The late Dr Abram Hoffer*, who started successfully treating schizophrenic patients with large doses of niacin (Vitamin B3) in the 1950s, always said that it took 50 years for the medical profession to take a new treatment seriously. And we were, indeed, into the 21st century …
Vaccination
Research – benefits and frustrations
I have only just realised, belatedly, that you are able to subscribe for email updates on specific research threads in our huge research and news forums. (For any of you who are not aware of them, these are John Scott's weekly, and sometimes daily, updates on new research and …
Dodgy research – we knew it!
Anyone who heard to this morning's Today programme on the $3 billion fine imposed on GlaxoSmithKline for manipulating the results of trials to hype up the success rate of their drugs and conceal dodgy side effects, may not be particularly surprised - but may be somewhat …
Visiting the Olympics? Get vaccinated…
Following on neatly from my blog yesterday about the murky politics of health, a post came through this morning from Christina England at VacTruth. Christina points out that GlaxoSmithKline, one of the worlds leading manufacturers of drugs, including vaccinations, are a major …
Dr Briffa on doctors’ strikes and dodgy research
I have the greatest admiration for those who are prepared to stick their necks out, and often to risk their careers, to 'whistle-blow' when they witness instances of malpractice. Not that I am suggesting for a moment that Dr Briffa is a whistle-blower as such – but he constantly …