Prescriptions For Health

Prescriptions for Health - 01/21/13

• The CDC is at it again: it says the 2013 flu outbreak is now an epidemic!
• Is Coca-Cola another Phillip Morris?
• Is the truth about medication errors withheld from patients?
• How to prevent amputations in diabetics
• How do trees and human health go together?

Vicki's 20-20 tips:

• Motivation to help you lose weight
• Idiot sightings

Prescriptions for Health - 01/14/13

• Why is US healthcare ranked last among industrialized countries?
• Why Congress should not expand medical research
• Why do cancer research studies downplay chemotherapy side effects?
• Can drinking soft drinks lead to depression?
• Can H pylori protect against stroke and lung cancer?

Vicki's 20-20 tips are:

• Great reasons to use fresh basil
• The health benefits of pine nuts

Prescriptions for Health - 01/07/13

• Can giving improve your health?
• Are MDs qualified to treat obesity?
• Should we let crying babies lie?
• Is breast milk a probiotic?
• How safe is infant formula?

Vicki's 20-20 Tips

• Is menopause a disease?
• Having a bad hair day?

Prescriptions for Health - 12/31/12

• What does it take to prevent mass murders?
• Should MDs prescribe cognitive enhancers such as Adderall, Concerta, and Ritalin?
• Do MDs do too many pelvic exams?
• How profound are medical school conflicts of interest with Big Pharma?
• Do oncologists make a profit from the chemotherapy they prescribe?

Vicki's 20-20 health tips

• USDA specifications for cage free and free range
• Food for thought

Prescriptions for Health - 12/17/12

• Do physically fit students perform better academically?
• Can you prevent fractures with leafy greens
• Can the gut bacteria protect against stroke?
• Can we create wellness through national prevention policies?
• Can dogs sniff out superbug infections?

Vicki's 20-20 tips

• As Julie Andrews turns 79
• The gifts of terminal cancer

Prescriptions for Health - DNA Or Lifestyle? - 12/11/12

• Why amalgams, root canals, and cavitations are dangerous to your health
• Why is iron important in infections, cancer, aging, and brain development?
• Is it DNA or lifestyle that regulates our genes?
• Can rice bran prevent and treat cancer?
• Are essential oils a good way to lower blood pressure?

Vicki's 20-20 tips:

• "Holding a wake" and "A dead ringer"...what do they mean?
• The medicinal uses of stevia

Prescriptions for Health - Vaccine$ - 12/03/12

• How will ObamaCare affect MDs, patients, and the practice of medicine?
• Who says there's no money in making vaccines?
• Is Tamiflu a scam?
• Who should fund medical research?
• The mammography industry is clinging to a failed test for women under age 50

Vicki's 20-20 tips

• Natural alternatives to medications for headaches
• How to take and store homeopathic remedies

Prescriptions for Health - 40 Winks - 11/26/12

Prescriptions for Health: 11/26/12

· Benefits of Music for Surgical Patients

· Music to your Ears for Insomnia

· Popular Sleeping Pill Increases falls in hospital 4x’s

· Personality Types that Respond well to Placebo and those that Don’t

· Reignited Controversy over Mammograms

Vicki’s 20:20 Health Tips:

1. November’s Maxine

2. The Door

Prescriptions for Health - Brain Soundtrack - 11/19/12

• The values and dangers of electronic medical records
• Does meditation change brain responses?
• Is meditation a worthwhile treatment for heart disease?
• Is automatic writing a fake?
• Can you hear the soundtrack of the human brain?

Vicki's 20-20 tips

• A story about curtain rods
• The law of the garbage truck

Prescriptions For Health - 10/29/12

• Should standard medical guidelines be questioned?
• Are chemotherapy benefits over-estimated by both patients and doctors?
• Can epidural steroid injections for back pain cause fractures?
• Do happy seniors live longer than unhappy seniors?
• Does hypnosis work for hot flashes?

Vicki's 20-20 tips:

• Antiaging tips
• Advice on how to avoid the flu