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Panel nixes painkiller plan
Here's how hilariously ineffective the FDA's new plan to combat painkiller abuse is: The agency couldn't even convince one of its own rubberstamp panels to rubberstamp it.
Psychological Side Effects to Antidepressants
Dr. Timothy Scott looks at some of the psychological side effects to taking antidepressants including movement disorders, violence, brain shrinkage, and suicide.
“Is Your Child’s Diet Destroying His Brain Function?”
Quick! Wrestle that fork out of your teenager’s hand and read this before he takes another bite.
Can a Good Night’s Sleep Save Your Life?
I’m amazed when patients come to me with chronic sleep problems… and then apologize as if they’re afraid they’re bothering me. “It’s really nothing, Doc,” they say. “I’m just having a little trouble sleeping.”
Come on, trust us!
The recent woes of drugstore cold medicine king Johnson & Johnson are no secret-- the wave of recalls that kicked off in April have been causing big headaches for the company. Too bad they can't treat them!
If You Want to Age Gracefully - Don't Eat This
Death is surely inevitable, but I do believe you can live far longer than the average life expectancy, which, in the US, is around 78. Genetics may play a role, but is NOT the final determining factor for whether you'll live a long healthy life.
Industry funded WHO cell phone study ignores evidence and whitewashes results
A funny thing happened on the way to publication of a WHO sponsored study on cell phones and cancer risks.
How diet soda causes weight gain
The producers of this video say that when it's over you will have the answer to these three questions:
- (1) Why are acid reflux medications one of the fastest growing groups of medications in the US?
- (2) Why is it that Americans have the highest calcium consumption in the world, yet poor bone health?
- (3) How can a diet soda with zero calories make you gain weight?
Statin Candy Anyone?
As a doctor, I’m outraged. As a father… well… I’m even more outraged…
Giving back just got a whole lot easier: Saving lives with just a click
Times are tough. There’s no question about it.
Our dollars are stretched so thin you can practically see through them. And while I'm sure that you, like me, have causes you care about... finding the money and time to support those causes is becoming more and more difficult.
