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Collaborating with your doctor to explore lifestyle alternatives over drugs for cardiovascular protection
We all want to promote a healthy cardiovascular system to prevent one of the most common causes of death and disability we face as we grow older. Doctors try to help by measuring risk factors and providing treatments to reduce the risks. While many medications are...
It takes decades to learn all there is to know about the safety of medications.
The FDA recently issued a warning about the old and very commonly used antibiotics like ciprofloxacin. The side effect is rare, but the loss ratio of aneurysm rupture is devastatingly large. Anytime you need to make a medical decision, even one that seems as trivial...
Don’t be misled by expert consensus statements about incomplete science.
An expert consensus statement such as this one recently released by the American Heart Association about a topic with such incomplete science should include a full transcript of all the deliberations in order to allow physicians and the public to judge the logic and...
Enthusiasm has no place in medical decisions.
Many new and promising medications have been approved by the FDA over the past few years. While these drugs offer novel benefits for difficult diseases like Diabetes Mellitus, heart disease and cancer, the science behind them is incomplete. A recent plea by an expert...
The Dangers of Routine Health Care in the Digital Age.
This harrowing five-part story adapted from 'The Digital Doctor' by Robert Wachter describes a near disaster due to a medication error augmented by a high-quality hospital's Electronic Health Record. It starkly reveals the risks of medical care in the digital age....
Traditional medicine works. But be aware of the harm that “harmless” traditional medical therapies can cause. Take charge of your own care by making good decisions.
This very well written review of scientific issues regarding complementary and alternative medicine reminds us of the challenges in making good medical decisions when medical science is incomplete. The author points to one study of an asthma remedy that improved...