Drugs & Medications
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STATINS AFTER AGE 80
It seems that when senior citizens reach the age of 80, the healthcare industry is no longer interested in them.…
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NEW IDEAS FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
As I’ve written many times previously, procedures, protocols, and treatments in medical care change constantly. Medical research publications are filled…
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NEW IDEAS ABOUT STATIN TREATMENT
When it comes to prescribing statin drugs, doctors now have two different options. The purpose of each is to lower…
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ANTIHISTAMINES DISCOURAGED IN CHILDREN
Nearly everyone has taken an antihistamine at some time in their life. Antihistamines have dozens of uses and as such…
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NEW DROPS FOR OLD EYES
As we age, many things about our bodies change. If we don’t become bald, what hair we have eventually turns…
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STATINS HAVE FEW SIDE EFFECTS
The Lancet is the leading medical journal in Great Britain. Actually, it’s one of the most respected medical journals in…
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IS TIGHT BLOOD SUGAR CONTROL GOOD FOR SENIORS?
Diabetes comes in two forms, Type I and Type II. They are both horrible diseases and in so many ways…
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UPDATED IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE FROM AAFP
For the first time in decades, the American Academy of Family Physicians has published an immunization schedule of its own…
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SLEEPING PILLS DURING PREGNANCY
Women in the first trimester of pregnancy (the first three months after conception) are always advised to take medications, for…
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NEW SIDE EFFECTS OF GLP-1’S
Several months ago I posted an article about “Prescribing GLP-1 Receptor Agonists,” on DrGOpines.com. In it, I reported that along…
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