Cancer
The Price of Remission
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How Much Coffee Should You Drink to Improve Long…
Americans like their morning coffee. In some cities it seems as if there is a coffee shop on every corner. And yet our coffee consumption is paltry compared to many other countries. Not surprisingly, …
Is the RED ALERT Over or Just Lipstick on a Toxi…
We have been concerned about artificial food colors for decades. In the 1970s pediatrician Dr. Benjamin Feingold warned that foods with these dyes might make kids with attention deficit hyperactivity …
Cancer Breakthrough? Jemperli vs. Surgery for So…
We rarely, if ever, write the words “cancer breakthrough.” That’s because such treatments are few and far between. But a report in the New England Journal of Medicine (April 27, 2025) has us exc…
Eating Ultra-Processed Food Is Bad for Your Brai…
For years, the American diet has been trending towards more and more processed foods. Such foods now make up more than half of what we eat. And we are not the only ones. Ultra-processed food has becom…
Does Vitamin D Help Prevent Colorectal Cancer?
Colorectal cancer rates declined starting in the mid 1980s. That may have been due in part because of regular screening through colonoscopy. Lately, though, that trend has reversed, especially among y…
Why Is the Sugar Substitute Erythritol Risky?
Everyone on the planet may already know that sugar is bad for our health. Excessive sugar contributes to cavities in teeth and pimples on skin. It adds pounds and displaces more nutritious foods like …
The Hidden Cancer Costs of CT Scans
Are doctors overusing Computed Tomography Imaging? CT or “CAT” scans were performed over 90 million times in 2023. That’s according to a study just published in JAMA Internal Medicine, April 14,…
Why You Should Exercise and Eat Right, Now
We've all been told that we should exercise and eat right. That's true even after a person has been diagnosed with colon cancer. A new study shows that staying active can increase a cancer patient's c…
Which Toxic Chemicals Are Hiding in Household Pr…
We usually take the most common household products for granted. However, perhaps we should be actively questioning their safety. An analysis of more than 100 consumer products reveals that a surprisin…
Is It Possible To Make America Healthy Again?
Dennis Miller, R.Ph. is a retired chain store pharmacist. His book, The Shocking Truth About Pharmacy: A Pharmacist Reveals All the Disturbing Secrets, can be downloaded in its entirety at Amazon for…
Breakthrough Discovery: How Aspirin Keeps Cancer…
Cancer remains our number two killer, just behind heart disease. Last year the American Cancer Society reported that for the first time there would be more than 2 million new cases of cancer. It proje…
Why Doesn’t Cancer Treatment Also Include Exer…
When people are diagnosed with cancer, they are often traumatized. The word "cancer" is scary and most people find it hard to regain equilibrium during the initial doctor's visit. Next come challengin…
Show 1420: The Cooking Oil Controversy Spotlight…
This week, we dig into the cooking oil controversy. For decades, we’ve heard that we should be using vegetable oils rather than butter, lard or other fats (possibly even olive oil). Oils from corn, …
Do You Have Confidence in the FDA? Has this Watc…
We used to have tremendous confidence in the FDA. When we started writing about pharmaceuticals nearly 50 years ago, the agency was highly respected. It had mostly protected American children from the…
Your Money or Your Life? Will a $2,000 Drug Cap …
Over 50 million Americans are enrolled in the Medicare Part D prescription drug program. As of January 1, 2025, they will benefit from a $2,000 drug cap on out-of-pocket medication costs. This applies…
Water Chlorination: Is Your Tap Water a Cancer C…
Most Americans take water chlorination for granted. This is how the majority of municipalities ensure that their tap water won’t make people sick. After all, chlorine is very effective at killing mi…
Do Forever Chemicals Raise the Risk for Thyroid …
You have no doubt heard about “forever chemicals,” per- and polyfluoroalkyl compounds. Scientists shorten this chemical terminology to the acronym PFAS. Since the 1940s, manufacturers have used PF…
Should You Be Taking Vitamin Supplements?
Vitamins were among the most exciting discoveries of the early 20th century. Since then, however, doctors have been expressing a lot of skepticism about the value of taking vitamin supplements. A pron…
Is It Really Risky to Eat Red Meat?
For years, scientists have been trying to figure out if people who eat red meat are more likely to die prematurely of heart disease. In 2019, a series of research papers published in the Annals of Int…
Show 1414: Finding Your Exercise Prescription fo…
This week, two distinguished exercise physiologists tell us why we each need an exercise prescription for life. Dr. Benjamin Levine has worked with the Dallas Bed Rest and Training Study to discover t…
Researchers Wonder If Alcohol or Wine Is Good fo…
Let’s get one thing straight from the get-go. We are not advocating drinking alcohol if you are a teetotaler. What we are trying to do is make sense out of conflicting headlines. Over the last few y…
What Is the Difference Between Healthspan and Li…
Healthspan and lifespan are such similar words that it is only reasonable to wonder about their differences. In short, lifespan refers to how long you live, regardless of your state of health. Healths…
What’s in Your Frying Pan? Omega-6 or Omega-3 …
Americans have long been urged to embrace polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) vegetable oils because they are low in saturated fats. These oils made from corn, peanuts, soybeans, safflower and sunflower…
Is There Roundup in Your Breakfast Cereal?
Glyphosate is a widely used herbicide better known by its trade name, Roundup. Residues of this compound are found in many foods. (Keep reading for a somewhat shocking, if partial, list.) To date, man…
Are Some Vegetable Oils Worse than Saturated Fat…
For decades, the number one dietary evil in America has been saturated fat (sat fat). Ask most doctors and nutrition experts the one thing you should remove from your diet over everything else, and yo…
Will Your Microbiome Save Your Life?
In recent years researchers have become extremely interested in the collection of microorganisms living in and on our bodies. This microbiome has a profound impact on our overall health. Few people wo…
Show 1410: Why Practicing Kindness Could Prolong…
This week, we talk with an expert on cancer epidemiology. Surprisingly, though, our discussion centers on the health aspects of practicing kindness and compassion. In our polarized world, anger and ho…
Linus Pauling Was Right About Vitamin C for Canc…
Modern medicine has not been kind to Dr. Linus Pauling. He is the only person to have received two unshared Nobel Prizes: one for Chemistry in 1954 and one for Peace in 1962. But it is his research in…
Pharmacist Dennis Miller Is Optimistic About Dr.…
Let’s give Dr. Makary a chance as FDA Commissioner. Will he capitulate to Pharma? I can’t see how Pharma could be happy with him as the nominee because he is a strong critic of the medical establi…
How Safe Is the Artificial Sweetener Aspartame?
The artificial sweetener aspartame has been controversial for decades. The FDA approved it as a replacement for sugar in 1974. However, its public board of inquiry revoked the approval in October 1980…
Is Drinking Coffee Good or Bad for You?
Over the years, researchers and health care providers have debated how drinking coffee affects health. Scientists have uncovered some fascinating data on how coffee–specifically, caffeinated coffee…
Duloxetine Recall: FDA Flags Carcinogenic Risk f…
Not Again! We have had it with carcinogenic contamination of pharmaceuticals. This has been happening far too often. The latest scandal involves more than 7,000 bottles of generic duloxetine (Cymbalta…
Carcinogenic Benzene Is Found in Acne and Rosace…
Benzoyl peroxide (BPO) was first created in 1858. By the 1920s, doctors were using it as both a local antiseptic and a local anesthetic to treat burn patients and those with skin ulcers. By the 1950s …
Can You Manage Your Blood Sugar Naturally?
Metformin is a first-line medication for people with type 2 diabetes. Although doctors also prescribe it for different disorders, from polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) to prostate cancer, the majori…
Is Metformin a Miracle or a Menace?
The diabetes drug metformin has a lot of friends and foes. It never fails to amaze us when people try to either put a medicine on a pedestal or have the FDA ban it. Most drugs have both benefits and r…
Show 1401: Are Miracle Cures Hiding in Plain Sig…
This week, we talk with a physician who was struck with a catastrophic illness as a medical student. He nearly died from it; in fact, a priest administered last rites. But David Fajgenbaum wouldn’t …
Cellphone Brain Cancer Risk Fades but Heart Risk…
Before you read one more word, please recognize that I am not an impartial observer when it comes to radio frequency [RF] and electromagnetic field (EMF) radiation. I recently wrote about microwave we…
What Is the Best Diet for Cancer Survivors?
Does it matter what you eat after you’ve been treated for cancer? Patients with a history of cancer are rarely given advice about diet. That may now change because of an epidemiological study of dat…
FIT | Can You Detect Colon Cancer Without a Colo…
Have you ever had a colonoscopy? It might not be the most pleasant screening test ever devised, but it does save lives. Colon cancer is a leading cause of cancer death, and a colonoscopy is a way to d…