Depressing News: Antidepressants May Not Be Effective On Children And Teens, Possibly Even Harmful
It always seems like these days we have to make horrendous, widespread mistakes affecting millions of people before we wake up and figure out the harm we are doing: fracking, glyphosate, and Iraq are just a few examples.
These may seem like diverse and unrelated situations, but the pattern holds true: we are sold a bill of goods by slick marketing people assuring us that they and only they possess the sure-fire, can’t-miss cure-all for what ails us.… Read the rest
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Surgeon Cuts Loose, Tells All: Unnecessary Surgery – a LOT of It!
Another quote from Dr. Harris’ book makes the point: “Our research unit reviewed all orthopedic surgical procedures performed in three large public hospitals in our local area and found that of about 9000 procedures performed, only about half of the operations performed had been compared to non-operative treatment in randomized trials.”