Hosts: Dr. Gene Dorio and Barbara Cochran

Guest: Dr. Thomas Polucki, D.C.

Topic: How to Better Serve in the Healthcare Field

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The Senior Hour – February 17, 2016

Five medications that essentially have no scientific credibility:

1. Anti-depressants – “Based on a theory that serotonin is the key ingredient to depression … if that is true, putting someone on an SSRI absolutely creates the imbalance.” – Dr. Polucki
2. Anti-inflammatory’s – “The FDA had to reverse their stand on ‘daily aspirin is good for you’ … it’s not!”
3. Mammography – “The research is out that supports that not only is it not a good indicator, it is not a good life extender. It makes healthy people sick. Breast tissue is radio sensitive.”

Taken from Cochrane.org

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During the past 20 years, Cochrane has helped to transform the way health decisions are made.

We gather and summarize the best evidence from research to help you make informed choices about treatment.

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Cochrane contributors – 37,000 from more than 130 countries – work together to produce credible, accessible health information that is free from commercial sponsorship and other conflicts of interest. Many of our contributors are world leaders in their fields – medicine, health policy, research methodology, or consumer advocacy – and our groups are situated in some of the world’s most respected academic and medical institutions.

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There is no one place or office that is ‘Cochrane’. Our contributors and groups are based all around the world and the majority of our work is carried out online. Each group is a ‘mini-organization’ in itself, with its own funding, website, and workload. Contributors affiliate themselves to a group, or in some cases several groups, based on their interests, expertise, and/or geographical location.

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