http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/sepp/pharma.htm en-us sepp@lastrega.com Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:33:07 GMT http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/sepp/2008/11/25/fear_of_the_invisible_the_virus_that_never_was.htm Fear of the Invisible is a book by Janine Roberts that takes a deep look into the world of virus isolation and vaccine manufacture. It appears that isolation of a virus is not a clean-cut business, nor is the evidence that these little fragments of information from our cells' DNA actually do cause disease. Since the data puts the causation of polio, the flu, and even aids into doubt, the advisability of vaccination as a practice to prevent "viral diseases" loses much of its appeal as a public health measure. The book "takes its readers on a journey into the very heart of the hunt for viruses – to the key experiments performed to prove that these... Health Sepp Hasslberger Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:33:07 GMT http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/sepp/2008/11/17/jupiter_cholesterol_drug_trial_marketing_tactics_threaten_public_health_and_wealth.htm There is a climate of elation in the world of pharma: A recent study seems to suggest that cholesterol lowering medication should perhaps be given to everyone, regardless of their level of cholesterol, to prevent future heart attacks. This is big money. At present, sales of cholesterol lowering medications are worth tens of billions of dollars, on a much more limited set of prescribing guidelines. Yet, there are huge numbers of people suffering from the side effects of statins, which include severe muscle pains, cognitive trouble and even Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Alzheimer's disease. Vera Hassner Sharav of the Alliance for Human Research Protection discusses the JUPITER study and its implications for our health in an article... Health Sepp Hasslberger Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:37:17 GMT http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/sepp/2008/10/20/strattera_adverse_effects_uk_medicines_agency_refuses_to_act.htm Janne Larsson, an investigator and reporter in Sweden, has obtained information about adverse event reports on Eli Lilly's ADHD drug Strattera, using the Swedish freedom of information laws. The data, coming from both the FDA's adverse reaction database and from reports to the UK's Medicines agency, shows numerous adverse effects and scores of deaths by suicide. Yet the agency, even after repeated prodding by Larsson to initiate action, has refused to budge or even acknowledge that there is a problem. MHRA apparently accepts the drug's producer Eli Lilly's data rather than its own and the FDA's adverse event reports. Image credit: Monheit Law - Contact a Lawyer familiar with Strattera lawsuits Larsson says: An investigation of MHRA’s... Pharma Sepp Hasslberger Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:38:28 GMT http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/sepp/2008/09/16/vaccines_to_heal_or_not_to_heal.htm Vaccinations are touted as the public health preventive measure of choice - the must-do in preventive medicine. There is little or no surveillance once a vaccine has hit the market, particularly for the vaccines that were introduced decades ago. And there is reason to believe that much of the touted success of vaccines is due to tricking the statistics and to independent external factors such as better hygiene. Dangerous vaccines - Image: Sitfu Yet, with all that preventive fervor, our health keeps deteriorating. Autism is on the rise, so are cancer and heart disease and a number of other illnesses that should, if we logically look at it, be possible to prevent. While there is much evidence... Pharma Sepp Hasslberger Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:53:27 GMT http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/sepp/2008/08/06/the_cholesterol_scare_are_you_a_victim.htm "Your cholesterol has a tendency to be high - you better take this medication to prevent a future heart attack. Don't worry about side effects, there are a few but they're very rare." Who hasn't heard their doctor say something like this before? And who hasn't then started to take these drugs, exactly like the doctor told them? According to a recent article in Forbes - The World's Ten Best-Selling Drugs: "Pfizer's cholesterol pill Lipitor remains the best-selling drug in the world for the fifth year in a row. Its annual sales were $12.9 billion, more than twice as much as its closest competitors." So looking at the sales figures, it seems that lots of people are... Pharma Sepp Hasslberger Wed, 6 Aug 2008 15:01:35 GMT http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/sepp/2008/07/23/vitamin_a_and_d_synergy_and_balance.htm There has been an unusual spate of studies in recent times about Vitamin D and the protective effects it is said to have against various illnesses. I have linked those articles in newsgrabs, and published one or two of them myself. Here is a selection of some of this year's articles: Boning up on the sunshine vitamin Get some sun: Risk of Dying Linked to Low Vitamin D Lack of vitamin D rampant in infants, teens Adults still risk vitamin D deficiency Study links vitamin D to colon cancer survival Get a Little Sun This Summer – It Could Help Save Your Life Vitamin D: New way to treat heart failure? Study links vitamin D, type 1... Health Sepp Hasslberger Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:29:51 GMT http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/sepp/2008/07/17/seizure_inducing_aspartame_added_to_antiseizure_drugs.htm The Pacific Epilepsy Society in affiliation with the Epileptic Foundation of Maui has completed a seven year study on Epilepsy and Seizures, finding that epilepsy is at an all time high in Hawaii and the western states and Pacific Ocean Territories. There has been a100% increase over the two previous years. Dr Glenn Mabson of the Epileptic Foundation of Maui believes the reason for the increase is a change in formulation of several of the major anti-seizure drugs: "The most profound reason for the spectacular increase in seizures is the inclusion of the drug ASPARTAME in with the new larger sized anti-seizure drugs: DILANTIN, DEPACOTE, TEGRATOL and several others produced by major pharmaceutical corporations. In 2007 the... Pharma Sepp Hasslberger Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:54:06 GMT http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/sepp/2008/07/07/cholesterol_drugs_for_kids_pharma_quo_vadis.htm The New York Times reports that the American Academy of Pediatrics has issued new guidelines this week, to "aggressively screen and medicate for high cholesterol in children". Dr. Jatinder Bhatia, a member of the academy’s nutrition committee is quoted as saying: "We are in an epidemic". He also said that "The risk of giving statins at a lower age is less than the benefit you’re going to get out of it." Bhatia added that the drugs were "generally safe for children", although he admitted that there was not "a whole lot" of data on pediatric use of cholesterol-lowering drugs. I suppose that "not a whole lot of data" means he could not find a study specifically testing... Health Sepp Hasslberger Mon, 7 Jul 2008 23:47:12 GMT http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/sepp/2008/06/27/antidepressants_swedish_fda_mobilized_to_save_pharma.htm The news that antidepressants in actual fact don’t work better than sugar pills and increase the risk of suicide has filled major media during the past year. Psychiatrists, Big pharma and medical agencies, responsible for distorting the facts for many years, are now working hard to save profits and careers, says Swedish independent investigator and reporter Janne Larsson. Image credit: Pharmalot A new study, “A Regulatory Apologia - A review of placebo controlled studies of new-generation antidepressants”, claiming that antidepressants work well for all forms of depression should be seen in that light. It is another good example of how our allegedly objective medical agencies work together closely with the pharmaceutical industry and its paid psychiatrists to... Pharma Sepp Hasslberger Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:45:31 GMT http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/sepp/2008/06/10/most_diseases_caused_by_medical_system.htm Medical treatments, pharmaceutical drugs and decisions based on wrong information are responsible for causing an epidemic of disease throughout the western world. This is how Nexus Magazine introduces an article by Walter Last, a biochemist and research chemist who worked at several German universities and at Bio-Science Laboratories in Los Angeles. Last analyzes some of the glaring inconsistencies which a unique combination of pharmaceutical funding and a business approach to disease have produced in western medicine. THE NATURAL WAY TO HEAL - by Walter Last The article as published by Nexus is available on Walter Last's website and I suggest you take the time to read the original with citation of the documents it is based on.... Health Sepp Hasslberger Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:17:27 GMT