Tumor necrosis factor blockers work by neutralizing a protein that, when overproduced, causes inflammation and damage to bones, cartilage and other tissue. These drugs are prescribed to children with rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disorder and Crohn's disease. On Tuesday federal regulators announced that using the drugs for more than two and a half years increases children's risk of cancer, particularly lymphoma.
As a result of this discovery, the FDA will require a stronger warning on the packaging of these drugs and will also require additional information to be provided with the guidelines that come with the drugs, but they will not stop them from being sold. Each of the five major drugs is a multi-billion dollar seller. The leading one sold 3.4 billion last year alone.
Inflammation of the bowels, Crohn's disease, and chronic pain can all be managed with hypnosis, and there is no risk of getting cancer from being hypnotized. There are articles and abstracts in the National Institutes of Health database that show this. There are certainly times when medication is appropriate and necessary, but why would anyone choose it when cancer is a risk while they have a safe, natural alternative to choose instead?
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