Pretty much everyone has one these days! In fact, according to Facebook, there are currently over 500 million active users on Facebook. Statistics show that 50% of these active users log on every day. So, just as you would in any crowd, you need to make sure you are protecting […]
Are you taking the cholesterol lowering drugs: Zocor, Vytorin or Simcor? The Food & Drug Administration published a release recommending new safety criteria for high does simvastatin; which is a key ingredient in all these drugs: “The FDA has revised the drug labels for simvastatin and Vytorin to include the […]
Prescription drugs are not the solution to all of our health problems. In fact, they can be the cause of many of them. Many patients who are being prescribed bisphosphonates for the treatment and prevention of osteoporosis, such as Fosamax, Aredia, and Zometa, are unaware of the risk of long […]
Suppose I am a physician and as a part of my practice I want to know whether my patients own guns and whether they properly secure their guns. Suppose I, too, own guns and suppose that as a result of poor gun security someone in my family was tragically shot […]
Johnson & Johnson has been ordered by a South Carolina court to pay $327 million for minimizing the links between its antipsychotic drug, Risperdal, and diabetes. The case centers on allegations that Johnson & Johnson marketed Risperdal in a way that was misleading in product labels, “Dear Doctor letters” and […]
Homeowners Insurance in the State of Florida is already out of reach financially for many Floridians who own homes and are struggling in this economy to makes ends meet. We have gone several years without hurricanes and when we had a few in 2005 homeowners insurance rates went through the […]
Is it possible that four studies have demonstrated that certain birth control medications, like Yaz, Yasmin, and Ocella, are dangerous and the manufacturer, Bayer, knew nothing about the dangers? It is reasonable to conclude that if the manufacturer did not actually know, through reasonable and prudent drug evaluation; those dangerous […]
In the ‘80’s and ‘90’s we went through the “managed care” development in health care. HMO’s sprang up from everywhere and the promise of lower health costs with increased quality of health care was predicted by both the private sector as well as public officials. That was a “sales job” […]
Now that summer is upon us, many South Floridians will cool off by jumping into the pool. But be careful before you dive in. On May 26, 2011, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced that eight manufacturers have voluntarily recalled one million pool and in-ground spa drain covers due […]
According to new studies, the latest generation of birth control pills, including Yaz, Yasmin, and Ocella, put women at a higher risk of blood clots than other types of birth control pills. These fourth-generation birth control pills carry a two-to-three times greater risk of venous thrombosis, also known as blood […]
