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Crones and Health Care Reform

August 18, 2009 – 10:30 am

have noted the current health care debate that rages around us, through us and over us. Statistics and hypothesis are being flung at us by seething teams of political combatants, talking heads, and influential, special interest groups who have long since lost any sight of any middle ground and compromise. If the current course goes unchecked, the victors, be they blue or red will rule over the smoldering wreck of our Republic.

By H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik | Posted in Women's Health and Wellness, Your Body/Your Self | Comments (0)

Cancer Update from Johns Hopkins

December 2, 2008 – 6:45 pm

After Years Of Telling People Chemotherapy Is The Only Way To Try And Eliminate Cancer…Johns Hopkins Is Finally Starting To Tell You
There Is An Alternative Way.
1. Every person has cancer cells in the body. These cancer cells do not show up in the standard tests until they have multiplied to a few billion. [...]

By H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik | Posted in Proactive Nutrition | Comments (0)

NVIC Says Government Denies Gardasil Risks

November 4, 2008 – 8:05 pm

Vaccine Watchdog Group Calls for Transparency
WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) is calling on the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to publicly release the study design, data and names of principal investigators involved in a statement this week maintaining that Gardasil vaccine is safe with no serious side [...]

By H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik | Posted in Gardasil® | Comments (0)

Women at Higher Risk for Pulmonary Hypertension

October 29, 2008 – 9:41 am

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 29 (HealthDay News) — Women are four times more likely to develop a debilitating and potentially lethal lung disorder known as pulmonary hypertension, a new study shows.
Pulmonary hypertension is caused by high blood pressure in the arteries that supply the lungs with blood. People who suffer from the condition can become tired, dizzy [...]

By H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik | Posted in Your Body/Your Self | Comments (0)

More Questions About Gardasil®

October 13, 2008 – 7:51 am

A Recent CNN Article lead with this headline…
Gardasil® Deaths, Gardasil® Side Effects, Gardasil® Paralysis -
Is the HPV Vaccine Given to Prevent Cervical Cancer Causing More Medical Problems?
A vaccine designed to prevent cervical cancer is coming under fresh scrutiny amid thousands of complaints linking it to a range of health problems.
Gardasil® has been the subject of [...]

By H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik | Posted in Gardasil®, STD Infection | Comments (0)

EPA Unlikely to Limit Rocket Fuel in Your Tap Water

October 1, 2008 – 11:38 pm

Some folks refer to their morning coffee as “Rocket Fuel.” If they are making their coffee with tap water, they may be speaking literally, not figuratively. They just don’t know it.
The Environmental Protection Agency is poised to rule that it will not set a drinking-water safety standard for perchlorate. This component of rocket fuel has [...]

By H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik | Posted in Follow The Money | Comments (0)

Hysterectomies in California have declined significantly

September 26, 2008 – 11:07 am

Hysterectomy Less Frequent and Has Fewer Complications

By Kristina Fiore, Staff Writer, MedPage Today
Published: September 19, 2008
Reviewed by Zalman S. Agus, MD; Emeritus Professor
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.

DAVIS, Calif., Sept. 19 — Hysterectomies in California have declined significantly since the early 1990s, as have the rates of complications associated with them, researchers [...]

By H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik | Posted in Reproductive Health | Comments (0)

Twice as many women die from stroke every year than from breast cancer

September 25, 2008 – 9:19 am

Overall, stroke is this country’s third-leading killer. About 700,000 Americans will have one this year, according to the American Stroke Association.
But 55-percent of all strokes and 60-percent of stroke deaths occur in women.
About 100,000 women die annually of stroke, 40,000 more than the number of men who die from it. The fact that risk goes [...]

By H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik | Posted in Stroke | Comments (0)

What are Vaginal and Vulvar Cancers

September 17, 2008 – 8:16 am

Vaginal and Vulvar Cancers
Cancer is a disease in which cells in the body grow out of control. Cancer is always named for the part of the body where it starts, even if it spreads to other body parts later. When cancer starts in the vagina, it is called vaginal cancer. The vagina, also called the [...]

By H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik | Posted in HPV Infection, STD Infection | Comments (0)

New Safety Information Identified by the Adverse Event Reporting System (AERS)

September 7, 2008 – 8:57 am

Potential Signals of Serious Risks
What is FDA posting?
The following reports list any potential signals of serious risks/new safety information that were identified using the AERS database during the indicated quarter. The appearance of a drug on this list does not mean that FDA has concluded that the drug has this listed risk. It means that [...]

By H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik | Posted in Adverse Event Reporting System | Comments (0)
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