Drugs

Stomach Acid Suppression and Increased Risk of Pneumonia -
The normal acidity of the stomach via hydrochloric acid production acts as a natural protective barrier against bacteria and viruses. Apparently, chronic use of acid suppressing medications increases risk for pneumonia. Normally the gastric pH is below 4, an environment that kills most pathogens. However, the dispensing of antacids can interfere with this natural barrier and lead to increased colonization of ingested pathogens.
Risk of Community-Acquired Pneumonia and Use of Gastric Acid-Suppressive Drugs. Laheij, RJF, et al. JAMA 292,16, 2004

Long term side effect of stomach acid blockers such as Pepcid, Tagamet, Zantac, Prilosec.
Potentially harmful acidity develops in the tissues of the body when the system's ability to eliminate the acids that are produced (metabolic waste, acid forming foods, and the system's various stress mechanisms) is reduced. The stomach is one of the primary venting mechanisms for this build up of hydrogen ions (acids are typified by an abundance of such ions) and when our stomach's acid producing mechanisms are pharmaceutically inhibited, the hydrogen ion concentrations become too abundant to be efficiently eliminated by other pathways of elimination. Consequently, the acids build up in the tissues and fluid compartments of the body, where they greatly interfere with the normal cellular functions. The overly acidic condition of the intercellular fluid compartment makes it an ideal breeding ground for harmful micro-organisms, creating an enormous burden on the immune system. This build-up can lead to fatigue, poor mental and emotional health and eventual chronic degenerative illness.

DRUGS THAT CAN KILL AS WELL AS CURE

Anti-inflammatory drugs (29.6% of adverse reactions)

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs include aspirin, diclofenac, ibuprofen and rofecoxib. They are prescribed for heart disease to reduce clotting of the blood, and as painkillers, especially in arthritis. They can cause gastro-intestinal bleeding, peptic ulcers, bleeding in the brain, kidney problems, wheezing or a rash.

Diuretics (27.3% of adverse reactions)

Diuretics such as furosemide, bendroflumethiazide, bumetanide and spironolactone are prescribed for heart disease and other conditions associated with fluid retention to increase urine production. They can cause kidney problems, low blood pressure, electrolyte disturbances and gout.

Warfarin (10.5% of adverse reactions)

Prescribed for heart disease to thin the blood. It can cause gastro-intestinal bleeding, blood in the urine and bruising.

ACE inhibitors (7.7% of adverse reactions)

ACE inhibitors such as ramipril, enalapril and captopril are prescribed for heart disease. They can cause kidney problems, low blood pressure and electrolyte disturbances.

Anti-depressants (7.1% of adverse reactions)

Antidepressants include fluoxetine, paroxetine and amitriptyline. They are
prescribed for depression. They can also cause confusion, low blood pressure, constipation and gastro-intestinal bleeding.

Other drugs causing adverse reactions include beta blockers for high blood pressure, opiates to treat severe pain, and steroids to treat inflammation.

"MOST DRUGS ARE A WASTE OF TIME ADMITS SCIENTIST" Source: London Daily Mail 12.08.03
Most prescription drugs do not work on the people who take them, a top drug company boss has admitted.
Dr. Allen Roses, worldwide vice-president of genetics at GlaxoSmithKline, said that some drugs were effective on as few as one third of people who are prescribed them.
Dr. Roses, an American academic geneticist from Duke University, North Carolina, revealed this at a recent scientific meeting in London.
He said drugs for Alzheimer's work in fewer than 1 in 3 patients, and those for cancer are only effective in a quarter of patients.
"The vast majority of drugs - more than 90% - only work in 30-50% of the people" he said.
His comments are likely to attract public anger since Glaxo announced last week that it hopes to earn £12 billion a year from just 20 new drugs it is developing.
Days ago it emerged that the NHS medical drugs bill has soared by nearly 50% in 3 years. Prescription drugs cost the taxpayer £7.2 billion a year.

Patient Protection - Patient Rights Action Alert - Protect Patient Privacy - 5/30/2000 - Health Care Quality Acts of 1999, The "Right" to Medical Care, Patient Handbook, Patient Bill of Rights, Patient's Request and Consent for Non-Medicare Services, Patient Protection Pledge, Privacy Information, What You Need to Know about Title 18 (Medicare) - 9/17/99 - from aapsonline.org

Victory for Health Freedom - California SB 577, allows all Californians access to non-Western medicine, without harassment.

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In Illinois today the Governor reported that sales of ephedra will be banned. There is no mention of a ban on sales on pharmaceuticals that are known to have killed many more than just one person. 19.05.03

1. The market place of the pharmaceutical industry is the human body. The foundation of this industry is the 'Business with Diseases' - not its prevention or eradication.

2. More than 24,000 pharmaceutical drugs currently on the market - 98% of all drugs - are without any proven therapeutic value.

3. The dangerous side effects of these pharmaceutical drugs have become the third ~~fourth~~ leading cause of death - after heart attack, strokes and cancer - thereby further expanding the global pharmaceutical market.

Read our natural health column, Health Matters . . . in The Open Line, and coming soon to a media outlet you...

This might give you something to think about - The Harvard School of Public Health engages in many studies. Two studies revealed the following outcomes:

80% of medical treatment today is not effective
3 out 4 people around the world use natural healing

Drugs Deplete Nutrients

On the other hand, drugs are mostly synthetic chemicals. There are many drugs that are life saving and beneficial when prescribed responsibly. But the massive proliferation of drugs has given rise to a statistic, which the multi-national pharmaceutical industry attempts to hide. Dangerous or inappropriate pharmaceutical drug treatments and medical interventions have now become the third leading cause of death." Eve Hillary see complete article Scroll down for more on information about Rx drugs.

Under the current system, the FDA must certify as safe and effective every medicine before it can be placed on the market in either prescription or non-prescription form.

The FDA relies on clinical trials conducted and paid for by the companies that actually manufacture the drugs.

The public feels it is protected from fraud and harm under this umbrella.

At least 100,000 people in the US die every year from the administration of pharmaceuticals. It is estimated that 2.1 million MORE people are hospitalized as a result of an adverse effect from a medicine. And it is also estimated that there are 22 million adverse effects each year from medical drugs.

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An historical review of the FDA

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WHAT DRUGS REALLY COST

The largest financial contributions to the 2000 election campaign of G W Bush came from the pharmaceutical industry.

NAME CONSUMER PRICE - COST OF GENERIC BRAND 100 tabs/caps ACTIVE INGREDIENT COST PERCENT MARKUP

Celebrex 100 mg $130.27 $0.60 21,712%

Claritin 10 mg $215.17 $0.71 30,306%

Keflex 250 mg $157.39 $1.88 8,372%

Lipitor 20 mg $272.37 $5.80 4,696%

Norvasc 10 mg $188.29 $0.14 134,493%

Paxil 20 mg $220.27 $7.60 2,898%

Prevacid 30mg $344.77

$1.01 34,136%

Prilosec 20 mg $360.97 $0.52 69,417%

Prozac 20 mg $247.47 $0.11 224,973%

Tenormin 50 mg $104.47 $0.13 80,362%

Vasotec 10 mg $102.37 $0.20 51,185%

Xanax 1mg $136.79 $0.024 569,958%

Zestril 20 mg $89.89 $3.20 2,809%

Zithromax 600mg $1,482.19 $18.78 7,892%

Zocor 40mg $350.27 $8.63 4,059%

Zoloft 50mg $206.87 $1.75 11,821%

A precise Letter to the Editor from the London Daily Mail: "How did we get to the point at which our Government can no longer protect its electorate from a totally untried & potentially disastrous technology? Compare the EU's decision that it cannot prevent GM production because "there is no proof that harm will ensue" with it's willingness to adopt a Draconian policy in the guise of the "positive list" to prevent the sale of food supplements "until proven safe."

High Risk of Health Problems from Flu Vaccine - ACCORDING TO HUGH FUDENBURG, MD - the world's leading immuno-geneticist and 13th most quoted biologist of our time (nearly 850 papers in peer review journals) - If an individual has had 5 consecutive flu shots between 1970 - 1980 (the years of the study) his/her chance of developing Alzheimer's Disease is 10 times greater than if they had 1, two or no shots. When asked why, Dr. Fudenberg stated that it is due to the mercury and aluminum buildup that is in EVERY flu shot (and in almost all childhood shots). The gradual mercury and aluminum buildup in the brain causes cognitive dysfunction. ALZHEIMERS is now expected to QUADRUPLE.

Dr. Fudenberg's comments are from his speech at the NVIC International Vaccine Conference, Arlington VA September, 1997.

Alzheimers to quadruple statement is from the John's Hopkins Newsletter of November 1998.

MORE ON DRUGS THAT CAN KILL - Pfizer Links Bextra, Some Heart Problems,
Oct 15 2004, By Toni Clarke

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE - news) on Friday said two small clinical trials showed heart bypass surgery patients taking Bextra, an anti-inflammatory in the same class as the recently withdrawn drug Vioxx, had an increased risk of stroke and heart attack.

Mercury in Tuna is a risk, but not in vaccines, ever ask "WHY?" and fluoridated water-medicine-and food only make it worse!

Mercury can cause serious and permanent nerve and kidney damage. Mercury poisoning (acrodynia) has these symptoms: rapid heartbeat, sweating, irritability or hostility, withdrawal or shyness, memory loss, peeling of hands and feet, leg pain, slight hand tremors, difficulty with fine motor control (such as handwriting), sleeplessness, and headaches. Young children and children born to women exposed during pregnancy may be especially sensitive. Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission See resource for mercury detox information

In April 2004 the FDA has banned ephedra, while it fails to force the withdrawal of numerous pharmaceuticals that have caused many more deaths and serious side effects than epehdra.

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