RFW Monday Edition 10-07-02

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MONDAY EDITION, OCTOBER 7, 2002

 

ALL THAT BEAUTY!
Some People Are So Fed Up With The Devastating Emotional Effects
Of The Tyranny Of Beauty That They’ve Joined The "Ugly Club."
By Barbara Lewis

BRETT’S STORY
A Mother’s Approach To Cancer Care
By Jeannette Russell

A RFW FLASHBACK
DRUG TEST LOOPHOLES
By Meryl Nass

NEW: HOT CONTROVERSIES: A New Premium Weekly Newsletter.
Last Week’s Edition Focused On What You Need To Know About The Flu Shot Controversy.

SCREAM OF THE WEEK

INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE: Why Can’t This Group Issue A Report That Is On Target?

SCANDALS

VACCINE SHORTAGES: It’s Hard To Know What To Believe
By Sandy Mintz

HEALTH NEWS ANALYZER: Subscribe To The Most Provocative And Outspoken Health News Analysis On The Internet! What You Need To Know To Make Smart Health Decisions.
Last Week, The Focus Was On Health Insurance, Indian Herbs, Autism, Girls And Ritalin, And A Foolish Flu Vaccine Experiment In Canada

STORM WARNINGS

MMR VACCINE RESEARCH: A Massive Review Of The Evidence On The Safety Of The Measles, Mumps And Rubella Vaccine Has Concluded That Most Studies To Date Have Been Meaningless
By Sophie Petit-Zeman

PROSTATE CANCER SCREENING: Study Reveals More Intensive Testing Is Not Associated With Lower Prostate Cancer Deaths

DES HARM: Risk Of Breast Cancer In women Exposed To Diethylstilbestrol In Utero

DESPERATE MEASURES: Around 30,000 British Women At Risk Of Cancer Have Been Advised To Have Healthy Breasts And Ovaries Removed - Just In Case. Is This Really The Solution?
By Sarah Boseley

MEATPACKING SHAME: Think About This The Next Time You Eat Your Burger
By Karen Olsson

MED SCHOOLS, UNIVERSITIES, TOBACCO: A Canadian Study Shows That Such Institutions Receive Research Grants And Donations From The Industry
By David Spurgeon

HARA’S QUEST: A HEALING JOURNEY


 

THE RFW CLUB: Health Trend Forecasts, Alerts, Discounts On RFW Information Services And Products. Plus A New Membership Benefit Coming Soon!

 

DISCOVERY

THUMBS DOWN: A European Committee Votes To Defeat A Proposal Aimed At Relaxing The Ban On Advertising Prescription Drugs To The Public

MORE RED FLAGS

GENE THERAPY DANGER: Trials Halted in France And The U.S. After A Child Developed Leukemia

LARIAM ALERT: The New Label For This Controversial Antimalarial Includes Additional Contraindications In Patients With A Recent History Of Certain Psychiatric Diagnoses

RFW REPORTS
 No. 1: Human Herpes Virus Six (HHV-6) - The Time-Bomb Virus
No. 2: The Coming Medical Revolution - How Diagnosis And Treatment Will Change

BOOKS

CHILDREN WITH STARVING BRAINS: A Medical Treatment Guide For Autism Spectrum Disorder
By Jaquelyn McCandless, MD

EXPLORATION

IMPOSTER: A Website For Patients And Physicians Searching For Information Concerning Statin Therapy And Related Issues

EXTRA!

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2002

NEW HRT REVIEW: Another Warning That Risks Of Long-Term Hormone Replacement Therapy Outweigh Benefits

SICK SHRIMP: Should We Worry About Black Gill Syndrome?

FACT OR FICTION? Two Films That Negatively Portray Managed Care Raise Questions About How Closely Life And Art Imitate One Another - The Obvious Controversy

 

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