by Dr Joe | Aug 19, 2011 | Medical Tests, Relationships
Cartoons can often provide insights and make comments on society in a way that cannot be done with “real people”. My kids have “gotten into” South Park. Yes there are “gross bits” and foul language but I must say that some of their commentary on society is very... by Dr Joe | Aug 12, 2011 | General Health, Heart Disease, Medical Tests, Pharmaceuticals, The Practice of Medicine
Approval has been granted for the use of statin medications, which are used to lower cholesterol, by people who do not have high cholesterol. This is based on the rationale of preventing cardiovascular events such as heart attacks. A similar use was approved in the... by Dr Joe | Jul 15, 2011 | General Health, Pharmaceuticals
There is a steady stream of information coming out about the downsides of medications and particularly long term use of medications. Medicines are trialed over relatively short periods of time but can then be taken for five, ten or even twenty years. Trials done over... by Dr Joe | Jul 7, 2011 | General Health, Pharmaceuticals, Videos
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csPmWjaLNVQ[/youtube] Dr JoeDr Joe Kosterich – Doctor, Health Industry Consultant and Author Doctor, speaker, author, and health industry consultant, Joe is WA State Medical Director for IPN, Clinical editor of Medical... by Dr Joe | Jul 1, 2011 | Cancer, General Health, Pharmaceuticals, Politics
Sometimes it is surprising to learn the origins of things, which are almost taken for granted. It was only two years ago that I discovered that the war on cancer was declared by then President Nixon who in 1971 was aiming for victory and a cure for cancer by 1976.... by Carolyn Thomas | May 30, 2011 | General Health, The Practice of Medicine
Guest Blogger Carolyn Thomas “Selling sickness” means that the line between healthy and sick becomes blurred – and demand for medical treatment increases. If you’re a drug company, it’s a swell way to get consumers to demand treatment that may or may not even be...
