File this one under “we learn something new every day.” In a stunning discovery that overturns decades of textbook teaching, researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have [...]
Category: Irresponsible Medicine
Good news, too late: FDA mandates harsher warnings on NSAIDS
If you, or anyone you love, uses NSAIDs to fight pain (including Aleve, Celebrex, Advil, Daypro, and Naprosyn), please listen up—even the FDA is admitting your life is in danger! The FDA is [...]
Popular OTC and prescription drugs linked to heart attack!
As you know by now, I detest statin drugs. But statins aren’t the only dangerous meds Big Pharma is thrusting upon us. There is another class of drugs I hate almost as much…one that’s heavily [...]
Add it to the list: Statins’ latest negative health effect
Those of us in the world of complementary medicine have been speaking about the dangers of statin medications for as long as I can remember them being on the market. But the powers that be in [...]
Kick that lingering winter cough without risky antibiotics or sticky syrup
Spring is finally here, and I, for one, couldn’t be more thrilled to retire my winter coat to the back of the closet. For up to 40 percent of Americans, though, there’s one remnant of winter that [...]
WARNING: Blood pressure meds speed up mental decline
I’ve warned you about the dangers of blood pressure drugs before. And now a new study highlights another hazard associated with these medications. According to research from the University of [...]
“Big changes” to the US Dietary Guidelines for 2015
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The blind leading the blind: New study proves how dismal diabetic nutrition counseling is
According to a new study, people who know they have diabetes tend to eat healthier than people who have yet to be diagnosed. The researchers evaluated 3725 adults with diagnosed or undiagnosed [...]
Prescription-happy docs get more irresponsible as the day goes on
By now you’re used to me telling you about alarming studies. But this one made me even angrier than usual, because it shows the mainstream medical community at its most jaw-droppingly [...]
Time to change the channel: The problem with medical advice on TV
I always cringe when a patient starts a sentence with “I heard on TV…” It’s not so much the topic I worry about. In fact, you come across a lot of interesting things while channel [...]
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