Mammogram Guideline Reversal by Jeffrey Dach MDIn a dramatic break from enshrined medical dogma, the US Preventive Task Force changed their guidelines for screening mammography. Published in today's Annals of Internal Medicine, their advice is against screening for the 40-50 age group, bringing the new guidelines up to date with the rest of Europe. Screening for the 40-50 age group is a problem because of the dense breast tissue ... Read Full Story
Dr. David Brownstein Reports Spontaneous Regression of Breast Cancer After Iodine In his Iodine book, David Brownstein MD reports three cases of spontaneous regression of breast cancer after iodine supplementation.(1)(page 63)The first patient, Joan a 63 year old English teacher, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1989, declined conventional treatment, and took 50 mg per day of Iodoral, (Iodine). Six weeks later, a PET scan (left image) showed, "all of the existing tumors we... Read Full Story
Vitamin B6, Pyridoxine for Trigger Finger and Carpal Tunnel by Jeffrey Dach, MDJim is a 46 year old retired New York policeman who uses power tools to repair his house. His problem is chronic pain at the base of the thumb and wrist. The pain worsens with use of the hand, making it difficult to use the power tools. Other repetitive motions cause pain such as turning a key in a lock, unscrewing the lid of a jar, and opening the car door. Jim also has "trigger finger" involving ... Read Full Story
Selenium for Hashimoto's Thyroiditis by Jeffrey Dach MDSusan had Hashimoto's thyroiditis, an autoimmune thyroid disorder that causes fatigue, puffy face and muscle weakness. For the past year, she had been going to another doctor who started her on thyroid medication, and checked her thyroid antibody levels. The disturbing thing was that her antibodies kept climbing higher on each follow up lab test. The doctors had no explanation, so she asked me ... Read Full Story
Cancer Breakthrough with Spontaneous Remission by Jeffrey Dach MDInjecting cancer into mice is a major activity at Wake Forest Medical School in North Carolina, keeping students busy with many publications over the years. Injecting the cancer cells prompty kills the mouse, but first, the mouse makes fluid in the abdomen, also called ascites. Left Image: Lab Mice courtesy of wikimedia commons.Chance Favors the Prepared Mind - Luis ... Read Full Story
BioIdentical Hormone Disinformation From AP Medical Writer, Marilynn MarchioneA USA Today article trashing bioidentical hormones caught my attention because it contained almost pure misinformation. Written by AP associated Press medical writer Marilynn Marchione, this syndicated article was broadcast all over the news media including the New York Times, Kansas City Star, Fox News, Guardian, Huffington Post and many others. It is a perfect e... Read Full Story
HCG for Low Testosterone, Thanks to John Crisler D.O.For many men with low testosterone, HCG is a useful add-on for their program. Thanks to Dr. John Crisler for sharing his HCG protocol which can be found here or here.What is HCG ?HCG stands for Human Chorionic Gonadotropin. HCG is a bio-identical human hormone that is well known for decades in medical research and clinical medicine as a hormone secreted by the placenta in the pregnant female. ... Read Full Story
The Mouse That Killed Cancer by Jeffrey Dach MDInjecting cancer cells into lab rats causes ascites, also called fluid in the abdominal cavity, and was a big business at Wake Forest Medical School in Winston Salem, North Carolina. This animal model of ascites was destined to provide continued work, and many publications, for many years to come. Chance Favors the Prepared MindThen one day, a medical student noticed something st... Read Full Story
Low Testosterone Could Be Killing You by Jeffrey Dach MDForty Per Cent More Likely to DieTwo reports published in the recent medical literature showed that low testosterone is associated with increased mortality.(1)(2)(3) One study published in 2008 tracked nearly 800 men, 50 to 91 years old, living in California. Their testosterone level was measured at the beginning of the study, and their health was then tracked over the next 20 years. Low testosterone ... Read Full Story
Suzanne Somers Larry King Knockout Interview by Jeffrey Dach MDIt was astonished, and very curious that the networks allowed the Larry King - Knockout interview to air Friday night, Oct 23. I recorded the show and watched it Saturday night. Here is my review of the TV interview.Suzanne's Cancer Scare NightmareSuzanne was solo for the first segment, and related her "cancer scare nightmare". One day, suddenly, she entered the hospital ... Read Full Story
