By Terry A. Rondberg In recent years, researchers have piled up the proof that many of the prescription and OTC pills sold to “treat” colds and flu in kids are ineffective. Even worse, they all have potentially negative side effects. One study, conducted by researchers at Penn State, found that placebos were just as effective [...]
By Terry A. Rondberg A new study published by JAMA shows that among patients age 65 years and older, rosiglitazone (a medication for treating Type 2 diabetes) is associated with an increased risk of stroke, heart failure, and all-cause mortality (death) when compared with pioglitazone (another medication for diabetes). In their conclusion, the authors wrote: [...]
In some traditional cultures, the elderly are revered. In others, they’re taken out to the woods and left to die. Generally, in America, they’re over medicated, often with harmful or useless drugs. A recent study of the records of 470,000 patients over 65 who were admitted to an emergency department (ED) between 2000 and 2006 [...]
The first rule of the medical profession is supposed to be “Do No Harm.” I don’t think the pharmaceutical industry ever took that pledge. We’ve known for ages that pills and potions passed out like candy by the medical and drug cartels are seldom effective and often have dangerous side effects. A study published in [...]
