The Earth is Floxed
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“The earth is badly floxed.”I’m not sure if the person who wrote that meant it literally or figuratively, but, I agree –
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Assignment – write about how fluoroquinolone (Cipro/Ciprofloxacin, Levaquin/Levofloxacin, Avelox/Moxifloxacin and Floxin/Ofloxacin) use can cause deadly systemic fungal infections.It has been a difficult
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Perhaps I’m naive, but I’ve always assumed that academic and government scientists were generally trustworthy, unbiased (or, at least as unbiased as
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A healthy blood-brain barrier is necessary for keeping unwanted molecules and cells from entering into the brain from the bloodstream. Without a healthy
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Adverse Drug Reactions are Like Earthquakes
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I often compare adverse drug reactions to earthquakes. People die in earthquakes. More people die from taking pharmaceuticals. Per Ethicist, Dr. Donald
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When trying to determine the danger associated with a drug, the number of Emergency Room (ER) visits that result from use of
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Allergic Reactions or Iatrogenic Illness?
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Allergic Reactions versus Toxicity SyndromesWhen I was twenty, I had an allergic reaction to a sulfa antibiotic. I broke out in itchy
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“I’ve prescribed fluoroquinolone antibiotics to hundreds of patients and I’ve never seen problems like yours. It’s a good drug with an excellent
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