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Saturday, July 3, 2010
Swine Flu Vaccines Destroyed
On July 2, 2010, the government announced that it had destroyed 40 million doses of the swine flu vaccine that had expired. Another 30 million are due to expire shortly. The latest "pandemic" of the swine flu turned out to be no pandemic at all. In fact, it was less deadly than the regular influenza virus.
Shades of the 1976 swine flu "that never was epidemic" where more people got sick from the vaccine than from the virus itself. This coming September, don't fall victim to the fear and propaganda when the medical establishment pushes us to get the vaccine that is still sitting in warehouses. Instead, make sure your immune system is strong. Exercise, good nutrition, stress management and getting adequate sleep are your best friends. Also make sure to get enough Vitamin D3 into your system. Vitamin D deficiency during the fall and winter months is one of the top reasons for catching the flu and the common cold.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Breast Cancer and Radiation Therapy
The American Society of Clinical Oncology just released a study that challenges the existing paradigm of breast cancer treatment. They found that targeting one dose of radiation on the area where a breast tumor was removed was as effective as weeks of radiation targeting the entire breast.
The dose can be delivered during surgery limiting the radiation of the cancer to a single day. This one day therapy also avoids radiating the heart, lung and esophagus. Typically, radiation therapy is given 5 days a week for as long as 6 weeks, which in itself can set the stage for future cancer of these organs. In addition this one day therapy will avoid burning the skin on the upper chest which is a painful side effect of this therapy.
This is great news for breast cancer patients with small, well-defined tumors who undergo lumpectomies.
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