Introduction to Testosterone Therapy
For thousands of years, marketers have sold products by appealing to the yearning men have for virility and longevity. This search for the proverbial Fountain of Youth has led to great discoveries. It has pushed humanity to discover exciting therapies, drugs and treatments for many ailments. However, this collective passion for anti-aging has also led […]
Risperdal Linked to Gynecomastia
Martin Crump recently authored an eBook regarding Risperdal, a psychiatric medication marketed by Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. The book discusses the history of Risperdal, Janssen’s Pharmaceuticals’ efforts to market the drug to minors, and Risperdal’s link to gynecomastia (enlarged male breasts). Janssen Pharmaceuticals obtained approval from the FDA in 1993 to […]
Harvard Study Links Viagra to Melanoma
A new study found that use of Viagra is linked to an increased risk of melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer. The study was published on April 7, 2014 in JAMA by researchers at the Harvard Medical School. Viagra may stimulate the synthesis of the skin pigment melanin which has been linked to increased […]
Cholesterol Is Not “Bad”: It Is Vital for Human Existence
In his fascinating blog post series, “The Straight Dope on Cholesterol,” Dr. Peter Attia, the co-founder of the Nutrition Science Initiative (NuSI), addresses a common and incredibly widespread belief – that cholesterol is “bad.” He writes: “One of the biggest misconceptions out there (maybe second only to the idea that eating fat makes you fat) […]
Resources for Lipitor Victims and Their Families
Here are some additional resources and articles about Lipitor side effects that you and your family may find useful. What is Lipitor? No connection between the level of exposition to statins in the population and the incidence/mortality of acute myocardial infarction: An ecological study based on Sweden’s municipalities Statins and Risk of Incident Diabetes: […]
Who’s Right about Statins? Who’s Wrong? Who’s to Judge?
Consider an editorial that ran in the Los Angeles Times in November 2013, written in response to new recommendations from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology that urged up to one-third of all people in the United States to take statins. The Los Angeles Times’ editorial page is a conventional media […]
Cochrane Does an About-Face
Two years after their “thumbs up” to statins, The Cochrane Collaboration revised their data and came to starkly different conclusions. The group did another meta-analysis, using four additional trials. These trials did not offer much, if any, evidence to urge the authors to deviate from their 2011 conclusions. However, the Cochrane authors showed a profound […]
Peer Reviewed Science That Is Anything But Good News for Pfizer
From the Pfizer/WebMD point of view, liver and muscle problems are the only major Lipitor side effects. But is that point of view correct? Where’s the evidence? It does not take a “deep dive” into the peer-reviewed scientific literature to unearth a trove of disturbing reports and studies, many of which suggest that Lipitor’s side […]
Why the World Has Gone Bananas for Lipitor and Other Statins
Lipitor — a.k.a. atorvastatin — is a drug prescribed to reduce what is commonly referred to as “bad cholesterol.” Lipitor sales bring in a cool $12+ billion in profits for the drug’s manufacturer, Pfizer, every year. It is the top selling medicine in the entire world. Other statin drugs in the same class include Lescol, […]
How to Be a Better-Educated Patient
Here is one more super-critical rule of thumb: Keep an open mind. Many people have a very difficult time accepting even the possibility that the “malevolent cholesterol hypothesis” could be flawed or even dead wrong. But clinging to a flawed belief system has its consequences. Be skeptical of ideas that are counter to the conventional […]