Your Medicine Cabinet
Should Physicians Fill Your Prescriptions After They Write Them?
Most patients receive a prescription from their doctor, which they then take to a pharmacy to be filled. Recently, however, more and more doctors have begun filling certain prescriptions in their offices. Read More
Honey: The Sweetest Medicine?
Parents of children who are coughing due to a cold or flu may want to try using honey to relieve their children’s symptoms. A new study suggests that giving children honey before bedtime can give them relief and help them (and their parents!) get a good night of sleep. Read More
Aspirin: Could It Reduce Your Risk for Cancer?
Often called a “wonder drug,” aspirin reduces aches and pains, fever, and swelling, and lowers the risk of heart attack and stroke. But few of us ever imagined that it might also lower our chances of developing several types of cancer and help keep cancer from spreading. Read More
Statins (cholesterol-lowering drugs) and the New Safety Warnings: What It Means for You
The FDA issued new safety warnings for statins in February 2012 about the increased risk for diabetes, memory loss and muscle pain, symptoms that we have been warning patients about for some time. Read More
Having Trouble Sleeping? Pills are not a Safe Solution
A compelling new study suggests that people who take sleeping pills are at an increased risk of dying or developing cancer within the next 2 and a half years. Read More
My Plate: A New Alternative to the Food Pyramid
The new USDA model, MyPlate, replaces the familiar “food pyramid” diagram that underwent several changes in the 19 years since it was first introduced. The MyPlate model shows the five food groups (fruits, vegetables, proteins, grains, and dairy) in a place setting. It is designed to be easier to understand in the context of a single meal than the more confusing pyramid. Read More
Tampon Safety
A widely circulated rumor spread over the Internet alleges that tampons are contaminated with asbestos and dioxin, and that the rayon in some tampons causes toxic shock syndrome. Read More