You could say big pharma “owns” the “cardiology market.” In fact, the statin drug Lipitor is the most commercially successful drug in history. Between 1996 and 2011, it had sales exceeding $120 [...]
Category: Daily Dispatch
On the street where you live
Over the Thanksgiving holiday, the highways will be jam-packed with traffic. And you might not be able to avoid them entirely over the next few days, if you’re planning to visit family and [...]
Five major diseases linked to low vitamin D
It seems I just can’t say enough about the great and powerful vitamin D. A constant torrent of new research shows vitamin D is essential for health and helps prevent many diseases. But most [...]
Keep your brain young with this powerhouse vitamin
As you get older, your brain changes. It may take you longer to learn new information. And you may forget what you learned far faster than you did in your younger days. But one powerhouse vitamin [...]
The fate in our stars
New research shows the month during which you were born appears to influence your adult temperament. Of course, if you pay attention to life and the world, you have abundant opportunity to [...]
Antidepressants cause emotional blunting
Last month, I shared some disturbing, new research about selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Researchers from the innovative Max Planck Institute discovered these common [...]
When less is more in cancer care
I just saw a headline in the Medscape Journal of Medicine that could have come from a page in my own book. The headline read: “Solution to U.S. Cancer Care ‘Crisis’ is Less Cancer Care.” Dr. [...]
The peculiar consequences of quitting smoking with ease
If you’ve tried to quit smoking but haven’t been able to completely kick the habit, don’t get discouraged. In fact, you may even consider it a good thing when it comes to avoiding a deadly and [...]
The peculiar consequences of quitting smoking with ease
If you’ve tried to quit smoking but haven’t been able to completely kick the habit, don’t get discouraged. In fact, you may even consider it a good thing when it comes to avoiding a deadly and [...]
Natural brain booster hiding in plain sight
In a large telephone survey conducted last year by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), one in eight men and women over 60 years reported experiencing memory lapses that have been “happening [...]