Many years ago, I wrote a short post about some unique research linking manganese deficiency in deer antlers to osteoporosis in humans.
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Discovering DES: Opening Pandora’s Box
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Diethylstilbestrol (DES) is a synthetic estrogen. Known as DES in the United States, it is more commonly known as stilboestrol in the
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The FDA Legacy: A Dereliction of Duty
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“Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss.” – The Who (Pete Townsend, Songwriter), 1971The FDA recently finalized its ruling to
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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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Are you familiar with the phrase “iatrogenic illness”? An affirmative answer is more likely among the readers of this website than the public
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Drugs Have Effects
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Seems like a simple proposition to recognize that drugs affect things in the body, but after years of marketing, most of us
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Every profession has its jargon and the medical profession is no exception. Perhaps it is even more addicted to jargon than other
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Several months ago, a colleague let me know that his patients were testing positive for oxythiamine. He had begun using IV thiamine
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