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Study Backs Antidepressant-Suicide Link
By LINDSEY TANNER
CHICAGO (AP) - A study of nearly 2,800 British adults and children
bolsters the evidence that patients are prone to suicidal impulses when
they are first put on antidepressants. But it found no difference in
risk between newer and older drugs.
The study looked at four drugs and found that suicidal thoughts or
attempts were four times more likely during the first 10 days of
treatment than they were after three months. Suicide was almost 40 times
more common early on than later in treatment, though there were only 17
suicides, all in patients older than 19.
But the study is unlikely to resolve the debate over whether the drugs
themselves increase the suicide risk.
And it may not soothe skeptics who maintain that newer drugs such as
Paxil and Prozac that increase brain activity of the mood-regulating
chemical serotonin are particularly risky for children. The study found
no clear-cut evidence to support that idea, and the researchers did not
specifically compare children on antidepressants with those not taking
medication.
Some doctors argue that patients just starting on antidepressants are
usually in the deepest throes of depression - which itself can cause
suicidal behavior - and that the risks subside as the drugs take hold.
Others say a medication-induced mood boost may give a profoundly
depressed person just enough energy to act on suicidal thoughts.
But some relatives of people who have committed suicide blame the drugs
themselves, and British health authorities have said that most serotonin-affecting
antidepressants are unsuitable for children. GlaxoSmithKline, the maker
of Paxil, has been hit with a lawsuit accusing it of suppressing studies
indicating the drug might increase suicidal tendencies in children.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating and earlier this
year issued a public health advisory asking makers of 10 drugs to add or
strengthen suicide-related warnings on their labels. Doctors were warned
to watch patients on antidepressants carefully, especially when they
first start taking the drugs.
The FDA advisory includes Paxil and Prozac but not the two other drugs
studied - amitriptyline and dothiepin, older medications that work
differently. The newer drugs have gained favor in part because they have
fewer side effects.
The study, by Drs. Herschel and Susan Jick and James Kaye at Boston
University, appears in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical
Association. It was funded by the Boston Collaborative Drug Surveillance
Program, which received consultation fees from Glaxo in connection with
other research. The authors said Glaxo had no role in the current
study's design.
The data "simply means that antidepressants are being prescribed for the
right indication, and that they do not immediately eliminate suicide
risk," Drs. Simon Wessely and Robert Kerwin of London's Institute of
Psychiatry said in a JAMA editorial. Still, careful monitoring of
youngsters is essential, they said. Wessely has received funding from
pharmaceutical companies including Prozac maker Eli Lilly and Co. (LLY)
The researchers looked at 2,791 first-time users ages 10 to 69 of any of
the four drugs from 1993 to 1999.
Suicidal tendencies were 29 percent more common among Paxil users than
among dothiepin users studied. Kaye said that finding was statistically
insignificant and could reflect doctors' tendency to prescribe the
newest drug for more serious cases. Still, he said it "doesn't exclude
the possibility" that Paxil is more risky.
Dr. David Fassler, a Vermont psychiatrist not involved in the research,
said the study leaves key questions unresolved: "This study isn't
specific to children and adolescents, and that's been the area of most
recent concern."
LENA'S NOTE: And they say St. Johns Wort is dangerous? I think
not! What do you think would happen if even a half dozen people had
committed suicide after taking St. Johns Wort? You bet it would have
been off the shelves already, so what is wrong with this picture?
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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY!
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Shrinking American medicine
The brain drain in American medicine is horrific. I first noticed it
20 years ago when I came up against the young doctors in HMOs
in Atlanta. The patients who came to me from the HMO clinics
would tell amazing stories of ignorance, incompetence, and large
doses of impertinence.
In the next 20 years this downward trend in American medicine
will accelerate. Here's why:
Dr. Mark Baldree of Phoenix, Arizona, was discussing career
counseling with his daughter. She told him that her counselor had
mentioned how competitive engineering and business schools are.
"Well, what about medicine?" he asked.
She replied: "None of the really smart or talented kids go into
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disease has been linked to several medical conditions such as stroke,
diabetes, heart attack and worsening lung disease. Healthy gums can
reduce a person's biological age by up to 6.4 years. Why? Because
studies show that the presence of periodontal diseases, most common in
people with tooth loss, actually affects longevity. The best of these
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disease have a mortality rate that is 23% to 46% higher than those who
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Gum disease or periodontal disease, a chronic inflammation and infection
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Research shows that people with gum disease are 25% more likely to have
a heart attack. Bacteria originating from the gums to the veins and
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provoke jeopardous clotting. A 12-year study conducted by Harvard
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disease showed that those with periodontal disease had more clot related
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Chelating Detoxing Food
This week's food is generally thought of as a condiment in most
societies, yet it is a very healthy and nutritious food. Also called an
herb! Herbs are food you know! And is either loved or hated and not much
in between.
A parsley-like herb used in a lot of Indian, Thai, Mexican and Central
American cuisine is known as Cilantro or coriander. My own opinion of
the taste of cilantro is that you either love it or hate it - there
doesn't seem to be many people that just like it. Considered part of the
carrot family? Now I don't know how they came to that conclusion but
everything I read says it? The seeds are called coriander and the leaves
cilantro.
Cilantro is also known as Mexican or Chinese parsley and can be used in
salads, soups, stews. My favorite use is chopped fresh cilantro with
sweet onions and put on everything in sight!
History:
Said to have originated in the southern parts of the Mediterranean.
Coriander has been found in Egyptian tombs dating back 3000 years. It is
even mentioned in the Bible in Exodus 16:31, where manna is described as
"small round and white like coriander seed." The ancient Hebrews
originally used cilantro root as the "bitter herb" in the symbolic
Passover meal. I wasn't there so I can't vouch for the accuracy of that!
Loaded with minerals; Calcium, Iron, Thiamin, Manganese, Magnesium,
Phosphorus, Niacin, Potassium, Pantothenic acid, Selenium and Sodium.
Then great antioxidants and vitamins such as Vitamin E, Vitamin B-6,
Zinc, Folate, Ash, Copper, riboflavin, Vitamin C, Vitamin B-12, Vitamin
A and Vitamin K as well as protein and loaded with fiber. Should
definitely be considered a great health food!
Known Medicinal Uses;
Cilantro is considered an aid to the digestive system. It is an
appetite stimulant and aids in the secretion of gastric juices. Also may
be used as a poultice (chopped seeds) and applied externally to relieve
painful joints and arthritis pain. The essential oils of the cilantro
leaves contain antibacterial properties and can be used as a fungicide.
The seeds are said to have cholesterol lowering properties. Since it is
a detoxing agent I would expect that to be very true. Asians used it as
an aphrodisiac during the Han dynasty (207 BC-200 AD). The Romans used
coriander with cumin and vinegar as a preservative, which they rubbed
into meat. Those famous "sugarplums that danced in children's head"
at Christmas time were originally sugar coated coriander, a treat that
offered a sweet start and then a spicy burst of flavor. Later the recipe
included small bits of fruit and became the confection we know today.
A theory from several natural physicians is: if you get rid of the heavy
metals in your body, you've removed the source of millions of free
radicals and the tissues of the body begin to heal themselves, sloughing
off the calcium that causes hardening of the arteries.
It just so happens that while Dr. Omura was testing for these toxic
metals, he noticed that mercury levels in the urine increased after one
consumed a healthy serving of Vietnamese soup. The soup contained
Chinese parsley, or as it is better known in the U.S. cilantro. Further
testing revealed that eating cilantro also increased the urinary
excretion of lead and aluminum. And when cilantro was used concurrently
with the antibiotics or natural antiviral agents and/or fatty acids,
Herpes Simplex types I & II or
Cytomegalovirus infections could be eliminated for good.
If you are one of those who hate cilantro but experience lots of
illnesses through out the year, it would be smart to give cilantro
another try and include it as part of your healthy food.
Here is a pesto recipe I use for spring cleaning of my body and a
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1 clove garlic
1/2 cup almonds, cashews, sunflower seeds or other nuts
1 cup fresh cilantro
2 tablespoons lemon juice
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6 Tablespoons Virgin Olive Oil
Sea salt to taste
Put the cilantro and olive oil in blender and process until the cilantro
is chopped. Add the rest of the ingredients and process to a lumpy
paste. You may need to add a splash of hot water and scrape the side of
the blender. You can change the consistency by altering the amount of
olive oil and lemon juice, but keep the ratio 3:1 of oil and juice. It
freezes well so you can make several batches and freeze.
Mix with pasta, stuff a cherry tomato or use on crackers or toast for a
healthy detoxing food! Have Herpes or lots of viral infections; add a
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Can you imagine eating and detoxing? Yes by adding cilantro to your
foods that's exactly what happens! Chelate your body by eating a couple
of teaspoons of cilantro a day for two weeks (mix it any way you wish),
then two or three times a year and be healthy!
Wishing you great health!
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There is a big push on for accepting Splenda as the healthy
sugar alternative. Splenda is a chlorinated sugar extraction
called sucralose. If you watch TV or listen to radio you cannot
miss the advertising blanketing our eyes and ears these days and
all touting how healthy the sugar alternative is. Well, is it
really healthy? Or is it really hype? I wrote on the dangers of
Splenda shortly after it hit the market and nothing has changed,
except more people are using it and are sitting ducks for severe
side effects! Advertising is hitting every medium of our world
but nobody is saying how dangerous this sugar substitute is! Our
advertising mediums are not doing their jobs, or maybe they want
the millions in advertising dollars, therefore bury their head
in the sand! If they really practice what they preach; "The
public's right to know," Then don't we have the right to know
about the dangers of this product? Maybe it's not exciting
enough since it doesn't involve somebody's sex habits?
McNeil, a research hand of Johnson and Johnson, is the
manufacturer of Splenda and defends it as healthy. Why not it's
putting millions or maybe billions of dollars in their pocket!
Is it healthy? Not on your life!
Research in animals has shown that sucralose can cause many
problems in rats, mice, and rabbits, such as:
Aborted pregnancy
Atrophy (wasting away) of lymph follicles in the spleen and
thymus
Decreased fetal body weights and placental weights
Decreased red blood cell count
Diarrhea
Extension of the pregnancy period
Hyperplasia (enlarged/abnormal) pelvis
Hypertrophy (enlarged) liver and kidneys
Increased cecal (Beginning of the large intestine) weight
Reduced growth rate
Shrunken thymus glands (up to 40% shrinkage)
If that isn't enough? In addition, it is well known that many
CHEMICALs ARE MUCH MORE TOXIC IN HUMANS than in rodents (or
even monkeys). For example, the chemicals that the other most
popular artificial sweetener, aspartame, break down varies from
5 to 50 times more toxic in humans than in rodents. The verdict
isn't in on Splenda yet.
Did you know
food additives are not required to be human tested? So there has
been no human research done with sucralose (Splenda), so why
would you risk the possible outcome?
Most people will risk it when the doctor recommends it, because
they believe their doctor knows best! I know that doctors never
look at research or history of something a drug company tells
them. They don't even read the medical journals that are
delivered to their desk every month so how can he/she know if
it's safe or not? They don't!
Be vigilant and safe and do not risk your health and/or life
with Splenda!
Lena
Dermatologists warn about cancer while nutrition experts bemoan vitamin
D deficiencies. Who's right in the battle under the sun?
By Celia Milne
TORONTO - This is the summer of the skin wars and one of the first
casualties is an American doctor who came down on the wrong side of the
debate.
Dr. Michael Holick, professor of medicine, physiology and biophysics at
Boston University Medical Centre said in a recent interview with the
Medical Post: "Between 50,000 and 150,000 people die of cancers we
believe are because of vitamin D deficiency compared with 7,000 a year
due to melanoma and 1,200 due to squamous and basal cell carcinoma."
In his new book, The UV Advantage, he takes swipes at the dermatology
profession and sunscreen makers. "The sophisticated and aggressive
'educational' campaigns funded by the cosme-ceutical industry have
created an anti-sunshine hysteria that is detrimental to our health
because it converts people into sun-phobes by convincing them that no
amount of sun exposure is safe," he wrote. "The scare tactics have been
embraced by most of the dermatology profession."
As a result of such comments, Dr. Holick is no longer welcome by the
dermatology department at Boston University. (Until Feb. 2004, he was a
professor of dermatology there, but was asked to step down soon after he
completed his book. He has kept his other appointments at the
university.)
Any unprotected exposure to sun is bad, say American dermatologists.
Next, dermatologists will ban bikinis, counters the tanning industry.
Humans need direct sunlight, say promoters of a new book on vitamin D.
The public isn't using enough sunscreen, says the Sun Safety Alliance
(founded by Coppertone).
As one cynical nutrition expert said about dermatologists, they're only
worried about their "organ of interest."
As dermatologists see it, exposure to the sun is a cause of skin cancer.
Yet vitamin D experts say that although the sun may cause skin cancer,
it also helps protect against rickets, osteoporosis, osteomalacia, type
1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, hypertension,
heart disease, breast cancer, colon cancer, rectal cancer and prostate
cancer.
LENA'S NOTE: Why the hysteria by the school over the sun issue?
Easy deduction! The drug companies give them millions and sometimes
billions of dollars in endowments and research funding so the school
will lose out on all that money. Those same companies have all this sun
screen on the market and if it's known that they are not doing what they
claim to do the company will lose billions of dollars if someone working
in a research capacity tells the truth. Again it's the pocketbooks
speaking!
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