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The Straight Scoop On Quality – In Articles, Supplements, And Medical Care.
Written by Wellness Club on August 5, 2015 – 9:22 am -By Nurse Mark This week I’m going to address a couple of customer / patient comments, and some thoughts that those comments bring to mind. While these may be somewhat different issues, they are also related – so bear with me. First there was a nasty-gram that accompanied an "unsubscribe" order from last week’s […]
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Insurance: Friend Or Foe?
Written by Wellness Club on November 24, 2014 – 6:55 pm -By Nurse Mark Many readers may know that I am a private pilot. I was at the airport the other day chatting with some other pilots about the subject of drugs and drug testing when one fellow (a commercial pilot) observed: The problem is that pilots are human, and subject to all the normal […]
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Patients Lied To About Cancer Diagnosis, Doctor Arrested For Fraud
Written by Wellness Club on August 14, 2013 – 4:34 pm -By Nurse Mark When is it wise to get a “second opinion” ? Almost Always! No matter how “trusted” the doctor may be, no matter how “nice” and “caring” the doctor may seem, if there is a serious diagnosis involved, or an extended course of treatment, or multiple “scans,” or “tests,” or […]
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Wyeth Drugs Takes A Hit – And So Will You!
Written by Wellness Club on March 5, 2009 – 4:21 pm -Will Big Pharma Be Forced To Offer Less Toxic Drugs? Opinion by Nurse Mark Here is an interesting piece of news that is just out this morning, found in Reuters Business News: (why is this kind of thing Business News and not Medical News or general interest news?) U.S. top court rules against Wyeth in […]
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Antibiotics For Everything! A pill For Every Ill!
Written by Wellness Club on January 26, 2009 – 10:18 pm -How "Drug Resistant" Superbugs Are Born… Commentary by Nurse Mark Here is an interesting series of correspondence, and one that shows just how well the drug companies have conditioned us to believe that the only answer for any malady is a prescription drug, and just how casual conventional medicine practitioners have become about prescribing powerful […]
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