DO AUSTRALIAN DOCTORS ‘OVER-PRESCRIBE’ ANTIDEPRESSANTS?

2013: BIG APPETITES FOR ANTIDEPRESSANTS Australian doctors dole out more antidepressants than almost any other rich country, according to a new OECD report that confirms antidepressant prescriptions have soared over the last decade. Earlier this year an Australian study found a dramatic 93.5% increase in dispensing of antidepressants despite their problematic effects. See the study […]

7 ESSENTIAL THINGS TO LOOK FOR WHEN CHOOSING A NATUROPATH

An increasing number of people now seek health advice from Naturopathic Physicians and Naturopaths as they become disenchanted with mainstream medicine – but how do you find the right Naturopathic practitioner? It can be confusing for the general public to find the right Naturopathic Practitioner that will have the knowledge and clinical expertise that is […]

CHOLESTEROL LOWERING DRUGS – ARE THEY REALLY NECESSARY?

STATIN USE IN AUSTRALIA IS THE HIGHEST IN THE WESTERN WORLD Australia’s use of cholesterol-lowering drugs has tripled in the last 10 years and is the highest in the developed world. Statin drugs are the most profitable drugs in the world and Lipitor is the best selling drug in history. This is despite only one […]

DEADLY MEDICINES AND ORGANISED CRIME

ANH-Intl Exclusive: Interview with Dr Peter Gotzsche, author of “Deadly Medicines and Organised Crime” When a co-founder of evidence-based medicine’s standard-bearer, the Cochrane Collaboration, describes the pharmaceutical industry as akin to the mafia, it’s time to sit up and take notice. That’s precisely what Dr Peter C Gøtzsche, who is also head of the Nordic […]

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE PILL UNDER TGA REVIEW

THE TGA is undertaking a safety review of the drug Diane-35 and its generics following an announcement that France will soon suspend its marketing authorisation. Diane-35, an anti-androgenic progestogen-oestrogen combination, is approved for treating androgenisation in women including severe acne and hirsutism. It is also an effective oral contraceptive in these patients although the TGA […]

HIGH-QUALITY NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENTS CAN TREAT AND PREVENT DISEASE

Thousands of clinical trials have proven the benefits of nutrient supplementation in relation to the treatment of disease and disease preventation and with the growing science of ‘Epigenetics’, scientists have found that taking certain nutrients can even prevent the expression of particular diseases in those that are genetically susceptible. The well-researched benefits of nutrient supplementation […]

PESTICIDES MAY CAUSE FOOD ALLERGIES

Tap-Water Chemical May Be Linked to Food Allergy and Pesticide-treated Fruits and Vegetables May also Harbor the Compound, researchers say Certain chemicals used to purify tap water may play a role in the development of food allergies, a new study suggests. Researchers from the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) noted that the […]

INFECTION LINKED TO AUTO-IMMUNE DISEASES

For a long time, Naturopathic Practitioners have thought there was a link between certain infections and auto-immune diseases such as Hashimoto’s (Thyroid disease), Lupus, Rheumatoid Arthritis and other auto-immune diseases. Research is now proving this theory …….. Australian scientists have shed new light into how some autoimmune diseases can take hold, identifying the exact conditions […]

FOOD INTOLERANCES LINKED TO IBS

In a recent study, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) sufferers had food sensitivity testing to find out if certain foods were the cause of their problems. The study found that 27 % out of of the 51 participants reported an improvement in their IBS symptoms, after they avoided the foods that they were found to be […]

IRON MAY BENEFIT CHRONIC COUGH

Iron deficiency may cause some cases of chronic cough in women, Italian researchers say. Patients presenting to an outpatient respiratory clinic with unexplained chronic cough, and later found to be iron deficient,  showed a “dramatic” improvement in their symptoms after taking iron supplements, they report in The International Journal of Clinical Practice. Although this was […]

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