Natural Medicine
You Can Do in Your Kitchen

The very best coffee is made with fresh whole coffee beans, freshly ground and mixed with boiling water in a French Coffee Press.  The most important component, all else being equal is the quality of the coffee beans.  Lately I have been us… Read full post »

A New Bio-Tech Drug?

What if I told you I discovered a Bio-Tech company with a new drug that could reduce the number of cancer deaths in the US by 43,000 annually, reduce colon cancer by 50%, and breast and ovarian cancer by 30%. Would you be impressed? 

What if… Read full post »

As I walked through the snow covered parking lot into the hospital building, the place was strangely vacant.   The hospital was a lonely place during the break between Christmas and New Year’s.  The house staff had vanished for the holiday, and as the medical stu… Read full post »

 

Saving A life, Just A Routine Day

The above photo from 2001 shows me wearing a sterile surgical gown performing a procedure called a percutaneous nephrostomy, a drainage tube to relieve a blocked kidney.

The Lost Catheter Retriever

As the hospital's Interventional Radiologist, one… Read full post »

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 Above image: Ocean Water Courtesy of Wikipedia

What is Pseudo Science ?

You might be surprised to know that vitamins are actually killing you.  We were informed of this fact by new stories based on a 2007 JAMA publication by Goran Bjelakovic. (1A)(10)(12)(13)… Read full post »

6th night of Chanukah with daughter in background, painting acrylic on canvas by jeffrey dach md

Happy Chanukah !!

A Short History of Chanukah - the Military Victory

In 175 BCE,  the Greek empire was dominant in the region, the Temple in Jerusalem was looted, Jews were mass… Read full post »

Protect Your Family from Bad Drugs 

Over the last 30 years, 20 per cent of drugs approved by the FDA were later classified as “BAD Drugs”, meaning that they were later withdrawn from the market or given a black box warning.(1)(2)  Why does the FDA approve risky drugs which… Read full post »

A Raid by Federal Agents

If you own a cherry orchard, don't be surprised when heavily armed federal agents wearing bullet proof vests and riot gear raid your farmhouse.

An Unapproved Drug

The FastFruit Company in Traverse City Michigan makes concentrated cherry juice, extracts  and… Read full post »

 
An activity designed for father daughter bonding? 

After lamenting about the fact that I was spending too much time at work in the hospital, and not enough time with the family, I decided to remedy the situation. 

So, here we are at the kitchen table having breakfas… Read full post »

Energy For Free 

In the near future, energy will be free.   A small power source, the size of a typical flashlight battery, will run your electric car for a year.  This power source will cost ten dollars and will use a new technology not yet invented. 

A New Manhattan… Read full post »

A Jump Drive in the Mailbox

One day while checking the mail, I found a jump drive in the mailbox. It looked curious as there was no return address. I thought to myself, perhaps it is some kind of Trojan Horse" sent by some prankster planning some mischief.

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AntiDepressants:  A Closer Look, by Jeffrey Dach MD

Cymbalta SSRI Drug Study Induces Suicide

Suffering through unspeakable grief are the parents of 19 year old Traci Johnson, a normally healthy, 19-year-old with no history of depression.  She needed money for college, and signed on as… Read full post »

The Last Soldier Killed in World War One



On November 11, 1918, at exactly 10:59 AM, US soldier Henry Gunther was the last soldier to be killed in action in WWI. Gunther's death was unnecessary and tragic because the war ended one minute later.

The War on Heart Disease is Over,… Read full post »

Vitamins and Chemotherapy? by Jeffrey Dach MD

Occasionally a relative or a friend will ask my opinion about taking vitamins along with chemotherapy.  The usual scenario is they are starting a course of chemotherapy and the oncologist has ordered them… Read full post »

Vitamin E, Curse or Blessing?

by Jeffrey Dach MD

About 15 years ago, we took a family rafting vacation on the Snake River in Idaho (see image below).  Everyone survived the river adventure, and we later explored Coeur D'Alene where I discovered the "Book Worm", an old dusty used book st
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Crestor, Jupitor, CRP and Heart Attack

Over the years, I have convinced most of my friends and family members to avoid statin drugs for primary prevention of heart disease because all-cause mortality benefits are marginal, and statins have severe adverse side effects of muscle pain, cognitive… Read full post »

The Safety Of Bio-Identical

Hormones

by Jeffrey Dach MD

Are Women's Bio-identical hormones safe? Bio-identical hormones exist naturally in the human body, so it is axiomatic that these are safe.  However, we are interested in a slightly different question. What is the safety of bio-ide… Read full post »

The Untold Message of Breast Cancer Awareness Month by Jeffrey Dach MD

Breast Cancer Awareness Month Fails to Disclose Limitations of Mammography

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month,  an advertising campaign for national mammography screening. (1) 

An eminent radiolog… Read full post »

The Battle for BioIdentical Hormones and Natural Medicine

Jeffrey Dach MD 

 On September 22, 2008, Jeffrey Dach MD delivered a 50 minute presentation to the Path USA group at the Miami Museum of Science on the topic of the battle for natural medicine and bioidentical hormones.  A… Read full post »

 Jeffrey Smith and the Seeds of Deception by Jeffrey Dach MD

Jeffrey Smith was one of the speakers at the Denver Boulderfest Meeting, July 2008, and he spoke about the dangers of Genetically Modified Food as detailed in his book, Seeds of Deception.  This article… Read full post »

  Vitamin D Prevents Hip Fracture and Breast Cancer

by Jeffrey Dach MD

Hip Fractures Prevented

In a recent medical study by Cauley in the August 2008 Annals of Internal Medicine, low Vitamin D was found to be associated with increased rate of hip fracture.

Left Image Hip… Read full post »

Say No to the Scandalous Wall Street Bail Out

by Jeffrey Dach MD

Stop the Historic Swindle of the American Public

William Greider wrote in his article, "If Wall Street gets away with this, it will represent an historic swindle of the American public -- all sugar for the villains, lasting… Read full post »

Osteoporosis Drugs such as Fosamax, Actonel, Boniva

Cause Osteonecrosis of the Jaw

by Jeffrey Dach MD
The Sept 22 LA Times says that Osteoporosis Drugs such as Fosamax, Actonel, and Boniva cause osteonecrosis of the Jaw. Quoting Dr. Thomas Dodson of Mass General Hospital, the LA Times 
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Pantothenic Acid, Vitamin B5 for Acne by Jeffrey Dach MD

Virtually everyone remembers the frustrating experience of acne with small inflamed dots called pimples or blackheads.  While some have been  spared the ordeal of acne, many others have suffered through uns… Read full post »