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11/02/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Starving, thirsty, and in pain, U.K. mothers traumatized by postnatal “care”

To say that the state of postnatal care in the U.K. is inadequate is an understatement. “Dismal” might be a more apt descriptor, as it perfectly encapsulates the treatment numerous mothers have receive. What was supposed to be a period of recuperation for these women turned into experiences so horrific that some mothers have been […]

10/26/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Pharmaceutical use during pregnancy resulting in premature births, birth defects, and massive costs to insurers

The European Medicines Agency will go over the evidence concerning the harmful effects of an epilepsy pill on unborn babies and decide if the warnings are sufficient enough. The drug, sodium valproate, has been connected to nearly 20,000 babies born with disabilities ever since its introduction in the 1970s, reported the DailyMail.co.uk. Also known as […]

07/17/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

SHOCKING: Only three percent of general practitioners in the U.K. have had Lyme disease training

The vast majority of general practitioners in the United Kingdom are ill-equipped to handle Lyme disease. So much so that, according to Lyme Disease UK, a mere three percent of general practitioners have completed the free online course on Lyme disease being offered by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP). Taking into account the […]

05/13/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Welsh patient discharged from hospital… after almost four years

Conservative Assembly Member Darren Miller commented that: “No patient should have to wait almost four years to be discharged from hospital.” Yet that’s exactly what happened to one patient who had only been declared fit for discharge after 1,338 days had passed. The patient, whose name has not been disclosed, was noted for having a […]

05/01/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Restricting your sodium intake does NOT reduce your blood pressure, researchers find

It has long been believed that cutting down on your sodium intake can reduce your blood pressure and your risk of cardiovascular disease. However, new findings that were announced at the Experimental Biology 2017 meeting have challenged that long-standing piece of wisdom. Lynn L. Moore, Associate Professor of Medicine at the Boston University School of […]

04/27/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Why are we ignoring the rise in male infertility?

In a piece for FearlessParent.org, Pratik Chougule, Executive Editor of The American Conservative, says efforts to identify the cause of male infertility and promote any remedial therapies are absent on federal and state levels. Sperm density may be declining and infertility may be rising among American males. Although semen quality can be considered a “fundamental biomarker […]

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