Remember: it can kill like a hip or spine fracture. It is especially dangerous in diabetic patients because their ability to heal is severely impaired. Should they do everything possible to prevent a fracture? Absolutely – like preventing falls. However, it looks like falls are not the major threat for diabetics any more. So what is it now? Guess what? Drugs! (more…)

It definitely should be, because medical information is vitally important for your health. It is often taken for granted, that every piece of medical information is honest and reliable.  That is what I thought for many years since I entered a medical school, and continued to believe for many years.  But not any more. (more…)

That is why we have a regulatory agency, run by the US government, called FDA, to separate good drugs from bad drugs. So good ones should be approved by the FDA, and the bad ones should be rejected. That is how it should be. But in real life it is sometimes opposite to what it should be. (more…)

Therefore I was shocked, when I learned from the National Enquirer from Dec 22 2008 that Martha Stewart’s darkest secrets will be revealed in a coming book, written by her family members. (more…)

So to choose the right brand you go to the Internet and “Google” the product.  And your search returns you so many results, that you’re overwhelmed. Almost each manufacturer claims, that their product is the best.  So how to choose the right product for you? (more…)