Not
everyone who wears a white jacket...
There's an old saying that not everyone who carries a long knife is a
cook, some folks are simply looking to stab you in the back.
I have a similar one, which is not everyone who dons a white jacket and
calls himself a medical researcher is concerned about your health. In
fact, an awful lot of them likely don't care whether you live or die,
just as long as that next million-dollar check from Big Pharma clears.
And I bet a few of them are laughing all the way to the bank after this
latest arthritis research got the green light. The Leeds Institute of
Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Science will be leading a 15-center
clinical trial on using the drug methotrexate to relieve knee
osteoarthritis after a pilot study found it reduced pain and discomfort
by 40% in some patients.
Forty percent sounds great, right? Well, it turns out you could
fertilize an entire farm with all the crap they're slinging to promote
this crazy idea.
The lead researcher -- who I'm not going to name because he doesn't
deserve the publicity -- said he hoped methotrexate would be a
breakthrough for us poor arthritis sufferers who can't handle the side
effects of traditional drugs. He even had the nerve to say methotrexate
may be the answer to your prayers if pain relievers like aspirin upset
your tummy.
Well, while our medical research "friend" is busy making methotrexate
sound like a peach of a drug allow me to insert a healthy dose of
reality with a quote direct from the National Institutes for Health:
"Methotrexate may cause very serious, life-threatening side effects.
You should only take methotrexate to treat cancer or certain other
conditions that are very severe and that cannot be treated with other
medications."
Yes, this potentially life-threatening drug IS the same one these folks
just compared to ASPIRIN.
Oh, but wait -- there's more. Methotrexate is so potentially dangerous
that it's been linked to liver disease, lung damage, and even cancer! As
painful and uncomfortable as your knee arthritis may be, would you trade
it for cancer?
Of course not. But I suspect most patients will never be given that
choice. As we've told you before, many doctors never even bother
reviewing side effects with their patients before prescribing pills.
Here's a nickel's worth of free advice. Tune out the Big Pharma drones
and turn to safe, proven alternatives to relieve your arthritis instead.
Dr. Wright recently wrote about an inexpensive supplement that could
bring you
fast and lasting pain relief.
And unlike the potentially deadly pill some medical researchers are
trying to push, this cure really is safe -- and it doesn't make Big
Pharma a red cent.
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