Tag: Doctors and Drugs

A recent "commentary" article concerning dietary supplements, written by Bryan E. Denham, PhD was published in JAMA, thus carrying the imprimatur...

Perhaps you've seen the headlines: "Colon Cleansing Ineffective and Unsafe, Say Researchers."So what is this groundbreaking study in the Journal...

Amazing as it seems, doctors are now able to perform operations before birth on babies who have birth defects. To...

Studies now show that people who take antidepressants and then go off of them have recurring bouts of major depression at almost...

According to recent information from the American Cancer Society, cancer-related death rates are 22 percent lower for men and nearly...

Why is it that In the world of “scientific” medicine, deeply ingrained beliefs (e.g. flu shots, statin drugs, antidepressants, hormone...

In an attempt to be the best and excel, many college students and twenty-somethings take so-called "smart drugs" such as...

New research has found that it is a regularly occurring practice at hundreds of hospitals to allow chest CT scans,...

A new study has determined that there was a 55 percent increase in emergency room hospital visits for prescription drug-related...

Why is it that in the world of "scientific" medicine, deeply ingrained beliefs (e.g. flu shots, statin drugs, antidepressants, hormone...

A new study has found Botox reduces the ability to empathize. The reason is that in order to interpret the emotions others...

MRSA accounts for some 19,000 deaths annually in the United States, and an equivalent number in Europe, more than all...

In a study conducted at Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center in Chicago, researchers found that regular social interactions can keep dementia...

New research, reviewing 54 previous studies, concludes that, in fact, there is a depression gene after all. An article published...

The May 19th issue of The Economist ran TWO stories debunking alternative medicine. The first story carried a subheading that read,...

The field of regenerative medicine is booming, and that has the potential to create advancements most of us would never...

Think Aspirin is good for your heart? Maybe not so much. Think the only danger from Aspirin is stomach upset?...

The latest research indicates that the use of as little as one aspirin tablet a month may provide a significant...

Researchers at the University of Minnesota Masonic Cancer Center in Minneapolis are trying to use salmonella to attack tumors and...

A recent study conducted at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center found that men who take nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications (NSAIDs) on...

A recent study conducted by scientists at Harvard University proves that placebos can be effective treatment tools without having to...

A recent study conducted by scientists at Harvard University proves that placebos can be effective treatment tools without having to...

There has been a tremendous surge in the production of counterfeit drugs in the past decade.  In 2009, there were...

A recent report from the American Heart Association on the future of heart disease in the United States contains more...

A recent study, just published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, found that of 75,000 prescriptions written over the...