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Joyce Hollman

The ‘alphabet soup’ of poison popping up in your blood pressure meds

There was a time when taking medication was pretty straightforward. Your doctor wrote a prescription, you filled it and began taking your meds. It would never have crossed your mind that there was poison in your pills. Sadly, those days are gone. Here’s more to know about the recalls…

Joyce Hollman

The arthritis drug that makes your heart old and tired

It’s one of the most commonly prescribed drugs for arthritis. It belongs to a class of drugs known as NSAIDs, and as early as 2005, the FDA knew that taking NSAIDs significantly increases the risk of heart attack and stroke. Now they know it increases odds of another dangerous condition…

Joyce Hollman

Why statin manufacturers may soon target the mentally ill

Inflammation. It’s been called the root of disease. Not just heart disease either. Recent research is positing some compelling evidence that inflammation plays a role in the development of mental illness. No one’s prescribed an Advil for schizophrenia, but you should be concerned at what drug could be…

Jenny Smiechowski

How cold and flu medicine puts your heart in danger

Many of the cold and flu medications you take to ease your discomfort are hard on your heart. And the strain caused by the virus combined with the strain caused by these medications could be more than your heart can handle…

Easy Health Options Staff

Big pharma takes the TCM out of curing cancer to sell drugs

How many times has the pharmaceutical industry scoffed at studies showing a natural cure was just as effective or more so than high-priced, side effect-ridden drugs? Too many to count, right? Big Pharma is on board with these remedies, as long as they can profit from them. And now they’ve figured out how…

Dr. Adria Schmedthorst

5 little-known reasons acid reflux meds make you feel worse

There are five little-known reasons the acid reflux medications you’re taking could be making you feel worse – and could put your life in danger. The dangers are so great that they’re even being highlighted by the FDA.

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Jenny Smiechowski

The common drug combo that causes brain and stomach bleeding

More than 30 million people take NSAID pain relievers daily. The problem is, a lot of these same people also take a popular antidepressnt. If you’re one of them, you should know about the increased risk for brain and gastrointestinal bleeding this combination can cause….

Joyce Hollman

Why carcinogens, garbage and bacteria are getting into your FDA-approved medications

8,000 medicines that have been recalled since 2013. Have you heard about them? Everything from cancer-causing chemicals to deadly bacteria and even glass and metal particles have been found in medications that may be in your medicine cabinet right now.

Joyce Hollman

How your diabetes drug sets you up for heart attack

If you or someone you love is taking metformin for type 2 diabetes, it’s only a matter of time before a second-line drug will be necessary. But recent findings show that with some of these medications you’re jumping “out of the frying pan and into the fire.”

Joyce Hollman

How Big Pharma bribes you to keep taking their drugs

Most prescriptions are way too high. That’s why drug companies offer some incentive programs to help us afford their expensive medications. But insurance companies aren’t too happy with these financial incentives, and may soon put patients in a bad spot…

Joyce Hollman

Is your doctor letting you ‘drug and drive’?

Nearly half of all older adults are using seven or more prescription medications that could impair their driving ability — making them dangerous not only to themselves, but to others. Are you one of these people? It’s not something your doctor always catches…

Jenny Smiechowski

The common antibiotics that double your risk of aortic aneurysm

Antibiotics have risks. But in many cases the benefits far outweigh those risks… Except when they’re prescribed for a virus, or as “preventative,” or especially when they put you at risk for a serious and potentially deadly aortic aneurysm…

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