Drugs most likely to send you to the ER

Drugs most likely to send you to the ER

If you’re over the age of 65, the  drug most likely to send you to the emergency room is the blood thinner  Coumadin (warfarin). According to research done by the Centers for Disease Control and published in the New England Journal of Medicine, Coumadin is responsible for 33 percent of emergency room visits among older […]

Give where it helps

Give where it helps

The holiday season is a time when millions of Americans make tax-deductible donations to non-profit organizations, but for many the question is, who to help? We all want to give where it helps most. In that spirit, here is a short list of suggestions for groups that are truly creating a better world. Environmental Working […]

Progesterone and epilepsy – NIH-sponsored research shows benefit

Progesterone and epilepsy – NIH-sponsored research shows benefit

It’s been fairly well established that women who suffer from premenstrual or catamenial epilepsy improve when they use progesterone, but mainstream medicine never got on board with the treatment. Now a gold standard, NIH-sponsored multicenter randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled phase III clinical trial should finally make progesterone a front line treatment for catamenial seizures. Andrew Herzog […]

What Causes Brain Freeze?

What Causes Brain Freeze?

If you’re over the age of 55, chances are you’ve had a Rick Perry-style brain freeze or some other variation on the theme, such as forgetting why you just walked from the kitchen to the living room, or the name of your daughter’s mother-in-law. Most likely there’s no need to go for an Alzheimers’ test […]