Dieneke Ferguson was dying. She was losing her four-year battle with the blood cancer myeloma.
Despite three grueling rounds of chemotherapy and four stem cell transplants, the cancer was spreading throughout her body.1
… Read MoreCancer: A Man-Made Disease
The historical record shows cancer wasn’t widespread among humans until the Industrial Revolution.
The best-preserved human remains from antiquity are the mummified bodies of Egyptian rulers. Hundreds of mummies have been subjected to microscopic examination. But according to researcher Michael Zimmerman of Villanova University in Pennsylvania, only one shows any evidence of cancer.
… Read MoreWant to Quit Smoking? Drugs Are Not the Answer
Big Pharma knows that every year millions of Americans make a New Year’s resolution to quit smoking.
That’s why you see so many TV commercials this time of year for smoking-cessation drugs. There’s only one problem…
The drugs don’t work.
… Read MoreBlood Pressure Drug Triggers Skin Cancer
A common hypertension medicine dramatically increases your risk of getting skin cancer, a new study finds.1
Danish researchers looked at 80,000 cases of skin cancer. Then they analyzed medications the patients were taking. They found that one drug made people seven times more likely to get skin cancer.
It was the blood pressure medication hydrochlorothiazide (HCT).
… Read MoreThe World’s Number One Killer Is Not What You Think
You might be surprised to know the world’s biggest killer.
It’s not heart disease… Or cancer… Or malaria.
It’s not even war.
… Read More10 Best Healthy Halloween Candies
Who wants to deny the kids a sweet treat on Halloween? If it’s just once a year, can a sugar splurge be so bad? The problem is that Halloween has evolved far beyond a one-day candy-fest.
The average American now eats 3.5 pounds of sweets during the increasingly lengthy Halloween season. The average trick-or-treater totes home more than 21 ounces of pure sugar.… Read More