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  1. blank Deane Alban says:

    Scary stats here. If I may add one that is of particular interest to me – statin drugs – known for causing memory loss, diabetes, and more. One study found that 65% of doctors don’t report statin side effects because either they don’t believe there’s a correlation or they have been “influenced” by the drug companies. This is a $31 billion industry! Many doctors will simply tell you these side effects are just signs of age and not to worry about it. Shameful.

  2. Great article! Thank you very much for noting the travesty of adverse reactions to Fluoroquinolone antibiotics (Cipro, Levaquin and Avelox). Drug studies fail to take into account delayed adverse reactions, cumulative adverse effects of drugs and the notion that there may be a threshold which, once reached, a drug becomes very dangerous. All of these things are true for fluoroquinolones. Reactions to FQs are often delayed, sometimes by months. Horrifying adverse effects of fluoroquinolones appear to be cumulative – the more you have, the worse your reaction. And there is a threshold under which people don't have a noticeable reaction (though they may react in subtle ways), but once that threshold is crossed, the person's body goes haywire. Symptoms of Fluoroquinolone Toxicity Syndrome are drastically under-reported for several reasons. First, Fluoroquinolone Toxicity Syndrome isn't recognized and named in the medical literature – despite there being reports of it for the last 30 years. Second, Fluoroquinolone Toxicity Syndrome is HORRIFYING. It's really absurd that an antibiotic could cause the level of destruction that fluoroquinolones do. So doctors assume that it "must" be something else. Third, fluoroquinolones are prescribed often. Doctors don't want to think of themselves as causing harm to their patients. Sadly, they are.
    Please see http://www.floxiehope.com for more information about Fluoroquinolone Toxicity Syndrome (aka Floxing). Thank you!

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