among the most frequently prescribed drugs for autism.Although none are specifically approved for the treatment of autism, it’s estimated that up to one-third of autistic children receive the drugs, often to treat the repetitive behaviors like tapping or head […]