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New Drugs: Their Dangers
submitted by: admin on 11/22/2024
New drugs are problematic because they are not fully tested. Post marketing studies should be required. It is wiser to use old time-tested drugs because they've been around for decades and we know their complications. Vioxx is an interesting example. Cox 1 and Cox 2 inhibitors are explained.
New Lupus Drug is a Blockbuster
submitted by: admin on 11/22/2024
Lupus erythematosis is a chronic auto-immune disease that affects millions of people. Scientists are not exactly sure if lupus is a genetic disease, environmental, or related to lifestyle. Lupus can also be drug induced. It can be very debilitating and can affect joints, blood cells, skin, as well as organs such as the kidneys, heart and lungs. Lupus...
New Research About Facebook Addiction
submitted by: admin on 10/12/2013
Facebook addiction is especially a problem for younger people and for women. It tends to occur in anxious and socially insecure people because they find it easier to communicate than face to face. The study also reports that people who are organized and more ambitious tend to be less at risk. For these people the use of social media is an integral part of work...
Nutrition for Allergies
submitted by: admin on 10/12/2013
Using conventional drugs for allergies is not the safest approach. There are a wide range of nutrients and herbs that work very well and are safe.
Off label Prescription Drug Usage
submitted by: admin on 11/22/2024
Off label use of a drug is when an approved drug is used for an unapproved use. This accounts for about 20% of all prescriptions. Drug companies are forbidden to advertize for off label uses. They are also disinclined to do research for these unapproved uses because they have little to gain from a study if the drug is already being used.
Off-Label Usage of Drugs
submitted by: admin on 11/22/2024
Physicians can use an FDA approved drug for whatever purpose they choose. This is off label use. Drug companies cannot promote drugs for off label indications, but they do. 20% of drugs are used as off-label.
Omega-3 Fatty Acids Protect the Heart
submitted by: admin on 02/18/2015
Patients with diabetes who've had a previous heart attack have an 84% lower incidence of dangerous ventricular arrhythmias and 72% lower risk of a fatal heart attack if they use omega 3 fatty acids than those only on drug protection. One thousand patients were followed for 40 months and included those between the ages of 60 and 80. They were given...
Only Drugs Can Treat Hypertension
submitted by: admin on 10/12/2013
A study comparing drugs to other therapies is presented. The pros and cons of using drugs or non-drug approaches are reviewed and discussed.
Osteoporosis: Taking Prescription Drugs or Living a Healthy Lifestyle
submitted by: admin on 11/22/2024
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Over The Counter Drugs
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Parkinson's and Alzheimer's Diseases and the Failure of ATP Production
submitted by: admin on 05/28/2016
Parkinson's disease is not cured by any treatments we have today. Treatment is centered on blocking the symptoms of this chronic disease. There is a failure of energy production in vital areas of the brain that make dopamine. The energy producing part of the cell, the mitochondria, don't make enough energy to make dopamine and Parkinson's disease...
Peptic Ulcer Overview
submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
Peptic Ulcers affect up to 10% of us over our lifetime. Symptoms generally include burning in the upper abdomen, dull aching pain, and sometimes nausea and vomiting, especially if they are complicated by hemorrhaging or perforation of the intestinal wall. Peptic ulcers occur in the esophagus, stomach and duodenum. H. pylori is believed to cause about 50% of all...
Peripheral Neuropathy Overview (PowerPoint)
submitted by: admin on 05/13/2015
It seems that peripheral neuropathy (PN) is becoming more and more common in medical practice today. I have seen more than a thousand people with PN over the past 15 years. There are a wide range of causes for PN and fortunately there is treatment for it that is revolutionary in my opinion. In this PowerPoint presentation, which is being presented to Alta Bates...
PMS
submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
Premenstrual tension is defined and discussed. It is characterized by a constellation of signs and symptoms that can be managed with lifestyle, nutritional supplements and drugs.
Prediabetes: Is It a Disease?
submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
Having a blood sugar range in the high normal as opposed to the low normal range is associated with a 2-3 times risk for developing type 2 diabetes later in life. The best treatment is lifestyle that includes a healthy low carb diet to lower our insulin needs and maintain a healthy weight, plenty of exercise, controlling stress, and getting enough...
Prescription Drug Addiction
submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
Prescription drug addiction is more common than street drugs. Many patients become dependent on anti-anxiety, antidepressant, and analgesic medications and have great difficulty getting off of them.
Prescription Drug Overdose Deaths on the Rise
submitted by: admin on 12/18/2013
Prescription drug overdoses are the leading cause of accidental deaths in the US. Forty percent of these deaths are from opioid prescriptions. Over the past three decades the number of drug poisonings has increased sixfold, and there are now more than 36,000 deaths annually in the US. Between 1999 and 2010 physician prescriptions for opioids increased fourfold....
Prescriptions for Health Radio Show April 15, 2011
submitted by: admin on 11/22/2024
Prescriptions for Health Radio Show
April 15, 2011
Dr. Len and Nurse Vicki explore the following topics:
Death by Medicine by Gary Null, PhD
Drugs for ADD and ADHD
Drugs for Diabetic Neuropathy
The Photon Stimulator for Diabetic Neuropathy
Do Doctor's Follow Their Own Advice?
A Return to Healing
Coenzyme Q10
Dangers of Radiation from Japan
Vicki's...
Prescriptions for Health Radio Show: April 1, 2011
submitted by: admin on 11/22/2024
Prescriptions for Health on DemandApril 1, 2011
Welcome to the Premiere of Prescriptions for Health Radio Show on DoctorSaputo.com
Dr. Len and Nurse Vicki explore the following topics:
Worrying about breast cancer
Japan fallout
Power of prayer and thought
Infrared light therapy
Diabetic drugs for prevention
Atrial fibrillation
Vicki's 20/20...
Preventable Deaths Due to Treatable Conditions in the US
submitted by: admin on 10/14/2013
The US is ranked last among industrialized countries for preventable deaths because of lack of access to health care and complications caused by treatments. The practice of medicine is complicated and dangerous. Drugs cause about 400,000 deaths annually in the US.
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