Republished with permission from kellybroganmd.com
One of the most remarkable papers I have read in the psychiatric literature was about a 57 year old woman who was treated with months of both antipsychotic and antidepressant medications and given two rounds of electroconvulsive treatment before anyone bothered to check her vitamin B12 lev...
Put down the antacids! New study shows that acid blockers are detrimental to cardiovascular health.
Introduction
Proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) are a group of drugs whose main action is blocking the secretion of gastric acid. They are dominant medical treatment of peptic ulcers, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and indigestion. ...
Is there anything you can do to stop hair loss? Several simple hair-sparing strategies have proven effective, including correcting common vitamin deficiencies and avoiding toxic insults that can spoil your luxurious locks
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When popping a pill for heartburn, you might be trading short-term relief for long-term risks - risks that drug companies knew about but failed to warn you of.
Pfizer recently settled over 10,000 lawsuits alleging it failed to warn about the cancer risks of Zantac, an anti-heartburn drug, despite knowing of the dangers for 40 years. Research sho...