by Dr Joe | Oct 7, 2011 | General Health, Pharmaceuticals
We all like to see worthwhile charities get funding so they can do their work and assist those who need help. However there is an old adage that he who pays the piper calls the tune. There is an ever-increasing number of health and medical support groups and... by Dr Joe | Sep 16, 2011 | General Health, Relationships, The Practice of Medicine
After many years in medicine you have seen most things. Then one day something takes you by surprise. This was a person who was on 19, yes 19, different medications. Given some of these were taken more than once a day and the dose of some was more than one pill this... 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...
