Unsubstantiated medicine
A lot of things in medicine do not have a good scientific foundation at all, some things do not have anything scientific at all, and much is based on very weak, useless scientific research.
08.10.2009A lot of things in medicine do not have a good scientific foundation at all, some things do not have anything scientific at all, and much is based on very weak, useless scientific research.
08.10.2009Grocery shopping sometimes turns into a detective investigation. In which of the bright packages is the next achievement of the chemical industry hidden, and where are useful and relatively natural products hidden?
30.09.2009The secret of losing weight is simple to tears: spend more energy than you consume, and develop muscles so as not to look like a deflated balloon. But that's where different dangers lie in wait for us.
30.09.2009At a round table organized by the ARFP, Deputy Head of Roszdravnadzor Elena Telnova said: "In 2008, it would have been possible to save more than two billion rubles and more than 1.2 billion rubles in the first half of 2009, if domestic drugs had won at auctions." The cynicism of this statement is limitless. For a doctor, medicines, like a patient, do not have a "nationality".
24.09.2009Gerontology, as the science of aging, believes that a person cannot live more than he is allotted by Nature. If so, what is the role of the geriatrician in modern medical practice?
18.09.2009Healthy people who take aspirin to prevent cardiovascular diseases can cause more harm to their health than good.
03.09.2009At the numerous requests of workers and in connection with the ongoing hype around the "swine flu", the Russian doctor in the tropics once again explains what the H1N1-2009 strain is and how to deal with it.
02.09.2009Visual agitation especially for beautiful ladies: what harm to health is caused by beautiful shoes.
31.08.2009High-density lipoproteins ("good" cholesterol) are fully justified, and even recognized as useful. Low-density lipoproteins are considered to be responsible for the development of atherosclerosis. But this verdict is also subject to appeal.
13.07.2009What is reduced immunity, how and why does it fall? In what cases should I take immunostimulants and when should I not?
02.07.2009The patient's rights are a set of tools legally fixed and protected by the state that allow the patient to receive high–quality medical care.
26.06.2009The psychosomatic model allows for a deeper understanding of the mechanisms of prostatitis formation, sexual disorders and their relationship, allows for more effective elimination of both, affecting the common causes that lead to them.
23.06.2009At a time when doctors are robbing their clients, the companies they work for are stealing from the country's budget. American medicine loses from $77 billion to $270 billion every year as a result of fraud.
22.06.2009During the examination of the Scientific Research Center of Independent Consumer Expertise "TEST", it turned out that out of 16 randomly selected weight loss products, 13 pose a high and very high risk to health. It is necessary to fight obesity, but it is important to find really effective ways, and not to work for charlatans.
27.05.2009If death from spoilage does take place, then it is an extreme manifestation of the nocebo phenomenon.
18.05.2009The fact that we lack vitamins and trace elements is, unfortunately, an immutable fact. We see the consequences of the deficit ourselves: dry skin, fine wrinkles, hair losing its former splendor... So it is necessary to supplement even the healthiest diet. And for the sake of beauty, and for the sake of health. Such supplements take on the role of a "support group" and help us to preserve what is given by nature for longer.
06.05.2009Transcript of reports by the Chairman of the Public Council for the Protection of Patients' Rights at Roszdravnadzor, President of the League for Patient Protection A.V. Saversky, President of the Society of Evidence-based Medicine Specialists K.D. Danishevsky and Executive Director of the Interregional Public Organization "Society for Pharmacoeconomical Research" O.V. Borisenko at the press conference "Bioactive additives: who legalized fraud and how?".
24.04.2009State medicine is turning into a "lazy monopoly", which even the care of some consumers does not force to change. The more doctors and places in hospitals in the region, the worse the health of the population. The state is going to pay not for the maintenance of beds, but for services performed within the framework of the compulsory health insurance system. But even this will not create incentives to improve the quality of patient care.
09.04.2009The familiar term "healthy lifestyle" has appeared quite recently. Unfortunately, where it was invented – in Russia – the majority of the population does less to preserve their health than residents of countries with a much longer life expectancy.
08.04.2009The composition of the miracle pill includes aspirin, three drugs to reduce blood pressure and a statin that reduces cholesterol levels in the blood. According to researchers, the use of a new pill that reduces blood pressure and cholesterol can potentially reduce the number of cardiovascular diseases by 62%, and the number of heart attacks by 48%.
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