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    More on Prostate Cancer and the PSA Screening Test

    Prostate cancer is the leading cause of cancer in men. It is stated in the recent literature that “no other organ causes so much illness in man as the prostate”(1) and “with our aging population, a lifetime risk of death from prostate cancer of 3%”. Since PSA testing began in the 1980s there has been a “dramatic (ie, 2-fold) increase in a lifetime risk of a diagnosis of prostate cancer owing to PSA screening” …

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More intensive care at increased cost yields worse outcomes for terminal cancer patients. “Health care expenditures in ...

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Simple Steps to Safer and Better Care There is much evidence that many of the tests and ...

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Tight glucose control, or keeping your HA1C level at 6.5% or lower, has been longstanding advice for all diabetics. In ...

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Arthritis, inflammation of the joints,  is a common and painful condition that has many different causes. It can lead to ...

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featuredimage Controversy about the vaccine against HPV (genital warts) and cervical cancer

This vaccination for genital warts is also believed by many in the medical and scientific community to prevent cervical cancer. ...

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Coronary artery disease, which is also known as coronary heart disease or ischemic heart disease, is the number one cause ...

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When patients interact with a healthcare provider, it is difficult  to know whether the course of testing or ...

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Radiologic Medical Testing – Is it safe?

“Ms. C., a 59-year-old schoolteacher, awoke on September 8, 2009, with facial paralysis. In a local emergency room, she underwent computed tomographic (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain scanning …

Should Cholesterol Lowering Medicines (Statins) Be Used For Patients Without Heart Disease?

High LDL (bad) cholesterol has long been known to increase the risk of heart disease, stroke and death. Statins are a very potent group of medicines including Mevacor, Pravachol, Lipitor, Crestor, and Zocor …

CT Scans – More Harm than Good?

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Obama’s Check-up – Healthcare he didn’t need!

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Heartburn Remedies – more harm than good?

Several articles in the recent Archives of Internal Medicine highlight the risk of important harms that may result from the over prescription of proton pump inhibitors.(1) So, what are proton pump inhibitors (PPIs)?

Blood pressure recommendations for Type II diabetics – more harm than good?

Blood pressure goals for type II diabetics have been to keep systolic blood pressure (SBP) at close to normal levels (SBP < 130 mm Hg). In the ACCORD BP trial (1) these recommendations are called into question. The following audio is a conversation

Gardasil HPV Vaccine Science Explained

The HPV vaccine has never been shown to prevent a single case of cervical cancer – yet it has been marketed by responsible Professional Medical Organizations and the media as a “Cervical Cancer Vaccine”. In this video, Dr. Bennett explains the science that has been performed and the findings to date.

Congestive Heart Failure: Cost Effective Therapy in the News

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Diabetes

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Dialysis for Kidney Failure in a Frail Nursing Home Population. Who Benefits?

Kidney dialysis is a procedure that is life saving and can have prolonged benefit for many patients who have kidney failure. Dialysis is also expensive and time consuming for patients who undergo this procedure. It remains unclear whether this procedure will make life better for elderly patients already in nursing home settings.