All posts tagged with harmful medicine
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-(Natural News) Influenza – commonly known as the flu – is incredibly common, affecting between 5 and 20 percent of the U.S. population, and resulting in around 31.4 million outpatient visits and over 200,000 hospitalizations each year. Flu is a respiratory illness which can vary in severity from being fairly mild to causing secondary complications […]
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-(Natural News) Health care providers often incorrectly diagnose their patients with urinary tract infections (UTI). They prescribe them antibiotics that may not be necessary. This wrong prescription may lead to the appearance of superbugs with antibiotic resistance. To curb this, the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) released updated guidelines on the diagnosis of asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB). Published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, these new […]
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-(Natural News) Telemedicine might seem convenient compared to visiting the clinic in person. However, an online healthcare practitioner is more likely to prescribe unnecessary pharmaceutical drugs to the patient, researchers warn. This over-prescription not only makes antibiotic overuse more likely, but also increases the risk of superbugs with antibiotic resistance. An increasing number of healthcare providers […]
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-(Natural News) Sometimes the medications that are meant to treat a certain condition can cause side effects that leave your body more vulnerable to sickness. Certain pharmaceutical drugs, for example, cause immunosuppression and colitis. Korean researchers studied the effects of Asian ginseng (red ginseng) on these side effects. Their findings were published in The American […]
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-(Natural News) Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider, just so happens to also be the nation’s second largest provider of “gender affirming hormone care,” which it apparently makes available to patients as early as the first visit, according to shocking new reports. Even though transgender chemical injections are very likely to cause permanent sterility […]
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-(Natural News) People will often – and readily – resort to taking pain relievers for managing inflammation and low-grade fevers. While many swear by their effectiveness, a recent study notes that people have yet to understand how the drugs work, and more importantly, how they can cause serious side effects for some. Researchers from the University […]
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-(Natural News) Millions of people in the United States use medication to manage their heartburn or acid reflux. However, the ubiquity of these drugs, known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), unfortunately, doesn’t their guarantee safety. Startling new research has tied PPI use to an increased risk of kidney disease and, potentially, kidney failure. The scientists […]
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-(Natural News) The surgical removal of any organ is bound to cause a lot of health problems. It goes double if the body part is integral to the body of a person, such as the uterus of a woman. So it is not surprising – but still appalling – to learn about the connection between surgical hysterectomy and higher risks of memory loss. A hysterectomy is a […]
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-(Natural News) People with Alzheimer’s disease who use antiepileptic drugs are more likely to stay in hospitals for longer, according to a study published in the Journal of American Medical Directors Association. Researchers from the University of Eastern Finland found that those who took antiepileptic drugs added eight more hospital days to their stay. In the […]
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-(Natural News) Due to growing interest in non-pharmacological treatments, researchers from Stanford University looked into the effects of acupuncture and its potential to reduce pain after surgery. They analyzed the results of several clinical studies where patients were given acupuncture treatment after total knee arthroplasty (replacement surgery). The results of their meta-analysis, which showed the efficacy of acupuncture in […]
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