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Citizen Petition asking the National Academy of Sciences to set a designated reference index for vitamin K2 of 200 micrograms/day February 20, 2016 Dr. Stephen Ostroff, M.D. Acting Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration Department of Health and Human Services 5630 Fishers Lane, Room 1061 Rockville, MD 20852 Dear Dr. Ostroff, The undersigned submits this petition under […]
July 2, 2015 Dr. Stephen Ostroff, M.D. Acting Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration Department of Health and Human Services 5630 Fishers Lane, Room 1061 Rockville, MD 20852 Dear Dr. Ostroff, The undersigned submits this petition under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 21 U.S.C. Section 355 (e) (3), and 21 C.F.R. 10.30 to request […]
Atrial fibrillation means an irregular heart beat (arrhythmia) in which the upper chambers of the heart, the atria, contract chaotically rather than in coordination with the ventricles. Non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) refers to the 95% of atrial fibrillation cases of people who do not have mitral valve disease or an artificial heart valve in place. […]
A Cochrane review of the evidence basis of drugs for mild hypertension (stage 1 hypertension: blood pressure (BP) 140-159 mm Hg/90-99 mm Hg) that I co-authored in 2012 concluded that the scientific evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) does not support drug treatment for mild hypertension. Furthermore, drug related side effects severe enough to discontinue […]
A Cochrane review of the evidence basis of drugs for mild (stage 1) hypertension (blood pressure (BP) 140-159/90-99 mm Hg) that I co-authored in 2012 concluded that drug treatment for mild hypertension is not evidence-based to benefit patients. Furthermore, drug related side effects severe enough to discontinue treatment occur each year in about 11% of […]
According to Dr. Lisa Bardack, the personal physician of Hillary Clinton, Ms. Clinton has had 3 episodes of venous thromboses: deep vein thromboses (DVT) 1998 (in a leg) and 2009 (? site) and cerebral venous thromboses (CVT) in 2012.(1) Each time she was presumably treated with heparin or low-molecular-weight heparin and warfarin (Coumadin) according to the […]
Hillary Clinton has had three episodes of venous thromboses (clots in veins): deep vein thromboses in her leg in 1998 and 2009 and thromboses in veins in her brain (cerebral venous thromboses) in 2012. On July 31, 2015, Ms. Clinton’s doctor revealed that Ms. Clinton still takes the blood thinner (anticoagulant drug) Coumadin (warfarin). If her […]