Overuse of inhalers may have a detrimental effect on those suffering from asthma, according to the article: “Pharmacists Urged to Alert Physicians to Asthma Inhaler Overuse”, Family Practice News, April 15, 1993; 46. Pharmacists should monitor patients’ use of asthma inhalers, according to a spokesperson from the National Asthma Education Program. Inhaler overuse is associated Read More …
Over 700,000 Sent to ER with Drug Reactions
According to research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (Vol. 296 No. 15, October 18, 2006), over 700,000 Americans end up in the emergency room each year due to reactions to prescription medication. The most common causes are allergic reactions and accidental overdoses. According to the authors of the study and other Read More …
Osteoporosis Drugs: Not All They Are Cracked Up to Be
For more articles on this and other health topics, click on the link to go to our practitioners’ directory and link to a web site that is loaded with information: Practitioners’ Directory According to the January 18, 2008 issue of the British Medical Journal, the benefits of osteoporosis drugs are exaggerated. The drugs are being Read More …
Nutrition, the natural way to improve the body’s chemistry
Why do doctors prescribe drugs? Why do we take them? The answer is to change the body’s chemistry in order to correct a symptom. Anti-depressants are given to chemically increase neurotransmitter activity. Anti-inflammatory drugs biochemically reduce inflammation, giving relief from pain. Antibiotics chemically kill bacteria Drugs exist to create chemical changes in order to bring Read More …
Most patients prefer not to take drugs for back pain
Eighty percent of Americans suffer from back pain at some point in their lives. Back pain is the second most common reason for visits to the doctor’s office, outnumbered only by upper-respiratory infections. According to a survey of 800 adults suffering from chronic back pain conducted in the spring of 2004 for American Chiropractic Association, Read More …
Lifestyle Change is Better than Drugs for Type II Diabetes
Lifestyle Change is Better than Drugs for Type II Diabetes< About 8% of the American population has type II diabetes. Type two diabetes exists when the body becomes insensitive to insulin and thereby has an increasingly difficult time handling sugar. Research published in the New England Journal of Medicine (February 7, 2002;346:393-403) shows that lifestyle Read More …
Kids take too much pain medication for headaches
Kids Take Too Much Pain Medication for Headaches According to a recent survey of nearly 700 children and adolescents, more than one in five were overusing over-the-counter pain medications to relieve headaches. Often parents aren’t aware their kids were using pain relievers. Of the children participating in the survey, 41% had migraines, 28% experienced tension Read More …
Is there an Alternative to Expensive and Dangerous?
Is there an Alternative to Expensive and Dangerous? It is hard to go through the day without hearing about the high cost of health care in the United States. According to the journal, Lancet (Nov 20; 364(9448):1829-30), we spend over $1.5 trillion on health care; this represents about 15% of our GDP (gross domestic product). Read More …
In Ear Infections, Don’t Rush to Take Antibiotics
According to research published in the British Medical Journal (February 10, 2001; 322: 336-342),waiting a few days to see whether symptoms of an ear infection improve before beginning a course of antibiotics appears to be a practical way to reduce the use of antibiotics. This may help prevent the overuse of the drugs, and thus Read More …
FDA Warns About Drugs for the Elderly
In April, 2005 the FDA asked manufacturers of anti-psychotic drugs that they were not designed to treat dementia in the elderly. Drugs included in the warning are Risperdal, Abilify, Seroquel, Zyprexa, Clozaril and Geodon; these are drugs that are used for treating schizophrenia and mania. Another drug that is used for the treatment of depression Read More …