***Flu Vaccine Effectiveness Among Children 6 to 59 Months of Age During 2 Influenza Seasons ***
Medicine's blind devotion to the flu vaccine never ceases to amaze me. I remember one year an elderly woman was trampled to death in the hysteria to get vaccinated. Despite this, the flu vaccine's effectiveness is very questionable. This particular study was unable to find any effectiveness over the course of two years in children under 5. Think of the costs associated with the march to the pediatrician's office, parents' time off of work, and side effects of the vaccination on the child, not the mention the profits going to the vaccine manufacturer. Compare this with studies showing absurdly high protection against the flu (up to 70% reduction in incidence) with the use of probiotics in children. With this in mind, it's highly likely that antibiotics ADD to the flu incidence!!! Talk about making money on top of money.
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***Distinct composition of gut microbiota during pregnancy in overweight and normal-weight women***
When I describe current research to patients, I note that the lag time between research and clinical practice is about 2 decades. 20 yrs. The frustration I feel with this is truly beyond measure and contributes greatly to the disease burden in today's society. Probably one of the greatest examples of the chasm between research and clinical practice is with probiotics in natural flora and the wanton destruction with antibiotics. I had a new patient today that is dealing with multiple health concerns. Lupus, kidney failure, pancreatitis...it's a long list. Several months ago she was put on IV antibiotics for about 2 wks. Given the strong relationship of the gut to autoimmune disorders, I consider it flat out malpractice that NONE of the specialists she has seen have recommend restoration of the destroyed flora. In this particular study, we see that the bacterial flora present during pregnancy influences the weight of the unborn child. So, antibiotics given to the mom at any time before pregnancy without instruction in replacement of normal flora is likely a contributing factor to the rise in obesity in children. Quite a disturbing implication.
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***Supplementation with Lactobacillus rhamnosus or Bifidobacterium lactis probiotics in pregnancy increases immune factors in cord blood and breast milk***
Just in case the previous article didn't convince you...let's add this one...
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***Ozone Increases Vitamin D Deficiency among Women with Outdoor Activities during Summer***
Air pollution is pretty well accepted to contribute to heart disease and the risk of heart attacks. However, the risk goes deeper and may explain the near epidemic levels of Vit D deficiency in patients. We've got reports of people in studies in high sun exposed areas (like Tucson, AZ) but still with Vit D deficiency in their blood. Given how serious low Vit D levels are, this is a HUGE public health issue
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***Risk of Thyroid Disease in Individuals with Celiac Disease***
Again speaking to the disconnect between research and clinical practice, I have had more than my fair share of patients presenting with autoimmune thyroiditis and hypothyroidism that have gone to drastic lengths to manage their condition. Radioactive destruction, surgery, lifetime medication use. I do not believe I have had a single one alerted to the strong association between celiac disease and thyroid problems. So, not only do we destroy a rather important gland in the process, we miss the opportunity to guide the patient in avoiding a condition that will shorten their lives, because untreated celiac disease increases all cause mortality. The problem is it that this link has been known in the medical literature for at least a decade.
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***Orlistat Inhibition of Intestinal Lipase Acutely Increases Appetite and Attenuates Postprandial Glucagon-Like Peptide-1-(7-36)-Amide-1, Cholecystokinin, and Peptide YY Concentrations***
Quite a long title, but thought I'd leave it for affect. The bottom line is that, the use of drugs like Orlistat (and the over the counter blockbuster weight loss product called Alli) actually SLOW down the process the body uses to manage weight, hunger and the progression to diabetes!! Ugghhhh!!! Given the massive promotion of the release of Alli on the market some time ago we should expect further increases in obesity and diabetes any day now...Better make sure we double up on the artificial sweeteners..
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***Overuse of tympanostomy tubes in New York metropolitan area: evidence from five hospital cohort***
Wow. And ANYONE has rights to throw stones at the chiropractic profession? This is sickening. Unforgivable. Not only did these children have a completely unnecessary surgery, but no one ever thought to actually fix what was wrong with these children (allergies, destruction of normal, protective flora) before sx. Without fixing the problem, you are dooming these young patients to altered physiology and immune dysfunction for the rest of their lives. Do you think these surgeons got paid???
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***Trends in the Prevalence of Chronic Medication Use in Children: 2002-2005***
If this does not become a wake up call, then our country is missing a pulse. The REAL, REAL scary aspect is that there is likely some type of epigenetic, in uteru IRREVERSIBLE changes that occur as a result of poor nutrition, forced fertilization coupled w/ environmental toxicants. That means we really haven't even seen the tip of the iceberg when it comes to diseases in children. But where are the parents??? Have we so blindly accepted the wisdom of mainstream medicine that we will put our children on drugs for hypertension, diabetes or high cholesterol without making lifestyle changes. I would venture so far as to say that almost ANY child can improve their physiologies with the correct recommendations for lifestyle changes. So why are we doing it????????? Can pediatricians really think this is the best approach?
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***Association of Organochlorine Pesticides with Peripheral Neuropathy in Patients with Diabetes or Impaired Fasting Glucose***
Great. Another study linking environmental chemical exposure and health problems. The reason I flagged this one was because of the strength of the association. In those with the highest exposures, there was a massive 7.3 times the risk of getting peripheral neuropathy--even IF they did not have diabetes yet. Can anyone say "organic?"
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***Six Weeks of Whole-Body Vibration Exercise Improves Pain and Fatigue in Women with Fibromyalgia***
As the owner of a clinic that has one of the higher quality WBV units, I can attest that we see some pretty interesting results across a variety of conditions. I must add a caveat about the lower quality cam-driven units--they generate substantial G-forces that may lead to long term joint damage. Stick with the sonic driven units.
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