Medications
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How to protect yourself from the harmful effects of antibiotics
By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
There are times when you just need an antibiotic. Think pneumonia, a serious skin infection, a urinary tract infection, or Lyme Disease. Yes, they’re overused for self-limited conditions like mild acne, bronchitis, ear infections, and sinusitis, but they’re sometimes necessary….read more
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Are your medications getting you down?
By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association has disturbing implications for Americans who take prescription and over-the-counter drugs, often many at the same time: They can significantly increase the risk of depression. Moreover, the number of adults using 3…read more
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Less is more: The rise of overtreatment in the 21st Century
By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
The country doctor of the early 20th Century had very few tools to address patients’ complaints. Armed with a few simple medications and some basic surgical techniques, they often had to rely on reassurance and bedside manner to ease suffering. …read more
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Are some medicines stealing your brain power?
By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
It recently came to light that a wide range of popular medications—used routinely by tens of millions of Americans—have a nasty tendency to accelerate cognitive decline and set the stage for Alzheimer’s disease. Some are prescription drugs, but many are…read more
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Is there really a vast conspiracy to deprive us of cures and profit off our misery?
By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
The line of reasoning goes as follows: The pharmaceutical industry, partnering with its enablers in Big Food and Big Medicine, and subsidized by Big Government, has a stake in keeping us sick and dependent on their expensive, but non-curative chemical…read more
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Is the growth of the pharmaceutical industry making us sicker?
By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
Members of the natural health movement (myself included) have long argued that despite acknowledged medical advances, today’s proliferation of pharmaceutical drugs threatens to undermine, rather than promote, the health of our populace. We’re often branded as Luddites, ignorant skeptics, even…read more
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Is your Coumadin killing you? (The remarkable potential of vitamin K to stop arterial calcification)
By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
I recently had the pleasure of attending a phenomenal lecture at the Integrative Healthcare Symposium (IHS) co-presented by Drs. Jeffrey Bland and Leon Schurgers. Dr. Bland is widely acknowledged as the “Godfather of Functional Medicine”; Dr. Schurgers is a Dutch…read more
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14 things YOU know better than your doctor
By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
Your doctors know a lot. They are among the most highly-trained professionals, often undergoing 8-15 years of intense post-graduate education. They endure rigorous testing and certification, and have to continually keep up with reams of new information as advances proceed…read more
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NSAIDs increase heart risk: Now what for osteoarthritis pain?
By Dr. Ronald Hoffman
It was recently revealed that use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs—over the counter products like Advil, Motrin, ibuprofen, and Aleve, and prescription meds like Celebrex, Voltaren, Indocin, Naprosyn, Feldene, Daypro and Anaprox—can increase the risk of cardiovascular events (heart attacks and…read more
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Though we think of declining estrogen as the hallmark of menopause, it's actually common for…
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Up to 12 percent of Americans have ulcers at some point in life. Peptic ulcers…
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Gallbladder disease is a modern illness. An estimated 20 million Americans have gallbladder disease. The…
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Q: My mother is otherwise healthy, takes no medications and walks daily for exercise, but she…
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More mask misdirection (and some possible clarity): I’m finally getting a handle on this mask…
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We are living in unprecedented and unpredictable times. It seems every day brings new recommendations…
Intelligent Medicine Radio Show for May 23, Part 1
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