Vegan Diet VERY Good for You
You know when the next president of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) becomes a vegan after seeing dramatic improvement in his patients it is time to take note! His patients' improvements (symptoms and blood tests) after starting and following Dean Ornish, MD's...
Dark Chocolate Is Good For You
At times I believe if you want to find an association between 2 things you will find a medical study for that relationship! Maybe study results are not always a simple cause and effect relation but often there is some kernel of worthwhile and applicable merit. This...
New Risk for Premature Death – Watching TV!
Do you think that watching TV places you at greater risk for premature death? Is computer use or time spent driving associated with this risk? Alas a practical study, university graduates, average age 37 were followed for 8 years. Corrections were made for age, sex,...
Medical Test Over Ordering
Do you believe the more tests a doctor orders the better the Doc? Does ordering many tests mean insecurity? Perhaps ordering a test equals less time and questions ask that could make a diagnosis or arrive at the best treatment? We are taught in medical school that 80%...
ADHD Medication and Cardiac Risk
If you read my blogs I try to impress on readers that medication even OTC are not totally safe. A recent study in children found those taking attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medication had a double risk of cardiac problems versus those ADHD children...
Safer, Better Foods Overseas
Why does the rest of the world eats safer than us? What quickly come to my mind is our abundance of GMO products. There must be a reason so much of the world bans GMO products? Read my earlier blog on this matter. The latest 'insult', as I see it, is that in the EU a...
Drug Information Needed
'Knowledge is power' (attributed to Francis Bacon) however it can also be life saving. Often by personal desire or medical prescription we put chemicals into out system believing they are safe and that all will be better. Naive? Yes! Your body, your job to find out...
Pharmacy Dangers – NSAIDs
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