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Invokana makeover shows how drug risks can be hidden by hype

July 3, 2017 A little over a month ago, I told you how the type 2 med Invokana can double your risk of suffering an amputation. That’s something the FDA is now requiring the drug to carry a black-box warning over. But now you might be seeing headlines about how the drug is... Read More >

Categories: amputation risk of Invokana Bruce Neal CANVAS study Invokana The George Institute for Global Health

Over 65? Here’s what the CDC doesn’t want you to know

June 28, 2017 Now that it’s summer, everyone’s focus is on the beach or pool, outdoor grilling and ball games. And that means it’s the perfect time for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to break the important news about the failure of its most sacred cow, the flu shot — right... Read More >

Categories: CDC flu flu shot not effective Fluad Fluzone High-Dose influenza MF59 risk of flu vaccine squalene adjuvant

Top hospital admits own overuse of antibiotics

June 27, 2017 Johns Hopkins is one of the nation’s premier hospitals, but where excessive use of antibiotics is concerned, even this prestigious institution can’t seem to get its act together. A recent study done by the hospital’s own researchers on its own patients has found that antibiotic overuse is still the norm.... Read More >

Categories: antibiotic overuse antibiotic side effects antibiotics C. diff infections Johns Hopkins unnecessary use of antibiotics

Study finds statins especially risky for seniors

June 21, 2017 When the dust settles, this could turn out to be the biggest bombshell to ever hit the mainstream’s beloved statin drugs. Actually, it’s a double whammy, striking these meds on two fronts. One throws ice water on the knee-jerk way statin prescriptions are given out to seniors like candy to... Read More >

Categories: link between statins and Parkinson’s Lipitor parkinson's disease seniors on statins statin drugs statins

New study finds no need for radical melanoma surgery

June 20, 2017 Medical research goes on all the time. But once in a blue moon, a study comes along that deserves the title of “game-changer.” And that’s exactly what experts are calling a new study on melanoma led by Dr. Mark Faries, head of surgical oncology at The Angeles Clinic and Research... Read More >

Categories: complete lymph node dissection Dr. Mark Faries lymphedema melanoma melanoma study sentinel lymph node

Legionnaires’ disease: a deadly danger in hospitals

June 20, 2017 It’s the ultimate irony. You or one of your loved ones are admitted to a hospital or care facility to recover from something... and you end up getting sicker than if you’d never gone in the first place. According to the results of a groundbreaking CDC analysis, that’s happening in... Read More >

Categories: Bellevue-Stratford hotel CDC Legionella pneumophila Legionnaires’ disease outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease

Mammograms not the lifesavers we’ve been led to believe

June 19, 2017 Could the age of mammography as the gold standard in saving lives be coming to a close? If so, it would be a big step forward for all women! A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine by Yale researchers has confirmed many of the things we’ve... Read More >

Categories: breast cancer mammograms mammography overdiagnosis of breast cancer small breast tumors

Permanent disability yet another risk of statins

June 15, 2017 It’s a side effect that puts millions in crippling pain every day. And it’s the result of one of the most commonly prescribed drugs out there. I’m talking about the muscle pain and weakness that can come along with taking a statin. At first, those who suffered from this condition... Read More >

Categories: Crestor Lipitor myopathy myositis necrotizing myopathy new onset diabetes side effects of statins statin muscle pain statins

The deadly, dark secrets of a blockbuster RA med

June 13, 2017 If you still have any doubts that FDA approval of a drug is basically meaningless, the RA med Actemra should be enough to convince you. Despite numerous red flags before it was first OK’d seven years ago, and despite hundreds of deaths and injuries that have since resulted, not only... Read More >

Categories: Actemra drugs for RA FDA FDA approval process Humira RA Remicade rheumatoid arthritis

New study reveals best way to prevent ‘hospital delirium’

June 12, 2017 If you’ve never heard of “hospital delirium,” consider yourself lucky. It’s a side effect of being hospitalized that experts believe can affect up to 50 percent of seniors who have surgery. For those in the ICU, the delirium rate hits 80 percent. And hospital delirium can go way beyond a... Read More >

Categories: drugs and delirium drugs that can cause delirium hospital dangers hospital delirium ketamine surgery risks

Tiger Woods arrest emphasizes danger of ‘drugged driving’

June 8, 2017 By now, the whole world has seen Tiger Woods’s mug shot, showing the former golfing champion with a blank, dazed look on his face. And you probably heard that he said he had not been drinking. In fact, the breath test police gave Woods when he arrived at the station... Read More >

Categories: Ambien driving after taking Rx meds DUI Imodium prescription drugs sleeping pills Tiger Woods Vicodin

CDC says Alzheimer’s death rate soaring. Could this be why?

June 7, 2017 The numbers are in... and they’re absolutely shocking. New data, just released by the CDC, revealed the grim news that during the last 15 years, the numbers of Americans dying from Alzheimer’s disease has gone up by a giant 55 percent. If you ask the CDC, or any other health... Read More >

Categories: Alzheimer’s death rate Alzheimer’s disease Aricept CDC Cognex drugs for dementia Exelon Patch FDA Reminyl
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