File this one under, “Do they really think we’re that stupid?”
A medical researcher purported this past week that cancer drugs may be getting a bad rap due to patients taking vitamins, herbal preparations, minerals and other dietary supplements.
"If we don't know what the effects of a (sic) alternative drug are, or if we don't know the patient is taking it, we can falsely assume that the experimental drug is unsafe, “ said the lead author of a study in Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Yes, the associate professor of medicine at a medical university refers to supplements as drugs and medications.
"Patients need to tell their doctor what medications they are taking, such as mega-doses of vitamins,” said the M.D. (?Medical Dope or Medical Doper?).
There is one accurate statement made by the previously noted alleged expert that provides keen insight.
"In addition, most doctors don't know very much about alternative medicine."
Himself included apparently.
Harvard hacks join in
Also this past week a Harvard University report about dietary supplements and cancer was in the news. The Harvard report noted that single antioxidant supplements “have never lived up to the hype”.
Never?
“Trials of single supplements, usually taken in pill form, have yielded disappointing results,” noted the Harvard report.
It was a single supplement taken in pill form of the antioxidant trace mineral element selenium in the amount of 200 micrograms daily that yielded very positive results as reported in a medical journal just last month. That study was based upon usage for almost one year.
Strike one – though that one was very close having just been published a few weeks ago.
That same single supplement taken in pill form of the antioxidant trace mineral element selenium also in the amount of 200 micrograms daily yielded the most dramatically successful prevention of cancer ever recorded. It was published in Journal of the American Medical Association more than 10 years ago! That study was based upon usage for more than a decade.
Strike two!! That one was high and a way out there.
That same single supplement taken in pill form of the antioxidant trace mineral element selenium in amounts greater than 200 micrograms daily yielded dramatic success in treatment of terminal cancer patients more than 20 years ago. Amounts commonly used were from 900 micrograms to 2,000 micrograms daily.
Strike three!!! That one was low and a way, way out there. Apparently too much to hack away at for Harvard hacks.
Harvard’s credibility is OUT when it comes to nutrition credibility.
This just in …
Senate hearings critical of FDA drug safety oversight are going on as this column is being written. Problems were singled out with various drugs from Sanofi-Pasteur, Merck, and antidepressants from several companies.
“With each of these drugs, it appears that the FDA is not seriously questioning whether the risks outweight the benefits of the new drug,” said Rep. Bart Stupak, a Michigan Democrat chairing a subcommittee hearing.
“One must ask, if the FDA is not protecting its client, the American people, whose interest is being protected?” Stupak continued.
Congress is only running countless dollars short and decades late with this question but perhaps better late than never if they will follow through on this one for a change for the better.
This line of questioning – particularly related to antidepressants – is very timely coming just days after the 3rd anniversary of the death of young, teenaged Traci Johnson in the final “safety” trial for the newest WElie Lilly wonder drug.
WElie Lilly covered this up while the FDA looked the other way with its approval of Cymbalta. Billions of blood money dollars in sales is the result of this young female human sacrifice
Hail to academia?
In response to a lengthy dissertation of mine on some nutritional matters with a renowned biochemist he said, “I can’t refute anything you have said but it can’t be true because it goes against so much of what we have been taught.”
A brief laugh was my immediate response with a brief remark following in conclusion.
“You’ve been taught wrong.”
Hail to academia or hell to academia?
