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Big Pharma’s Big Alzheimer’s Fail

In All Health Watch, Alzheimer's and Memory, Big Pharma, Cognitive Health

The new Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab does one thing really well… 

It clears away amyloid brain plaque.  

Unfortunately, clinical trials show there’s something else it doesn’t do very well at all… 

It doesn’t help Alzheimer’s patients get better. 

So why did the FDA grant accelerated approval, making it the first new Alzheimer’s medication to hit the market in 18 years?  

Because the agency and Big Pharma refuse to let go of the long-discredited “amyloid hypothesis.”Read More

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Surprising Way Tea Can Give You Cancer

In All Health Watch, Cancer, Diet and Nutrition, Featured Article

Tea is one of the healthiest things you can put into your body.

Its powerful antioxidants provide tremendous and diverse benefits. They improve bone density and heart health. They help you lose weight, boost your immune system, and even slow brain aging.[1] [2]

But a surprising study discovered a downside to tea.

Researchers led by the National Natural Science Foundation of China followed more than 450,000 adults for nine years.… Read More

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Taking Blood Thinners? You Need to Read This

In All Health Watch, Featured Article, Heart and Cardiovascular

Blood-thinning drugs are supposed to prevent strokes. That’s the main reason millions of Americans who suffer from atrial fibrillation take them.

These anticoagulant medications include warfarin, apixaban, dabigatran, and rivaroxaban.[i]

An alarming study shows that in some people these drugs actually increase the chances of having a stroke.

Researchers from the University College London and the University of Surrey studied 4,848 people over 65 with atrial fibrillation.… Read More