How To Avoid China ’ s Medicine Monopoly
I want to share a shocking statistic with you… Around 80% of all the pharmaceuticals sold in America — both prescription and over-the-counter — are manufactured in China. I’m talking about drugs for Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s, blood pressure and blood thinners, diuretics, aspirin, antibiotics, and a big chunk of the world’s insulin and diabetes drugs — just to name a few.1 We don’t even make penicillin anymore. The last penicillin plant in the U.S. closed its doors in 2004. Americans who rely on medicine are now almost entirely at the mercy of a country whose relations with the U.S. have become more ...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - September 19, 2023 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jacob Tags: Health Source Type: news

Antibiotics Destroy Memories?
Even in my earliest days of practicing medicine, I was never a big fan of prescribing antibiotics – except, of course, in cases of extreme or life-threatening infections. Because even back then, I was concerned about the damage these drugs could cause to your gut. That’s because trillions of microscopic bacteria – some that protect against certain diseases and some that can cause disease – live in your microbiome and exist in a delicate balance with each other. The problem is that antibiotics can’t distinguish between so-called “good” bacteria and the “bad” ones causing the infection. These drugs kill eve...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - September 19, 2023 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jacob Tags: Anti-Aging Source Type: news

Why Diabetes Risk Is Higher For Older White Women
Phthalates – the toxic chemical cocktail manufacturers use to make plastic products more durable and personal products smell better – can increase your risk of developing diabetes by up to 63%… That’s the terrifying conclusion of a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.1 And according to the researchers, the damaging effects extend beyond diabetes in these women. Phthalate exposure also contributed to a higher incidence of obesity, infertility, and other endocrine disorders over a six-year period. For reasons not yet understood by the scientists, this damaging associatio...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - September 19, 2023 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jacob Tags: Anti-Aging Nutrition Source Type: news

Nationwide tracking sought for rare disease that is spread by canines, fatal if untreated
As cases creep upward of a rare disease that spreads to humans from wild canines and dogs, medical experts say it's important to get a better understanding of its incidence across the country.
Source: CBC | Health - September 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Edmonton Source Type: news

Dr Michael Mosley recommends 'Viagra' vegetable that also lowers high blood pressure
Dr Michael Mosley shared you should pay a visit to your local grocery store instead of a pharmacy when trying to boost your sex drive.
Source: Daily Express - Health - September 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Diagnosis and management of toxicity associated with the recreational use of nitrous oxide - De Halleux C, Juurlink DN.
KEY POINTS Recreational use of nitrous oxide is a growing problem in many jurisdictions, including Canada. Although isolated, short-term use rarely leads to serious complications, chronic use can cause neurotoxicity that is often not fully reversibl...
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Pulmonary Nontuberculous Mycobacteria, Ontario, Canada, 2020 Pulmonary Nontuberculous Mycobacteria, Ontario, Canada, 2020
An epidemiologic study identified a large increase in the prevalence of nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease in this region. What were the causes behind the rise in cases?Emerging Infectious Diseases
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases Journal Article Source Type: news

UAW prepares for more US auto strikes; Ford Canada talks extended
The United Auto Workers union said it would announce on Friday more U.S. plants to strike if no serious progress was made in talks with the Detroit Three automakers, as a Canadian union held off on an immediate walkout at Ford's operations in Canada. The UAW last week launched a strike against…#unitedautoworkers #detroit #ford #uaw #generalmotors #chrysler #shawnfain #v8 #fseries #superduty
Source: Reuters: Health - September 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Ford employees in Canada ‘meeting resistance’ ahead of Monday’s strike deadline
Ford workers in Canada may soon strike as the automaker and the union remain apart on wages and other key issues. The collective bargaining agreement between Ford and Unifor -- the union representing Ford employees -- expires at 11:59 p.m. on Monday, CBC reports.#ford
Source: Reuters: Health - September 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Preferred stimulant safer supply and associations with methamphetamine preference among people who use stimulants in British Columbia: findings from a 2021 cross-sectional survey - Ferguson M, Sedgemore KO, Scow M, Choisil P, Haywood B, Xavier J, Crabtree A, Stitilis B, Liu L, Buxton JA.
BACKGROUND: As safer supply programs expand in Canada, stimulant safer supply is often overlooked despite the harms and criminalization faced by people who use stimulants. METHODS: The 2021 Harm Reduction Client Survey was administered at 17 harm r...
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

Fatal toxicity index, total prescriptions per death, a unique view of medical examiner deaths and prescription monitoring data - Salven S, Lee K, Lev R.
This study is the first of its kind in the United States to report a fatal toxicity index (FTI) of prescription drugs commonly implicated in deaths to quantify the dangers of prescription drugs. Death rates for the top fourteen schedule II-IV...
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Five years of youth engagement with Kids Help Phone Canada (part 2): issues discussed over phone, chat, text, and peer-to-peer services by age range - Mughal S, McIlwaine SV, Swaroop S, Simon A, Shah JL.
BACKGROUND: There is substantial unmet need for child and youth mental health problems in Canada. Charitable organizations, such as Kids Help Phone (KHP), are critical to filling system gaps, offering 24/7 e-mental health services outside the formal health...
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Willed ambiguity: an exploratory study of sexual misconduct affecting sexual minority male university students in Canada - Namaste V, Gaspar M, Lavoie S, McClelland A, Sims E, Tigchelaar A, Dietzel C, Drummond JD.
We offer exploratory reflections on the matter of sexual misconduct affecting sexuality minority male students by males in positions of authority in the university, based on interviews with eight sexual violence service providers and five men across Canada...
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Trudeau says India may have been involved in murder of Sikh leader
Top Indian diplomat also expelled as Canada investigates possible role in fatal shooting
Source: Reuters: Health - September 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Canada says it suspects India involved in Sikh leader murder
[1/4] A sign outside the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara temple is seen after the killing on its grounds in June 2023 of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada September 18, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren Acquire Licensing Rights OTTAWA, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Canada said on…#hardeepsinghnijjar #surrey #britishcolumbia #justintrudeau #nijjar #khalistani #tribune #houseofcommons #g20 #ottawa
Source: Reuters: Health - September 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

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