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FDA finally gets around to warning us about this deadly drug combo

September 6, 2016 It’s the drug combo that kills. Back in March I told you how a certain pair of commonly prescribed meds — anti-anxiety benzodiazepines and pain-killing opioids — are practically the same mixture as drugs used to execute prisoners on death row. Now, six months later, the FDA has finally issued... Read More >

Categories: Benzodiazepines benzos danger of opioid and benzodiazepines fatal drug combo FDA warning opioids

The most important questions you should always ask your doctor

September 5, 2016 You know that old saying — it’s better to be safe than sorry? Well, it often turns out to be wrong. Especially when you’re talking about unnecessary medical testing. In that case, being too safe can actually make you very sorry. A new study examining dozens of medical tests that... Read More >

Categories: back scans DXA scan head scans Medical tests prostate test PSA test study on low value medical tests useless medical tests

Could a drug you’re taking cause you to suffer a hip fracture?

August 30, 2016 Breaking a bone is one of the biggest fears we face as we age — and with good reason. Fractures are one of the top reasons people over 65 land in nursing homes. So we all want to do everything we can to keep our bones healthy and strong as... Read More >

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Easy, complete superfood won’t let cancer and chemotherapy keep you malnourished

August 29, 2016 Malnutrition can be fatal. In fact, at least one in five cancer deaths—20%—has links to malnutrition and weight loss. And as many as 70% of the oncology patients in the U.S. suffer from malnutrition.1,2 When you’re undernourished, your body can’t function. Your immune system takes yet another hit, putting you... Read More >

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Newsletter Issue: September 2016

Biblical gift helps COPD sufferers breathe freely

August 29, 2016 As you struggle to take a breath, panic sets in. You can’t get enough air. Your chest tightens, and it feels like you’re suffocating. If you live with COPD, that terrifying experience happens too often. And it shapes everything you do. Activities that once seemed simple—showering, walking through the park... Read More >

Categories: nl-2016-09
Newsletter Issue: September 2016

For diabetics, eating this just twice a week could be a sight-saver

August 25, 2016 It’s one of the most frightening side effects of diabetes, and preventing it may all boil down to what you have for dinner. Diabetic retinopathy can steal your eyesight before you even know what’s happening. And the longer you’ve had type 2 diabetes, the greater the danger. But some just-released... Read More >

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Can this ancient remedy stop dementia in its tracks?

August 22, 2016 Imagine being able to slow dementia and Alzheimer’s to a crawl — or prevent them completely. For decades Big Pharma has been hunting for some new wonder drug to keep these frightening diseases in check. But it looks like the answer may come from one of the oldest treatments around.... Read More >

Categories: acupuncture acupuncture for dementia Alzheimer’s dementia early Alzheimer’s disease memory loss

This hospital ‘complication’ is a special threat to seniors

August 22, 2016 It’s a side effect no one warns you about. Sure, we’ve heard a lot about hospital infections, medication errors and treatment mix-ups. But this is different, and it can be deadly. And even if it doesn’t kill, it can rob you of your independence. The formal name is “hospitalization-associated disability.”... Read More >

Categories: delirium Hospital dangers for seniors hospital delirium hospitalization associated disability senior dangers in hospital

New ‘natural’ discovery can literally melt away kidney stones

August 15, 2016 If you’ve ever suffered through a kidney stone, you know it’s the worst type of pain imaginable. It can feel like a razor blade is slowly... and I mean slowly... working its way through your system. And once you’ve had kidney stones, you’re more likely to keep getting them. But... Read More >

Categories: garcinia cambogia HCA HCA and kidney stones hydroxycitrate kidney stones University of Houston

FDA unleashes generic version of this dangerous dud drug

August 10, 2016 If there ever was a generic drug nobody needed, this is it. And I mean nobody. Last week the FDA OK’d the first generic version of Tamiflu. It’s that dud antiviral flu med that can cause such horrible side effects it makes the actual flu sound like a walk in... Read More >

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Why seeing your dentist can keep you out of the cardiologist’s office

August 8, 2016 My dentist (and probably yours, too), has a sign on his office wall that says: “Ignore your teeth and they’ll go away.” But ignoring our teeth can have consequences other than just losing them. I’m sure you’ve heard — probably right from that giant poster in your dentist’s office —... Read More >

Categories: bad teeth and risk of heart disease cavities dry mouth health and dental care heart disease root tip infection saliva tooth decay

Easy-to-find supplement might be effective Alzheimer’s therapy

August 3, 2016 If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, you know what a helpless feeling it can be. You’ve been told that it’s incurable, that it’s only going to get worse, and there isn’t a thing the mainstream can do about it. But now it looks like... Read More >

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Dr. Allan Spreen, Chief Medical Advisor

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