Author: Erin Elizabeth

  Last Wednesday, a remarkable article about the recovery of a woman with advanced colon cancer, after treatment with cells from her own immune system, was published in The New England Journal of Medicine. Her treatment, a form of immunotherapy, was the first to successfully target a common killer that scientists have been trying to attack for decades. Her story may now lead to new options for thousands of other patients with colon or pancreatic cancer. Until now, the specific mutation has been thought of as “bulletproof,” because it was resistant to every attempt at treatment. At issue was...

While most plastic surgeons would dispute “breast implant illness,” there are just as many women who have had them removed because they were making them ill. From the article: “Former Playboy playmate Karen McDougal from Phoenix recently got her implants removed, because she thought they caused her to have blackouts and dizzy spells, severe allergies, and vision problems. She says she noticed an immediate improvement and is sharing her story to help educate other women.” Dr Prichard is one of those unbelieving doctors. “Studies have shown… there has been no causal effect of these type of illnesses,” he said. “I’m...