Drugs & Medications
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MUSCLE RELAXANTS DON’T HELP CHRONIC PAIN
Most chronic pain is the result of an insult, or two, to the musculoskeletal system. A failed surgery on the…
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MACULAR DEGENERATION STILL AN ENIGMA
In July, 2019, I published a blog about macular degeneration in which I lamented the absence of a discernible cause,…
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VACCINES PROTECT CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
COVID-19 and the vaccines developed to combat it did more to erode trust in old, well-established, standard vaccines than any…
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MENOPAUSE “SHOULD NOT BE MEDICALIZED”
“Medicalized” is a word I have never used or even seen used before. It is used here in the context…
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MULTIVITAMINS ARE GREAT PLACEBOS
We all know people who spend a ton of money on vitamins—Vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin B, any brand, any…
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MONITOR PATIENTS ON GLP-1’S
Glucagon Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists (GLP-1RA’s) are drugs you don’t prescribe for a patient and then forget about. They are…
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HOME INR TESTING FOR WARFARIN
Are you one of the 6 million Americans who have atrial fibrillation? If so, do you take a blood thinner…
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BEST AND SAFEST DRUGS FOR ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
Drugs designed to improve the dementia found in Alzheimer’s sufferers have not lived up to their “billing.” By that, I…
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DOES METFORMIN AFFECT DIABETES?
Metformin is the first drug physicians have prescribed for the treatment of diabetes for several decades. It has been the…
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TREATING FEVER IN CHILDREN
Fever! It’s one of the more common reasons doctors receive calls at 2:00 or 3:00 am. Viral and bacterial infections…
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