Here is a list of drugs, organized by drug class, which have been documented to induce mitrochondrial damage. This is not to suggest these medications are inappropriate or to be avoided, just that it is best to be aware of this potential side-effect. Excerpted from: Medication-induced mitochondrial damage and disease
Research Twenty five year follow-up for breast cancer incidence and mortality of the Canadian National Breast Screening Study: randomised screening trial (2014) “Annual mammography in women aged 40-59 does not reduce mortality from breast cancer beyond that of physical examination or usual care when adjuvant therapy for breast cancer is freely available. Overall, 22% (106/484) of …
Ignaz Semmelweis’ life paints a portrait of those who make profound discoveries which are deem unscientific by the contemporary medical and scientific communities. Despite his successes in reducing mortality of puerperal fever, aka childbed fever, his ideas were rejected by most scientists and physicians at the time. His attempts and failure to convince doctors of the …
The report also includes reasons and evidence that doctors are inclined to follow the guidelines despite known conflicts of interest, lack of supporting evidence, and their own perceptions of what might be best for their patients: Doctors who are sceptical about the scientific basis of clinical guidelines have two choices: they can follow guidelines even …
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