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What are these blood pressure drugs doing to your kidneys?

August 7, 2017 At first, it was a medical mystery. Odd lesions formed by the growth of “defective and nonfunctional” veins were found in the kidneys of laboratory mice But that discovery was a lightbulb moment for a group of scientists from the University of Virginia School of Medicine — because the cause... Read More >

Categories: blood pressure meds high blood pressure hypertension renin renin cells risks of blood pressure meds

Big Pharma-friendly doc tries to pooh-pooh PPI warnings

August 2, 2017 I almost expected this doctor to burst into a rendition of “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”! He claims to have set “the record straight” where those acid-suppressing proton pump inhibitor drugs are concerned... and that his new “study” is the end-all, be-all of what you need to know about these meds.... Read More >

Categories: dangers of PPI drugs Dr. Andrew Chan PPI drugs PPIs and dementia proton pump inhibitors stomach acid

These easy-to-find allergy drugs can steal your vision

July 27, 2017 Dear Reader, It’s a warning you won’t be seeing on the label — or likely even hearing from your doctor. Using those popular, easy-to-find, OTC allergy nasal sprays could rob you of your vision. These drugs contain a steroid that can cause you to develop what’s called a “posterior subcapsular... Read More >

Categories: Cataracts flonase Nasacort OTC drugs posterior subcapsular cataract steroid nasal sprays steroids sprays and glaucoma

Don’t fall for this new trick to push risky cancer drug

July 17, 2017 If there were ever a sucker punch aimed at women with breast cancer — or those told they have a high risk of developing it — this would surely be it. A group of smug researchers from the Queen Mary University of London believe they have the answer as to... Read More >

Categories: breast cancer cancer drugs dangers of tamoxifen tamoxifen University of Queen Mary

OTC devices nearly as good as prescription hearing aids

July 12, 2017 I couldn’t believe what I was hearing! A professional in the field of hearing — an audiologist affiliated with Johns Hopkins, no less — has come out and said something the hearing-aid industry will no doubt be seething over. You don’t need to fork over thousands for a device to... Read More >

Categories: hearing aids Hearing Industries Association Nicholas Reed OTC hearing aids personal sound amplification products

These popular drugs can up your risk of dying by 50 percent!

July 11, 2017 This is likely the strongest warning ever issued about one of the most popular drugs out there. Researchers from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are sounding the alarm louder than ever before about those acid-suppressing meds called proton pump inhibitors. These are the ones with familiar names... Read More >

Categories: FDA Nexium PPI drugs PPI drugs and risk of death Prilosec side effects of proton pump inhibitors

New ‘refund’ scheme just another ploy to sell costly drugs

June 26, 2017 It’s the latest and greatest marketing scheme in Big Pharma land. Drug-industry profiteers have figured out a way to get more doctors to write loads of prescriptions for outrageously priced and risky drugs — and that’s to offer a refund if the products “don’t work.” On its face, that sounds... Read More >

Categories: Amgen cholesterol dangers of low cholesterol Drug refunds high cholesterol Praulent Repatha Sanofi

Situation Critical: Superbugs are killing Americans seniors… and Big Pharma has no way to stop them… But these four “super plants” can protect you against the deadly threat

June 21, 2017 by Michele Cagan We’re over the cliff... Deadly superbugs are here. Beyond MRSA, Zika, and Ebola... the World Health Organization recently warned that more than a dozen brand-new strains have emerged. They pose a bigger threat to our national security than terrorists. And they’re killing more than 23,000 Americans every... Read More >

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Newsletter Issue: July 2017

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

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

FDA warnings not enough to end this threat to kids’ lives

May 9, 2017 Just last week, the FDA ordered drugmakers to add a label to medications containing the opioids codeine and tramadol saying that children under 12 and moms who are breastfeeding should never take these drugs. An example of our health regulators (and tax dollars) at work, right? Far from it. The... Read More >

Categories: codeine dangers of codeine FDA FDA codeine OTC codeine Tramadol tramadol warning ultra-rapid metabolizers

Is a drug you’re taking on the FDA’s ‘Serious Risk’ list?

April 18, 2017 How do you know if a drug you’re taking is being “watched” by the FDA because of serious side effects? Unless you consult the agency’s official list of “Potential Signals of Serious Risks,” or unofficially, the “Watch List,” you likely won’t. And neither will your doctor. The Watch List, which... Read More >

Categories: Contrave FAERS FDA Adverse Event Reporting System FDA watch list Northera Otezla Potential Signals of Serious Risks
Allan Spreen, M.D.
Dr. Allan Spreen, Chief Medical Advisor

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