Author: Suzanne B. Robotti

Suzanne B. Robotti

Suzanne is the President and Founder of MedShadow, and the Executive Director of DES Action USA.  MedShadow’s mission is to preserve quality of life by ensuring everyone has access to the risks, benefits and alternates to using drugs to manage healthcare. Read More

You may have heard of a new study that concluded that people diagnosed with adult ADHD were more likely to end up with dementia, especially if they choose not to treat it with medications. The headlines in the popular press were scary: “Adult ADHD may take a toll on the brain,” and so forth. Worse, some health sites have already embedded this possibly untrue information in articles. But don’t panic because there are good reasons to question the research. The study claimed that having a diagnosis of adult ADHD and not using medicines like Ritalin more than doubled the risk…

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Every fall I remember my son’s middle school experience of nearly being bullied by the principal and the teaching staff into taking Ritalin. When my son was 12, my husband and I arrived for the normal teacher conference a few weeks after he started at a new school. Two teachers told us flat out that he had ADHD. All his other teachers complained of his inability to sit quietly through a lesson and that his homework was incomplete. We explained that there had recently been seismic disruptions in his life and asked that he be given time to settle in.…

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Explore the latest developments or updates, commonly referred to as “quick hits,” in the fields of pregnancy, prostate cancer, and proton pump inhibitors (PPI). Quick Hits: Fluoride and Pregnancy  The medical community was shocked at the conclusions of two new studies on fluoride’s effect on fetuses exposed to flouride in utero.  A very large and well-conducted study comparing the IQ of 3 to 4-year old children whose mothers had or had not been exposed to fluoride before giving birth. Of those exposed to fluoride in utero, boys’ IQs were about 5% lower than the comparison group who had no or…

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Breast cancer tops the list this week with two research studies and article concluding worse news than expected. For those who continue to claim that no one overdoses on cannabis or THC, see the story below. Never underestimate how much people will underestimate the power of “herbs” to harm. Carpal tunnel brought on by drugs? I thought it was caused by repetitive stress. And to wrap it up, junk health news about junk food.  Be well.   Breast Cancer and Hormone Therapy It’s been known that the use of MHT (menopause hormone therapy) increases risk for breast cancer. It was…

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News: Breast Cancer and Hormone Treatment We are presenting you news about  large study of published studies (meta analysis) that included more than 100,000 women, those who reported ever using MHT had a 26% higher relative risk for developing breast cancer compared with never-users. This confirms what has been known for about 20 years.  What is newly discovered is that the increased risk continues for 10+ years after MHT is discontinued. In real terms for every 50 50-year olds who are taking an estrogen/progestin combination, 1 woman in that group will have cancer caused by the MHT by the time…

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Welcome back. Today we have news about a drug that doesn’t do the bad thing it was expected to do, another drug that does a bad thing that wasn’t expected to do and a third  cancer drug that is used too often. Read on and, please, when offered a medicine, always ask your doctor: what happens if I do nothing? What happens if I wait? What are the risks? Are there non-drug alternatives? What’s my best possible outcome and my worst possible outcome?  Be well.  Overactive Bladder  Myrbetriq (generic name mirabegron), a new overactive bladder drug, was suspected of…

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This week in the news we were reminded again of body wisdom — the body is resilient and is designed to move you toward health. Read on: Biologics for Psoriasis and Arthritis The new drugs for psoriasis and arthritis are highly effective but come with significant risks. Biologics to treat arthritis have flooded the market. They’re also linked to 34,000 deaths   Journal Sentinel May 30. 2019 What you should know about the safety and side effects of biologic drugs for psoriasis and arthritis  Journal Sentinel May 30. 2019 Thyroid Doctors are finding that the body often adjusts to fix…

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Think the only way to deal with a child who has ADHD is with a stimulant? Think again. More parenting skills and other resources can help your child out more than you might think. What causes hyperactivity and ADHD (attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder)? A combination of temperament, environment and parenting. The most important factors are parenting skills and resources, especially those that can help create some calm. You can learn them. “I would suggest we can head off many cases of ADHD in the first 2 years of life,” says W. Douglas Tynan, PhD, ABPP, director of Integrated Care at the…

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Billboards, TV ads and Internet pop-ups are increasingly promoting lung cancer screenings. Despite the touted benefits, should you go and have one done? Should you get screened for lung cancer? It certainly seems like it. Billboards, TV ads and pop-ups have increasingly appeared on my computer screen telling me that it could save my life. At the risk of bringing down the wrath of the arbitrary cancer gods, it won’t save my life. I’m a never-smoker. While I was raised in an envelope of secondhand smoke (every relative near and far smoked), I’ve lived as an adult in a smoke-free…

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