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CT Scans And Radiation Risks In Children – Is It Really Worth It?
Written by Wellness Club on October 15, 2008 – 12:49 pm -Opinion By Nurse Mark We have become very quick to request CT scans for just about every complaint these days – for ourselves, and especially for our children. And who can blame a worried parent: little Suzy has a tummyache, or little Johnny fell and thumped his head, or there is that nagging cough that […]
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Gardasil, Mandatory Vaccinations, And Health Freedom – What Can History Teach Us?
Written by Wellness Club on August 24, 2008 – 2:04 pm -Do we learn nothing from history? Be it the "Swine Flu" vaccine in the 1970′s that caused more deaths than the swine flu did, or the polio vaccine in 1955 that cause more disease than it prevented (known as "The Cutter Incident"), it looks like we need to be reminded over and over again that […]
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Similase and Similase Jr: – What’s The Difference?
Written by Wellness Club on July 10, 2008 – 12:48 pm -We get a lot of product questions – and digestion and digestive enzymes make up a large part of those questions. There is no doubt that this important physical function is poorly understood – even by most doctors. No wonder so many lay-people are confused! Here is an example of a recent question, with Dr. […]
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The Most Dangerous Food
Written by Wellness Club on June 24, 2008 – 7:59 pm -This just in today from Medscape. Do you know what the most dangerous food — an entire category — is considered to be, based on the number of people affected? Meat you say? After all, E.coli has killed more than a few people over the years, especially in cheap hamburger from sleazy fast-food joints. But […]
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Reader Questions Soy Benefits: “One Man’s Meat is Another Man’s Poison”
Written by Wellness Club on June 11, 2008 – 2:06 pm -Michael writes to comment: All of my other “Natural Health” information areas (including the book , “The Whole Soy Story”) are stressing the detriments of soy, so I am surprised to see such a positive review (of course, with some caveats). This statement from “The Dangers of Soy” actually contradicts what you have stated: Soy […]
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