Tag Archive | "Medications"
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On Friday a long time friend and patient came into the office. During his visit he shared with me an experience that he had earlier in the day that was to me both unbelievable and yet not surprising, and that I thought would be interesting to share. Over the last few weeks we had been [...]
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As a passionate and principled doctor of chiropractic, one of my favorite lines that people say is: “You’re Crazy!” Now sometimes this is said in a fun, sarcastic tone, but many times I can tell that they are saying it simply as a jerk reaction to learning something completely opposite from what they had heard [...]
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Last week Dr. M went to a weekend conference in New Jersey. These are always exciting experiences for us. Not only do we get to learn about new technology, new techniques, etc, but we also get the chance to spend time with other chiropractors from around the country (and world), some who are old friends, [...]
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“Whatever an expert panel decides today about the diabetes drug Avandia, the way that drug trials were carried out represent a fundamental violation of the social compact between patients and drug companies.” Another day, another drug company covering up deadly side effects caused by its precription drug. An FDA panel (comprised of doctors and researchers, [...]
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We absolutely love it when patients bring in or send us emails of articles they have read or info they have received from their doctor or other health care professionals. While we try to stay current on health events and topics, it always beneficial for us to see what other professionals are saying, good or [...]
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Now that it is winter in Australia, they are beginning to go through the FEAR mentality of the FLU like we did last year. Remember how they told us we were all going to get really sick and die with the so called H1N1 outbreak? What a joke….it wasn’t any different than any other year, [...]
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For today some quick hits on the latest in health news: Fish Oil As many of you know one of the dietary supplements that we are constantly reminding our patients of the importance of is Fish Oil – Omega 3 Fatty Acids. A number of new studies have come out that re-enforce this view (my [...]
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For those of you who couldn’t make it, you missed an incredible night at Mrs. Murphy’s Irish Bistro on Linclon Ave. We had about 50 people turn out for the presentation of, “7 Health Secrets Even You MD Doesn’t Know.” I had so many of you come up to me afterwards during dinner to thank [...]
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Earlier this week, I had a patient in her 90′s who wanted to know if she should continue taking Fosamax, which is an osteoporosis drug. It is the only medication she is on, which is probably why she is still alive. According to the CDC, most Americans are on 8 prescription drugs per day. Studies [...]
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When I returned to town on Sunday night, I found on my doorstep an excellent article from Wednesday’s Chicago Tribune. It outlined a study from the University of Chicago Medical Center that found that “At least 2.2 million older adults in the U.S. take medicine in combinations that could trigger dangerous drug interactions, causing gastrointestinal [...]
