False information seems to be spreading as fast as the coronavirus itself. Let’s get some things clear to distinguish between fact and fiction. Anti-Inflammatory Painkillers There are a lot of posts floating around saying that anti-inflammatory painkillers such as ibuprofen can make the infection worse. France’s health minister suggested patients do not use these medications…
Test results from cities across the United States, including Ann Arbor, Michigan, are showing quantities for PFAS higher than previously thought. Water is key to our survival and having high levels of these man-made chemicals is concerning to me. The Environmental Working Group (EWG) tested tap water in 44 locations across 31 states for PFAS….
Human-to-Human Transmission The new pneumonia-like coronavirus has now been confirmed by a Chinese government-appointed expert that two cases have been transmitted from one person to another. The two were family members living in the Guangdong province in southern China. One of them visited the animal market in Wuhan where the outbreak began and transferred the…
Many of my patients swear by Excedrin for migraine relief. Unfortunately, GlaxoSmithKline, the company that makes Excedrin Extra Strength and Excedrine Migraine has temporarily discontinued both products. And many regular users of these products are already in distress over the shortage. You may have guessed the reason for this is because there was a quality…
A new study estimates that twice the amount previously estimated die from sepsis worldwide. Previous studies were limited to middle- and high-income countries where sepsis cases were treated at a hospital. This new study, however, included low-income countries and sepsis cases that occurred outside of a hospital. So, it’s not so much that the numbers…
While some health statistics seem to be getting worse each year, there’s some good news when it comes to cancer deaths. The American Cancer Society is calling the recent historic drop in cancer death rates ‘the biggest single-year drop ever.’ As a medical doctor, I see firsthand how devastating cancer can be to my patients…
Love eating chili peppers? Well, it turns out they could cut down your risk of dying. But, like anything that sounds too good to be true, there’s a catch – you have to eat them on a regular basis. I’m a big fan of chili peppers myself. I like to eat jalapeños a couple of…
We’ve covered the four ‘health’ fads of 2019 that can be bad for you, but here is one that could be good for you! Millions of people make New Year’s resolutions to get fit, lose weight, or eat better. But oftentimes people bite off more than they can chew (pun intended) and set themselves up…
Unfortunately, health fads aren’t always for our benefit, and 2019 saw it’s fair share of health and wellness trends. It’s a huge industry, at 4.2 trillion dollars a year, and goes largely unregulated. Here are four health fads I’m encouraging you to keep away from or drop as we enter a new decade. CBD This…
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