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"The media reports said the new drugs would offer great pain relief without the dangerous side effects of standard anti-inflammatory pain pills. The stories were the result of early corporate public relations campaigns to promote products that were still months away from gaining government approval. The scientific theory behind the new drugs appeared to be sound. Scientists at Merck and at Searle, a company later bought by Pharmacia, developed the medicines on the basis of research into cyclooxygenase, an enzyme in the body that is often referred to as Cox." - Melody Petersen, Our Daily Meds: How the Pharmaceutical Companies Transformed Themselves into Slick Marketing Machines and Hooked the Nation on Prescription Drugs (Get the book.)

"You already know that allopathic (or Western) medicine is beneficial, even though the treatments doctors prescribe often come with the bite of unwanted and potentially dangerous side effects. Despite this cost, traditional medicine's evidence-based progress over the decades has led to fantastic results. Americans live longer than ever before, and do so with a much higher quality of life than at any time in history." - Benjamin H. Natelson, M.D., Your Symptoms Are Real: What to Do When Your Doctor Says Nothing Is Wrong (Get the book.) "The long wait for approval may seem frustrating or even cruel, but it's far better than the alternatives: allowing drugs with dangerous side effects to come to market or allowing patients to rely on drugs that cause improvement in few patients, or none. A few positive results, even if wonderful, don't count. Anyway, why should you accept the claims of those who purvey alternative treatments—with no proof—that their method works to the exclusion of all others? Let me be clear. I am not saying that alternative methods do not work." - Benjamin H. Natelson, M.D., Your Symptoms Are Real: What to Do When Your Doctor Says Nothing Is Wrong (Get the book.)

"Given the potentially dangerous side effects of the only drugs that have shown any weight-loss effects (albeit transient), the possibility of staying on these drugs for life is not an acceptable risk. DIETHYLPROPION AND PHENTERMINE Some of the sympathomimetic (amphetaminelike) weight-loss drugs that have been on the market for many years, like diethylpropion (Tenuate) and phentermine (Ionamin), have appropriately developed a bad reputation for their potentially lethal side effects." - J. Douglas Bremner, Before You Take that Pill: Why the Drug Industry May Be Bad for Your Health (Get the book.)

"The epidemic of dangerous side effects caused by pharmaceutical drugs. The dangerous side effects of Vioxx, Celebrex, Lipitor and Prozac are not the exception, they are the rule. Due to their synthetic nature, most pharmaceutical drugs are toxic to our bodies, causing organ damage and other serious side effects. According to the American Medical Association, one million American suffered disabilities from taking pharmaceutical drugs and more than 100,000 of them die as a result of this every single year. 3. Legislation that protects the expansion of the deadly business with disease." - Kevin Trudeau, More Natural Cures Revealed: Previously Censored Brand Name Products That Cure Disease (Get the book.)

"Fortunately, PMS is a condition for which inadequate self-treatment yields dissatisfaction rather than dangerous side effects or progression of a serious disease. In an attempt to offer women rationales for viable natural treatments for the relief of PMS, many theories have been offered. While comforting in their attempts to analyze the syndrome, these theories are poorly confirmed in research studies yet are still used as a basis for many natural therapies." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"It's extremely unlikely that the doctor spent a whole lot of time talking to Julie about the nature of the drugs, the common side effect profiles, and the remote but potentially dangerous side effects. Research has confirmed what we have all experienced—doctors don't do all that much talking when they prescribe a drug. Based on taped sessions, a study showed that when prescribing a new medicine, two-thirds of doctors said nothing to the patient about how long to take the medication, and almost half did not indicate the dosage amount and frequency." - Charles Barber, Comfortably Numb: How Psychiatry Is Medicating a Nation (Get the book.)

"High doses of antibiotics, given for long periods of time, often have dangerous side effects. I never take this course of action unless I am convinced active Lyme infection exists. In some cases, HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, can be a cause of unexplained fatigue. Fortunately, more regular awareness and early testing for this syndrome in recent years has reduced the number of cases where fatigue shows up prior to a diagnosis." - Benjamin H. Natelson, M.D., Your Symptoms Are Real: What to Do When Your Doctor Says Nothing Is Wrong (Get the book.)

"For example, many of the drugs prescribed as preventive medicine come with dangerous side effects. A physician treating someone who shows all the signs of being on the verge of disease but who is still enjoying relatively good health in his or her day-to-day life would have to think twice before intervening with the sledgehammer treatments available today that damp down whole aspects of the immune system without discriminating between the good and the bad." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The Autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.)

"Grtinenthal was promoting the drug as a strong sedative that did not have the dangerous side effects of barbiturates. In promotional materials, Griinenthal said that thalidomide was "completely safe." With these promises, millions of people outside America had begun taking the drug to help them sleep. Foreign doctors were also giving the medicine to pregnant women to alleviate the nausea and vomiting of morning sickness. The German company proclaimed in its advertisements that the drug was "especially well-suited for calming down anxious, nervous and restless children . . ." - Melody Petersen, Our Daily Meds: How the Pharmaceutical Companies Transformed Themselves into Slick Marketing Machines and Hooked the Nation on Prescription Drugs (Get the book.) "Without this rule, there was a risk the public would never learn about a study that found a medicine had dangerous side effects or did not work as expected. The university also tried to get the companies to agree to pay the medical bills of any volunteer injured in an experiment. If a company refused, the university made sure it did not promise to pay for the treatment of the volunteers' injuries either. But the thorniest problem lay in the tangle of financial ties between the industry and the academics leading these trials, a web that grew more complex every year." - Melody Petersen, Our Daily Meds: How the Pharmaceutical Companies Transformed Themselves into Slick Marketing Machines and Hooked the Nation on Prescription Drugs (Get the book.)

"They are, however, converted into androgens in the body and should be considered such since they have potentially dangerous side effects. The U.S. is the only country in the world where these compounds are not regulated and controlled. These supplements include oxymethalone, stanozolol, oxandrolone, nandrolone phenproprionate, and nandrolone decanoate, which are all derived from testosterone. Anabolic steroids promote the hormone erythropoietin, which is responsible for the production of red blood cells, and they are therefore useful in the treatment of some anemias." - J. Douglas Bremner, Before You Take that Pill: Why the Drug Industry May Be Bad for Your Health (Get the book.) "STEROIDS Several steroids are sold over the counter as supplements, although they probably should be classified as drugs because they have potentially dangerous side effects. Steroids are produced by the body and promote secondary sexual characteristics and reproduction (androgenic effects) as well as increases in muscle mass (anabolic). They are often marketed as antiaging pills or as energy and libido enhancers. All steroids are synthesized from cholesterol. Cholesterol is converted to pregnenolone, progesterone, dehy-droepiandrosterone (DHEA), androstenedione, and testosterone." - J. Douglas Bremner, Before You Take that Pill: Why the Drug Industry May Be Bad for Your Health (Get the book.) "Based on the studies to date I can say it is safe to try peppermint oil for symptoms of IBS or heartburn, since it has no long-term or dangerous side effects. ARTICHOKE Another food product that has been promoted as a treatment for dyspepsia is artichoke (Cynara scolymus) leaf extract (ALE), whose active compound is thought to be a bitter compound like cynaropicrin. Animal studies have shown that it improves bile flow. One study of 244 patients randomized to ALE or placebo showed an improvement in dyspepsia symptoms and quality-of-life scores with ALE after six weeks of ALE therapy." - J. Douglas Bremner, Before You Take that Pill: Why the Drug Industry May Be Bad for Your Health (Get the book.)

"They attempt to make us think that humans can't feel good and live with normally functioning digestive tracts without help from powerful drugs with dangerous side effects.This is absurd. The pharmaceutical companies have great commercials showing a family rushing to stop their father from eating a big sausage with fried onions and peppers-and he tells them not to worry because he took his acid-blocking pill! I know someone who used to work for the makers of Pepcid (an acid blocker)." - Mark Hyman MD, The UltraMind Solution: Fix Your Broken Brain by Healing Your Body First (Get the book.)

"By 2004, it appeared that all of the SSRIs could trigger dangerous side effects, and Paxil especially so. That year, New York's then—attorney general, Elliot Spitzer, sued GlaxoSmithKline (SmithKline merged with Glaxo in 2001) for concealing data on the drug's potential to cause suicide. Internal company documents that became public included a memo to company sales reps that instructed them specifically not to discuss the potential suicide risk with physicians." - Shannon Brownlee, Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine Is Making Us Sicker and Poorer (Get the book.)

"The pharmaceutical industry knows about the dangerous side effects, yet they continue to push their drugs. That's irresponsible!" "How old are those babies? " Dr. Arlen J. Lieberman: "The earliest one I have seen was two years old. But I was told they were giving it to younger children as well." "Isn't a medicine in general more dangerous to a young body?" Dr. Arlen J. Lieberman: "Yes, to a really young body it is not funny." - Kenneth W Thomas, Ron Gilbert, Gerd Schaller, Side Effects: The Hidden Agenda of the Pharmaceutical Drug Cartel (Get the book.)

"The epidemic of dangerous side effects caused by pharmaceutical drugs. The dangerous side effects of Vioxx, Celebrex, Lipitor, and Prozac are not the exception, they are the rule. Due to their synthetic nature, most pharmaceutical drugs are toxic to our bodies, causing organ damage and other serious side effects. According to the American Medical Association, one million American suffered disabilities from taking pharmaceutical drugs and more than 100,000 of them die as a result of this every single year. 3. Legislation that protects the expansion of the deadly business with disease." - Kevin Trudeau, Natural Cures They Don't Want You to Know About (Get the book.)

"When orthomolecular medicine is practiced and nutrients, such as niacin, are used, the potential for dangerous side effects is greatly reduced. It will no longer be true that "Our elderly are adrift in a sea of drugs."14 Anxiety In 2005, Dr Jonathan E. Prousky described three patients suffering from anxiety disorder, who greatly improved when prescribed 2,000 to 2,500 mg of niacinamide on a daily basis.15 Each of these patients found considerable relief from anxiety with regular use of this vitamin." - Dr. Abram Hoffer, MD, FRCP (C) and Dr. Harold D. Foster, PhD, Feel Better, Live Longer with Vitamin B-3 (Get the book.)

"Adulteration of plantain with digitalis leading to dangerous side effects has been reported in Switzerland and the United States.15 Although rare, it points to the need for consumers to purchase herbs from companies that carefully test their herbal products for adulteration. PLEURISY ROOT Botanical name: Asdepias tuberosa Parts used and where grown As its common name indicates, the root of pleurisy root is used as medicine. This brilliant-orange-flowered herb is native to and continues to grow primarily in the southwestern and midwestern United States." - Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D., The Natural Pharmacy: Complete A-Z Reference to Natural Treatments for Common Health Conditions (Get the book.)

"Even with all the clinical studies performed on prescription drugs, we still see the significant dangerous side effects for consumers. According to Neal Spruce, "The supplement industry will never have the financing to do clinical trials that would give the consumer the absolute proof that supplements work. The benefits of supplements are typically based on empirical evidence based on observation — experience that more or less survives the test of time." - Craig Pepin-Donat, The Big Fat Health and Fitness Lie (Get the book.)

"Therapeutic use is no longer recommended because of the drug's possibly dangerous side effects due to its toxic content, Unproven Uses: Folk medicine uses have focused on primary hypertension and arthritis. Various species of Rhododendron have been used for rheumatic and gouty conditions and for stones. precautions and adverse reactions All medicinal administration of the drug is discouraged. The observed effect (lowered blood pressure resulting from bradycardia) is the first sign of a toxic reaction. The plant is toxic because of its andromedan derivative content." - Thomson Healthcare, Inc., PDR for Herbal Medicines, Fourth Edition (Get the book.)

"By not evaluating the health impacts of GM crops under a wide variety of conditions, dangerous side effects due to variations within a species may be missed. According to Freese, the natural variability of transgene expressions "is especially worrisome when we consider children eating pesticidal plant products. We know that children are especially prone to allergies, as reflected in their much higher incidence of allergic conditions."56 Genetic engineering ignores and disrupts complex relationships in the DNA D iology is so much 1 more complex than technology." - Jeffrey M. Smith, Genetic Roulette: The Documented Health Risks of Genetically Engineered Foods (Get the book.)

"With ever-increasing accumulations of fluoride in our water, foods, medicines and dental treatments, dangerous side effects of high levels of fluoride exposure are being seen. And unless stringent and drastic measures are taken now, future generations will be unable to escape high-level exposure and its destructive consequences. Fluoride and Genetic Damage Closely connected to the cancer issue is the risk of genetic damage with low-dose fluoride exposure. In fact, twenty-two separate animal studies have already linked genetic damage to fluoride exposure." - Russell L. Blaylock, M.D., Health and Nutrition Secrets (Get the book.)

"Similarly, when I say that pharmaceuticals are harmful or produce dangerous side effects, I don't mean that every single pharmaceutical is dangerous or harmful in every circumstance. I simply mean that most of them are. There are always exceptions to the rule, and there are pharmaceuticals that are truly lifesaving drugs, just as there are surgical procedures that are medically necessary and save patients' lives. So, when I refer to doctors, pharmaceuticals, drug companies, or surgical procedures, I'm simply talking about the majority of them as I see it." - Mike Adams, Natural Health Solutions (Get the book.) "What happened to the right of parents to protect their children from the abusive behavior of drug companies and psychiatrists who irresponsibly over-prescribe these drugs, even though they're increasingly aware of the toxic, dangerous side effects? (You can find solutions for ADHD at no charge by flipping to chapter 5 of this book.) This law has been needed for quite some time. And who was against this law? Of course, it was the psychiatrists." - Mike Adams, Natural Health Solutions (Get the book.) "But being one of my readers, he knew that statin drugs have dangerous side effects on his liver and sex drive, so instead of going on the drugs, he changed his diet instead. He gave up a few of the least healthy foods and started consuming the healthy superfoods (plus a few supplements) that I recommend in my articles, and began some exercise. The result? His cholesterol and triglycerides dropped sharply, down to normal ranges. At his next visit for a checkup, his doctor was astonished and couldn't believe that food changes alone could have such a powerful effect on cholesterol." - Mike Adams, Natural Health Solutions (Get the book.)

"It has been reported that over seven million Americans older than sixty-five receive prescriptions for drugs that a panel of experts deemed inappropriate for use by the elderly because of potentially dangerous side effects. • According to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association, every prescription drug has dangerous side effects, and over 20 percent of them come on the market without any warnings." - Kevin Trudeau, Natural Cures They Don't Want You to Know About (Get the book.)

"By 2004, it appeared that all of the SSRIs could trigger dangerous side effects, and Paxil especially so. That year, New York's then—attorney general, Elliot Spitzer, sued GlaxoSmithKline (SmithKline merged with Glaxo in 2001) for concealing data on the drug's potential to cause suicide. Internal company documents that became public included a memo to company sales reps that instructed them specifically not to discuss the potential suicide risk with physicians." - Shannon Brownlee, Overtreated: Why Too Much Medicine Is Making Us Sicker and Poorer (Get the book.)

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