You have surely seen the news. It was all over the TV news stations, the newspapers, and the Internet. It was just about impossible to miss. But as usual, the media didn't do its due diligence. They just reported the story without any regard for the truth. Here's what happened.  

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Is this the real cause of depression? If so, there’s an easy way to treat it... Did you know that cancer patients who receive the drug interferon alpha often become depressed as a side-effect? And did you know that people with rheumatoid arthritis and similar illnesses tend to suffer more than average with depression? Could there be a connection?  

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If you watch Fox News very often like I do, you probably know which companies pay the most for advertising. It's the drug companies. The network runs one drug ad after another. And it's become quite obvious over the years that Fox News is anything but "fair and balanced" when it comes to medicine. The network rarely talks about nutrients in a positive light. And it almost never targets a drug with negative news. I understand: They don't want to irritate their sponsors. As a result, when it comes to reporting on nutrients, I always look at their stories with some skepticism.  

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Researchers have known for some time that vitamin D plays a vital role in protecting your lungs. In fact, they have found that, in some cases, it has helped smokers delay or even avoid lung cancer. But now there's new research that shows how this simple, inexpensive vitamin could save your life if you ever need extensive surgery.  

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?Have you seen the TV commercials proudly stating that high fructose corn syrup is just as safe as table sugar? In the commercials, one of the characters asks something like, "Haven't you heard what they say about corn syrup?" And the other responds, "Like what?" Which, of course, is met with silence.  

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