There are lots of claims about natural treatments for arthritis, but which ones work? Without any good answers, all too many of us drop back on drugs for arthritis pain. The list can include drugs like steroids and NSAIDs. These drugs come with a list of side effects that you would not want to experience […]
There is pretty much no chronic disease that prediabetes does not contribute to. Fatty liver is on the list. It goes by many names: non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), fatty liver, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). It can start with just a mild elevation of liver enzymes on a routine blood work panel. This may prompt your […]
ARE YOU AWARE THAT THIS COMMON CLASS OF DRUGS KILLS 21,000 PEOPLE PER YEAR? Almost everyone is surprised about the annual number of deaths that occur due to the Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (like ibuprofen). This number, in light of the increased risk of NSAIDs on the heart that came to light because of the Vioxx trials, […]
CAN JUST TWO WEEKS OF NSAIDS DESTROY THE STOMACH AND INTESTINES? It amazes me how frequently patients take this class of drugs without any thought to the fact that some 16,000-21,000 people DIE each year from this class of drugs, most often due to bleeding ulcers. This is truly a scary study, following 55 healthy […]
Unfortunately, when most of us think about the side effects of NSAIDs like ibuprofen, we think ulcers. That’s not to say some 20,000 bleeding ulcers annually leading to death is something to be taken lightly, but it’s merely the tip of the iceberg. The cardiovascular risks of NSAIDs began to appear in the medical literature […]
