Drugs & Medications
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GABAPENTIN FOR PAIN?
In recent years, a lot of people have told me they were prescribed gabapentin (Neurontin) for pain. This was recommended…
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ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES AND THE FDA!
Before you read this post, I urge you to search the archives of DrGOpines for the post on Electronic Cigarettes.…
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ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES? What a Ruse!
I don’t know who invented electronic cigarettes and I don’t care, but I do know a huge ruse has been…
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STATINS AND CANCER: ANOTHER ARROW IN THE QUIVER!
As you already know, my love for HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) knows no bounds! Simply enough, they do what they’re…
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THAT CREAM CAUSED A RASH! WHAT’S THAT ABOUT?
Have you ever had a rash, applied a cream to it, and found the rash got worse? It happens all…
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TREMORS
However you choose to pronounce it—“tree-mer” or “trem-mer”—there’s a “whole lotta shaking’ goin’ on!” I don’t know if Jerry Lee…
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STATINS ARE “MIRACLE DRUGS!”
I’m going to beat the statins drum once again! Very few drugs have had the impact on cardiovascular disease than…
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MIGRAINE HEADACHES
Nothing in medicine is as controversial or more perplexing than migraine headaches. A. They are often misdiagnosed. B. The pathogenesis…
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RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME
Do you have restless legs syndrome? I do, and it’s a bothersome, annoying problem! You may have it, too, and…
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DO STATINS CAUSE MUSCLE PAIN AND WEAKNESS?
It’s statins again! This time it has to do with muscle pain and weakness patients attribute to statin therapy. A…
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