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: Drug dangers
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 [...]
The shocking culprit behind 50,000 dementia cases per year
There are many factors that impact the way our brains function. Most of which we bring on ourselves—like a low-quality diet, not getting enough sleep, sitting too often, and exercising too [...]
FDA manipulates results to approve new cancer drugs
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: In the U.S., the only one calling the shots in the drug industry is the drug industry itself—and this goes right down to the research. We give Big [...]
Popular drugs plant the seeds of dementia decades before it starts
I’ve warned you before that anticholinergic drugs can increase dementia risk. But a recent, large study has shown that this risk starts much earlier — and lasts much longer — than anyone [...]
The startling NSAID side effect you haven’t heard about
A few weeks ago, I had house guests and one of them asked if I had any sort of pain reliever on hand. I went scouring in all of the medicine cabinets and couldn’t find any. They thought it was [...]
The latest warning from the FDA may shock you…
I’ve devoted a lot of time to exposing the dangers of supposedly “harmless” drugs. Tylenol, antacids, allergy meds… it’s no short list. And brace yourself, because that list just got a [...]
The shocking cause of a quarter million deaths per year
A few weeks ago, a very unfortunate thing happened to one of my dearest friends. He was in the hospital for a heart-related concern. A procedure was performed to correct the problem and he was [...]
Beware the latest “solution” to statins’ most common side effect
Remember earlier this week when I slammed statins as a potential factor behind the catastrophic rise in liver cancer death rates? Well, it may be a while before the powers-that-be “discover” that [...]
The common drug that could wreak havoc on your brain
Move over anesthesia brain and chemotherapy brain — “antibiotic brain” is the latest drug-induced threat to your mind. In fact, according to a new study, these common drugs are a major [...]