ne”] In researching background material for my upcoming presentation at the AAMA (American Academy of Medical Acupuncture) conference in Anaheim, I came across this study. It has so many interesting aspects to it, but I will confine myself to this
Wow. I did not know this. Benadryl as also implicated. “For instance, the most commonly used medications in the study were tricyclic antidepressants like doxepin (Sinequan), first-generation antihistamines like chlorpheniramine (Chlor-Trimeton), and antimuscarinics for bladder control like oxybutynin (Ditropan).
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I think this is a good first step to reign in Big Pharma. “Last year, the pharmaceutical industry spent $4.8 billion pitching its products and messages to Americans, a 17 percent increase from 2013, according to the market research firm Kantar
From Freakonomics radio. Podcast here. Transcript here. “Brenner: The major imperative for most organizations in health care is to get bigger and bigger and bigger. And money is like fertilizer. And the way you get bigger is getting more money,
Danish Dr. Peter Gotzsche makes his case for the dangers of the pharmaceutical companies. “The main reason we take so many drugs is that drug companies don t sell drugs, they sell lies about drugs. This is what makes drugs
This study was published in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) by looking at what how patient outcomes compare who are admitted to hospitals during the annual cardiology conferences. It is a way to get at data that otherwise
Great discussion of the current thinking around inflammation. There is definitely something there, but, as always, let’s not let the cure get worse than the disease. “Statins lower the chance of a heart attack, but there is growing concern not
My gripe with this whole story was more about entrepreneurs needing to find some high minded motive instead of just admitting that they are out to make money. Hey! We live in America! Making money is the highest of holies
Nice summary of what is currently the thinking on placebos. Author Ted Kaptchuk, one of the first westerners to explore acupuncture.
