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Estradiol Patch Shortage: Why Are Women Still Hu…
Women who rely on estrogen patches to control hot flashes, night sweats and other symptoms of menopause have been discovering something disappointing at the pharmacy: their medicine may be unavailable…
Show 1493: How Doctors Are Changing the Odds Aga…
Breast cancer is the most common cancer affecting women, while prostate cancer is the most common for men. In 2022, the CDC found that approximately 255,000 men got a prostate cancer diagnosis. The sa…
Women Have New Options to Treat Symptoms of Meno…
Many women find the hot flashes and night sweats of menopause uncomfortable, but for some women these symptoms are unbearable. The standard treatment is estrogen replacement therapy, which has been th…
Ivermectin and Cancer: Miracle Drug or Social Me…
We have been fascinated by ivermectin for nearly 40 years. It is a remarkable medicine that has saved countless people from devastating parasitic diseases. But now ivermectin and cancer have become …
The Cancer Economy: How a Chemical Age Turns Dis…
Dennis Miller, R.Ph. is a retired chain store pharmacist. His book, The Shocking Truth About Pharmacy: A Pharmacist Reveals All the Disturbing Secrets, can be downloaded in its entirety at Amazon for …
Hormones and Breast Cancer: Why the Confusion Wo…
For decades, women have been caught in the middle of one of medicine's most contentious debates. The question seems simple enough on the surface: does hormone replacement therapy (HRT) increase the ri…
Will Extra Vegetables Protect You Against Breast…
Nutrition experts have been urging us for decades to eat more fruits and vegetables. Your mother may have told you that, too. If she took her own advice and consumed extra vegetables, she was lowering…
Will Eating Junk Food Put You at Risk for Cancer…
A lot of people are anxious about developing cancer. A poll in the UK found that 2/3 of those queried are very worried that they will get a cancer diagnosis. Many were concerned that they would not be…
Aspirin and Cancer: The Overlooked Protection Hi…
When you think of aspirin you probably think of 1) a pain reliever, 2) a fever reducer and 3) heart attack protection for high-risk patients. But for more than three decades, we have been talking abou…
How to Brew Green Tea for Maximum Benefit
You can brew green tea simply by plopping a tea bag in a cup and pouring hot water over it. Or you can make it into a complex ritual such as a Japanese tea ceremony. When it comes to getting the most …
Are Menopausal Women Taking a Big Risk with HRT?…
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has been controversial for decades. Many gynecologists told women that estrogen-containing pills would eliminate hot flashes, night sweats and other symptoms of menop…
Estrogen and Breast Cancer: Yes – NO! R…
There are few controversies in medicine that have been as long-lasting and confusing as hormone replacement therapy (HRT). The Food and Drug Administration approved Premarin (conjugated estrogens) ear…
How Good Is Aspirin Against Cancer? You Might Be…
In 1993 we published a book with Tom Ferguson, MD, called The Aspirin Handbook (Bantam Books). In it we pointed out that there was an impressive amount of research supporting the beneficial effects of…
Is Hormone Therapy Safe for Menopausal Women? Ye…
For the last two decades, many experts warned women that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) posed a risk for both breast cancer and cardiovascular disease. That's because investigators published the fi…
Is Melatonin Safe for Night Shift Nurse?
People who do shift work put their bodies through a lot of stress. Most of us adapt to getting up in the morning and going to bed at night. If we are reasonably regular about the times, our body clock…
Will COVID Increase the Risk of Alzheimer’…
At last count, COVID-19 has infected more than 111,820,082 people in the US. Over 1.2 million have died. Those are probably conservative numbers. Worldwide, the case count is over 700 million and more…
Heart Attacks = Cardiac Rehab! Why Doesn’t…
Have you suffered a heart attack? Know someone who has? According to the CDC, each year over 800,000 people have what doctors call a myocardial infarction and the rest of us call a heart attack. About…
Why Is Hormone Replacement Therapy So Controvers…
Every year, more than a million women enter menopause. While some women sail through this phase of their lives with minimal trouble, many if not most suffer with hot flashes, night sweats and other sy…
Does Regular Vigorous Exercise Cut the Chance of…
Can you run away from cancer? It sounds like a silly question, but new research suggests that regular, vigorous exercise helps protect people from cancer. In addition, metastatic spread is far less co…
If Raloxifene Prevents Bone Loss AND Breast Canc…
When a brand name drug loses its patent, the company that developed it often stops advertising it. The pharmaceutical industry likes to promote the latest shiny new medicine. That’s where the money …
What Is the Best Treatment for DCIS?
Roughly 65 million women go through mammograms every year, which has helped reduce breast cancer mortality rates somewhat. However, experts worry about overdiagnosis and overtreatment for women with n…
Show 1400: Exposing Blind Spots: Unmasking the M…
This week, our guest calls attention to beliefs and practices in medicine that are based on dogma rather than data. Why don’t doctors or researchers question these blind spots? You’ll hear about s…
The Resurrection of Aspirin as an Anticancer and…
Aspirin has been getting mixed reviews lately. There’s good news and bad news. Once upon a time doctors recommended low-dose aspirin for middle-aged and older patients to prevent heart attacks and s…
How Do You Weigh the Benefits and Risks of Aspir…
Aspirin has been around for over 100 years. Moreover, it is one of the most versatile drugs in the pharmacy. This tablet relieves pain, lowers fever and reduces inflammation. In addition, it has anti-…
Show 1341: Lessons Learned from Long Illness
You may not have thought much about long illness, but chances are you know someone who is suffering with one. The CDC estimates that some chronic condition afflicts as many as one in six American adul…
New Guidelines Recommend Women Start Screening M…
The United States Preventive Services Task Force, or USPSTF, has just proposed new guidelines for mammograms. In 2009, the USPSTF recommended that women at average risk for breast cancer start getting…
Will Statin Drugs Help Fight Cancer?
Many people take statin drugs to control their cholesterol. A few years ago researchers at Johns Hopkins found evidence that statin drugs may also help kill cancer cells (PNAS, Feb. 25, 2020). Now, sc…
Do People Who Skip Meat Have a Lower Chance of C…
Colorectal cancer is common and deadly. It is the third most common malignancy and the fourth most common cause of cancer death in the world. A new study published in BMC Medicine reports that diet ca…
Do Doctors Tell the Truth About Medical Mistakes…
There is a very clear code of ethics for the medical profession. Physicians and hospitals are supposed to fully disclose errors and adverse events. That is the policy of the Joint Commission which acc…
Do Hair Care Products for Black Women Raise Risk…
In the United States, Black women are more likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer before menopause. In addition, they are more likely to die of this disease at any age. Now scientists suggest that …
COVID-19 Vaccine May Give False Positive Mammogr…
An unexpected consequence of COVID vaccination may be false positive mammograms. Radiologists are reporting swollen lymph nodes in the armpit that are triggering concern during routine mammography (Jo…
Hair Dyes and Cancer? Is the Risk Real?
For many decades, scientists have been struggling with the question of whether hair dyes increase the risk of cancer. In 1980 we wrote this in our book, The People’s Pharmacy-2 (Avon Books): “Some…
Do Onions and Garlic Cut the Risk of Breast Canc…
Scientists suggest that the Puerto Rican culinary tradition of incorporating sofrito into many dishes might help explain a lower rate of breast cancer on the island (Nutrition and Cancer, Aug. 12, 201…
Should You Take a Drug to Prevent Breast Cancer?
Should doctors be prescribing a drug to prevent breast cancer? The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) suggests that women at high risk of the disease would probably benefit from anti-estrogen …
Will Oolong Tea Prevent Breast Cancer?
A collaboration between American and Chinese scientists has found evidence that oolong tea may help prevent breast cancer. Not just any tea will do, however. About two percent of the tea consumed in t…
Do NOT Trust People Smiling During Drug Commerci…
Have you ever smiled at a stranger and received a smile in return? It inevitably makes you feel good. Everyone loves a smile. It disarms us and makes us feel warm and fuzzy about the person smiling. B…
Are Organic Food Enthusiasts Protected from Canc…
French scientists have added a new entry to the long-running debate over organic food. Some previous research has focused primarily on whether organic food is more nutritious than conventionally-grown…
Can Acupuncture Help Your Joint Pain?
Can acupuncture help your joint pain? The answer might be yes, if you are a woman being treated for breast cancer. Many postmenopausal women with breast cancer may receive aromatase inhibitors such as…
Can Women Lower Breast Cancer Risk with Vitamin …
Vitamin D levels may be important as a way for women to lower breast cancer risk. That is the conclusion from an epidemiological study (PLOS One, June 15, 2018). Which Women Had a Lower Breast Cancer …
Can You Skip Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer?
Some women with the most common type of breast cancer might safely skip chemotherapy. That’s the finding from a study presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting and published in …