Are Viruses the Next Cure For Cancer?
Giant doses of a genetically modified measles vaccine cured two of blood cancer at the Mayo Clinic this week. Why the magic remedy must be met with caution.
Giant doses of a genetically modified measles vaccine cured two of blood cancer at the Mayo Clinic this week. Why the magic remedy must be met with caution.
Within a few days of taking a prescribed anti-inflammatory (NSAID), a patient with previously stable heart failure was lying in an ICU clinging to life with severe congestive heart failure (CHF) and acute renal failure. He was a good patient, always took his medication on time and stayed away from salty foods. He listened to his doctors and dutifully took what they prescribed him.
In a famous episode of the television show, Seinfeld, Kramer decides to go to his friend’s dog’s veterinarian and suggest to the vet that his dog has the same symptoms as he does. Kramer figures that the vet will treat him with the same medication as the dog but at a huge discount compared to the cost of going to a medical doctor.
I was putting so much pressure on myself, and my son Stephan. He has ADHD. We’ve tried so many different things to get him to listen. And we go to my in-laws, and there’s this look she gives me. It’s like, without saying a word, she’s staring me down. I know what she’s thinking—honey, do something and get your monster under control. Or it might be in a restaurant, not that we really go anymore. Everyone is watching, and I get so angry at myself for even trying to go out for a meal. And I’m angry at Stephan. I’m doing everything I can, don’t they all realize?
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