The numbers of Americans dying from the escalating opioid epidemic are skyrocketing so quickly that local medical examiners now have a backlog of autopsy cases that will stretch into next year. As reported by the U.K.’s Daily Mail, the seemingly uncontrollable rise in opioid addiction is taxing the services of local medical examiners to the point that they are being … Continue reading America’s opioid epidemic is killing so many people that medical examiners can’t keep up with the body count
Opioid epidemic reaches whole new crisis level as Big Pharma drugs out America for profit
A comprehensive study validates the impact opioid abuse has on our country, with results suggesting that from 2009 to 2015, overdose-related ICU admissions increased by 34 percent and the cost per ICU admission rose by 58 percent. During the same period, the number of opioid deaths within the ICU nearly doubled. Researchers from the Beth … Continue reading Opioid epidemic reaches whole new crisis level as Big Pharma drugs out America for profit
Old-school smoking on the decline as more people pick up e-cigarettes
In the New York Times on April 17th, Sabrina Tavernise wrote a piece about teenagers picking up e-cigarettes (electronic cigarettes) and speaking of them as something they consider "edgy and exciting." One teenager interviewed said he liked the "smoke tricks" his friends do well, like vaping (exhaling) a tornado shape. The teen also spoke about enjoying menthol … Continue reading Old-school smoking on the decline as more people pick up e-cigarettes
Nutritional Considerations for Alcohol Detoxification
Source: Nutritional Considerations for Alcohol Detoxification by Dr. Edward Group Alcohol is the most commonly abused legal substance in the United States and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism has revealed shocking facts to prove it. Nearly 25% of people ages 18 or older admitted binge drinking in the past month. Drunk driving fatalities … Continue reading Nutritional Considerations for Alcohol Detoxification
Light alcohol consumption tied to increased risk of breast cancer in women
In 1987, a working group of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) – an agency of the World Health Organization (WHO) – listed cancers of the oral cavity, pharynx, larynx, esophagus and liver as "causally related to the consumption of alcoholic beverages." After a review of scientific data in 2007, the IARC added breast cancer and colorectal cancers … Continue reading Light alcohol consumption tied to increased risk of breast cancer in women
Dr. Eddy Bettermann MD 