Drugs & Medications
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QUICK NOTES FROM DR G OPINES DrGOpines.com
DrGOpines.com ONYCHOMYCOSIS: Do your grandkids tease you about your ugly toenails? Do you avoid going barefoot because you’re embarrassed by…
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TYLENOL AND BLOOD PRESSURE: THERE’S MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE!
Most people think of Tylenol (acetaminophen) as a safe drug. They substitute if for aspirin because they are continually reminded…
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STATIN INTOLERANCE OVERESTIMATED
The use of statin drugs has been challenged for years by the fear of alleged adverse effects. Patients who need…
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IBUPROFEN vs. TYLENOL. EGGS GET GOOD PRESS!
EGGS DON’T INCREASE CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE Two recent anecdotes from American Family Physician, the scientific journal of The American Academy Of…
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MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES: What are they? What do they do?
This is a difficult subject to write about. Difficult because to understand it, you must possess basic knowledge of the…
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ALCOHOL AND ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
We hear conflicting messages about alcohol all the time. Some people praise it’s medicinal virtues while others continually point out…
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NOW A BLOOD TEST PREDICTS ALZHEIMER’S
On July 21, 2020 I published a blog about two new tests used to accurately diagnose Alzheimer’s disease. With the…
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WHAT ARE MEMORY DRUGS AND DO THEY WORK?
Surely, sometime recently you’ve seen one of the many testimonials on TV for drugs to improve memory. First we see…
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SHINGLES VACCINES: Do They Work?
Herpes Zoster, aka Shingles, is a disease human beings find quite unpleasant. Because it falls in the Herpesvirus classification, it…
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ORPHAN DRUGS: A MISNOMER!
In the pharmaceutical world there exists an entire class of drugs with which the public is largely unfamiliar and most…
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