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Comment on Dr. Manny Says: Is America Running Out of Chemotherapy? by Cancer Treatments: Is America Running Out of Chemo Drugs? | HEALTH

Cancer Treatments: Is America Running Out of Chemo Drugs? | HEALTH — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 03:26:29 +0000

[...] people have died due to the shortage of chemotherapy drugs in hospitals, according to Dr. Manny of Ask Dr. Manny, “while hospitals are being forced to ration life-saving medications or buy them from “gray [...]

Comment on One Million More Children Living in Poverty Since Last Year by Gregg Hollmann

Gregg Hollmann — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 19:50:00 +0000

These stats are a reminder hat there are ways that we can all help in our local communities. Hoping for zero child poverty someday!

Comment on Musicians Have Less Age-Related Hearing Problems than Non-Musicians by Alan Stuart-Tilley

Alan Stuart-Tilley — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:23:00 +0000

More of a question, could the data support a rather less dramatic interpretation? That people who qualify as musicians for this study have persisted as musicians because their hearing has aged less quickly than average. So, they don’t have good hearing because they are musicians, but they are musicians because they have good hearing.n

Comment on Two Different Strains of Autism Identified by Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 15:24:00 +0000

“For example, if a child has the autism strain associated with a dysfunctional immune system, it would likely do little good to prescribe a treatment that targets the synaptic functioning in the brain”u00a0 Yes, it would be great to avoid vaccination and boost the immune system naturally.u00a0 I wonder if they will be able to, for those parents who still wish to vaccinate, to tell if their child will be susceptible to vaccine/environment-induced ‘autism’ prior to introducing them during pregnancy or post-partum?

Comment on Dr. Manny Says: Obesity Is Not Legitimate Reason to Remove Children from Homes by Karin Lowery

Karin Lowery — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 23:00:00 +0000

So what are you going to do with overweight parents who know what to eat and when to eat. u00a0Punish them!! Fire them from their jobs, make them pay fines remove them for their homesnn’So your solution is to put children in foster care and destroy their lives. u00a0So that foster parents can put them on medications, use children for profit, for medical testing.u00a0nnPut them in foster care so that the foster parent can stave them and abuse them to make them lose weight. Lets get real people their are children out their that really need foster care in their life. u00a0Most of the children that need help can’t ask for help. u00a0It was and is too late for them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They can’t talk or be heard anymore!!!!!!!!!!!! u00a0GET A GRIP.u00a0

Comment on Stroke Rates Rising Among U.S. Youth by Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 15:25:00 +0000

The study didn’t mention how may of these young strok victims had injested energy drinks.u00a0 I live near a middle school and if I happen to be in the grocery store when the middle school gets out I’m shockedto see the number of you people buying and pounding down multiple bottles of the energy drinks sometimes with a Starbucks chaser.u00a0 I know many of those drinks can cause a spike in blood pressure which in turn can play au00a0 major role is strokes.

Comment on Scented Laundry Products Can Emit Hazardous Chemicals in the Home, Researchers Warn by IFRA North America

IFRA North America — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 19:13:00 +0000

u00a0nnGroups representing laundry product and fragrancenmanufacturers (the American Cleaning Institute, Consumer Specialty ProductsnAssociation, International Fragrance Association North America, ResearchnInstitute for Fragrance Materials, Inc.) believe these findings are seriouslynflawed. Consumers can continue to use laundry and fabric care products likenthey do every day: safely and effectively.nnnu00a0nnnSteinemannu2019s study makes unsubstantiated claims aboutnemissions from dryer vents after using certain laundry products. The paperu2019snauthors exploited their findings, basing conclusions on a limited sample sizenand a poor study design. The study falls short of being detailed enough tonreplicate, let alone judge the applicability of the findings. nnnu00a0nnnRead more about the many flaws in this study and thenfragrance manufacturersu2019 response to the findings here.nnnn

Comment on Dr. Manny: Scientists Say Autism Has a Genetic Component – and I Agree by Anca Diaconu D

Anca Diaconu D — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 11:10:00 +0000

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Comment on Coffee Can Help Protect Against Skin Cancer by Coffee Can Help Protect Against Skin Cancer | Ask Dr. Manny « wallacejerome

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 02:12:10 +0000

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Comment on Lose Weight or Gain Muscle? Both Are Effective in Preventing Diabetes by Nutripress.com

Nutripress.com — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 21:00:17 +0000

Potassium-rich diet tied to lower stroke risk…

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – People who eat plenty of high-potassium fruits, vegetables and dairy products may be less likely to suffer a stroke than those who get tiny of the mineral, a new study suggests.The findings, reported in the journal Stroke, c…