Did you know that the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) publishes a list of potentially inappropriate medications for older adults, aged 65 and older? (If I were the head of that society, the [...]
Category: Big Pharma
Six common drugs that can destroy your sex life
These days, there more factors interfering with our sex lives than ever before… If you’re in a relationship, maybe you’ve just spent too much time under the same roof with your [...]
Supplemental calcium won’t kill you—but bad advice might
To continue on the subject of harmful nutritional supplement myths, there’s another I want to tackle today. And in the process, hopefully put to bed an important issue that has confused countless [...]
You’re being lied to: Those new, expensive drugs have no added benefits
Drug companies will stop at nothing to convince docs to prescribe the latest and newest drug. Or to convince you—the end user—that you actually need this new drug. And they spend tens of billions [...]
This $40 billion industry has Big Pharma pointing fingers
Well, here we go again. Another day, another new report claiming that “Americans older than 50 years should strongly reconsider the use of supplements as a way of improving or protecting brain [...]
When Big Pharma robs Medicare, we all foot the bill
How about this for a headline: Medicare Wastes Billions on Newer Drugs. I didn’t write it, of course… but believe me, I couldn’t have said it any better myself. And as a matter of fact, I was [...]
Hospitals are getting richer than ever—on your dime
I have a good friend whose grandfather was recently hospitalized. He’s 90 years old, was dehydrated after having the flu—a very common occurrence—and ended up going into atrial fibrillation [...]
The hidden chemo threat Big Pharma won’t warn you about
If you thought the devastating effects of chemotherapy ended with the patient, get a load of this headline: “Chemo Is ‘Invisible Threat’ to Cancer Clinic Staff.” That’s right. Simply [...]
American medicine serves consumers — not patients
I’m pretty excited about today’s issue of Reality Health Check. Not because it contains good news, mind you. But because it’s about time somebody blew the lid off the corruption in the cancer [...]
The obesity crisis is a corporate conspiracy
Sometimes, I come across hard-hitting news in the most unusual of places. And today’s example comes from www.eater.com — a foodie blog that offers restaurant news and reviews of the hottest [...]