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The PPI Debate: Are Heartburn Drugs Like Prilosec and Nexium Linked to Dementia?

Most of George Grossberg’s patients have lists of medications as long as his arm. So it takes the geriatric psychiatrist no small amount of time to…

May 9, 2025

Medications That Can Make You More Sun Sensitivity

People often look forward to the warmer days of summer and the longer days of sunshine. But whether you’re catching some rays at the pool,…

Apr 24, 2025

Why Is Hormone Therapy Still So Misunderstood?

Jen McDornan-Fish, a 51-year-old writer from Sacramento, first noticed mild hot flashes and occasional irritability eight years ago. She recognized these as early signs of…

Apr 10, 2025

Digestive Issues: A Guide to Gut Health and Medications

As the engine that turns our food into the fuel we need—and gets rid of what we don’t—our digestive tract is critical to sustaining life.…

Jan 13, 2025

Ways to Lower High Blood Pressure Without Relying on Drugs

If you have hypertension — high blood pressure — you may think that the only way to control it is to take a drug. But…

Nov 23, 2024

Should I Take Beetroot Supplements?

Eloisa Hife, a pet blogger and MedShadow reader, once read in a magazine that beetroot powder might help her athletic performance. As a fitness enthusiast, she decided…

Sep 19, 2023

Top 5 Natural Remedies For Liver Diseases – Backed by Science

Your body depends largely on the liver for its overall well-being. The liver breaks down nutrients in your foods and flushes out harmful substances.Over time,…

Aug 16, 2023

PART 2 – Shana’s Kidney and Heart Transplant | Health Interview | Power to the Patient Story

Power to the Patient Story | Health and Medical Interview Documentary Series | PART 2/2 of Interview Login or become an Insider to watch Part 2 of Shana’s…

Feb 9, 2023

PART 1 – Shana’s Kidney and Heart Transplant Surgery | Health Interview | Power to the Patient Story

Power to the Patient Story | Health and Medical Interview Documentary Video Series | PART 1/2 of Interview Guest: Shana Pereira, patient Host: Dr. Lillie Rosenthal,…

Feb 9, 2023

Heart Disease Prevention, Treatments and Side Effects

Do you ever have acid reflux and wonder if it’s really a heart attack? Do you see headlines every winter warning of the dangers of…

Feb 1, 2023

Dangers of Gummy, Patch, and Powder Vitamin Supplements 

Many of us remember the days when taking vitamins was a dreaded chore. With the exception of those candy-like chewables named after a certain cartoon…

Nov 11, 2022

Benefits & Side Effects of the HPV Vaccine

It’s been 16 years since the first vaccine designed to prevent cervical cancer received approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The human papillomavirus (HPV)…

Mar 31, 2022

6 Alternatives to Erectile Dysfunction Drugs

If you think Viagra is the only way to deal with erectile dysfunction, think again. Here are six ED options, including their pros and cons. In…

May 27, 2021

Turmeric as a Supplement: Not for Everyone

The natural plant turmeric has many curative powers but must be used carefully to avoid unintended, even dangerous, side effects. Even though it’s been called a “miracle…

Mar 18, 2021

6 Things To Know About Antidepressant Ketamine

The anesthetic ketamine is increasingly being used off-label for depression. The drug seems to work rapidly, but its long-term side effects are unknown. Two decades ago, ketamine was…

Jan 26, 2021

Is Efudex Skin Cancer Cream Worth Taking?

Efudex: Chemotherapy Cream When April Pulliam first treated her chest with the chemotherapy cream Efudex, the itching, burning, seeping sores were to be expected, as…

Jan 21, 2021

The Pros & Cons of Probiotics

Antibiotics are the drugs of choice when it comes to fighting bacterial infections. Without antibiotics, infections such as strep throat or tuberculosis can cause organ damage, even death. But…

Jan 4, 2021

The Purple Pill Problem: PPIs, GERD and Serious Side Effects

For the 28 percent of Americans who experience gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), acid reflux occurring two or more times per week, proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) like Nexium, Prilosec and Prevacid, reduce the secretion…

Nov 12, 2020

Is It Time to Stop Taking the Pill?

I started taking the pill when I was in college, not as a method of birth control, but because it was the only thing that…

Sep 24, 2020

Everything You Need to Know About ACE Inhibitors

Editor’s note (08/06/20): Because COVID-19 is thought to attach itself to ACE-2 enzymes as a way to gain entry to the human body, some people…

Aug 3, 2020