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Dr. Stephen Sinatra
**Q: If you have diabetes managed with medication (not insulin), high blood pressure also managed with medication, take Plavix blood thinner because you had a stroke, and take Prilosec for stomach issues, is it safe to take the D-ribose… Continue Reading
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued stronger warnings about widely used pain pills – both prescription and over-the-counter versions – because of an increased risk of heart attack and stroke. The heightened 2015 label warnings… Continue Reading
Tired all the time? There can be many causes of fatigue, and obviously, if the fatigue persists you should see a doctor. But your doctor may not know the answer… Meanwhile, you need to work, function, and live…. Continue Reading
We live in a pill-popping culture. In recognition, two doctors commented in a 2014 medical journal article that current over-usage tends “to distract us” from the real nature of disease and healing. The article authors, Drew Leder, M.D.,… Continue Reading
A 2013 projection, generated by the Employee Benefit Research Institute, on possible medication costs during retirement is a real eye-opener. Put on your seat belts for this. A couple with what is considered to be about average requirements… Continue Reading
Myth: Our medical system is super-duper. Fact: Yes, Western medicine is among the most advanced and highest-tech on the planet. For acute care, it’s highly effective. For chronic disease, it’s another story. We’re pretty lousy. Our system does… Continue Reading
In 2011, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ordered the manufacturers of statins, the widely prescribed cholesterol-lowering drugs, to include a warning on medication labels about the potential for raising blood sugar levels. The action took place after… Continue Reading
Beware of “Side Effectitis…” More than 1.5 million people are hospitalized and more than 100,000 die each year from largely preventable adverse reactions to drugs. Today, a full 61 percent of adults use at least one drug to treat… Continue Reading
By Larry Dossey, MD. On three sparkling, crisp days in late February, I attended a meeting in the nation’s capitol at the Institute of Medicine (IOM). The IOM is part of America’s great temple of science, the National… Continue Reading
On September 23, 2010, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its decision to restrict the use of Avandia (rosiglitazone), a diabetes drug; specifically, only type II diabetics who are unable to control their condition with other… Continue Reading
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