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Common Pain Killers Increase Stroke Risk

The news on non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs just keeps getting worse and worse.  Just a month ago I posted about how this class of drugs was associated with an increased risk of heart problems.  Now a Danish study has found that … Continue reading

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Before you take that Ibuprofen, read this!

A recent study consisting of 116,000 people has supported other research that NSAIDs pack a dangerous risk for your heart. NSAIDs, or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, are a very popular class of drugs that are used for many things including fever … Continue reading

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Pharmaceutical Deceit – How Big Pharma misleads the FDA and gets away with it.

Below is an article I read in, of all places, Vanity Fair.  It does a nice job showing you just how sneaky the pharmaceutical industry can be to get their drugs approved.  I have re-posted the entire article.  It’s a … Continue reading

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Hospitalizations from prescription drugs increase 98% in 5 years!

Below is an article on prescription abuse and misuse in the U.S.  The numbers are startling.  If we want to begin to cut health care costs we need to reign in the pharmaceutical industry and their aggressive marketing.  See my … Continue reading

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Forget the Flu Vaccine – Take Vitamin D!

My most recent blog focused on the new report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) that stated most people in North America were getting enough vitamin D.  Their research, however, focused only on vitamin D as it pertains to bone … Continue reading

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Confessions of a Pharmaceutical Sales Rep

The above video was brought to our attention from a patient of ours who happens to be a medical doctor.  The woman in the video is a former pharmaceutical sales person and speaks about the amazing ways in which Big … Continue reading

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Fast Food Chains To Offer Statins With Their Meals?

Below is a blog post from cnn.com.  It simply amazes me that a peer reviewed journal would suggest that fast food companies offer statins with their meals to offset their horrible health effects.  See my comments at the end of … Continue reading

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Swine Flu Pandemic? How Big Pharma used its power to scare the world

Remember the swine flu?  Last year it was all you heard about on the news.  Each evening we were shown statistics that gave us an up-to-the second tally of deaths linked to H1N1.  “Experts” were encouraging everyone to get the … Continue reading

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A (small) step in the right direction

No more letting industry help pay for developing medical guidelines. Restrictions on consulting deals. And no more pens with drug company names or other swag at conferences. These are part of a new ethics code that dozens of leading medical … Continue reading

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Pfizer creates fake company to take rap in criminal case….and gets away with it!

Below is a story from CNN that is a must read.  It shows everything that is wrong with the pharmaceutical industry. CNN Article Imagine being charged with a crime, but an imaginary friend takes the rap for you. That is … Continue reading

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