- About
- Blogosphere Buzz
- Archived Posts 2007-2008
- Register for Email Alerts
- The Book: Before You Take That Pill: Why the Drug Industry May Be Bad For Your Health
- Follow me on twitter @dougbremner
- Subscribe to my podcasts
- Rave Reviews for “The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg: Accutane, the truth that had to be told”
- Follow me on goodreads
Currently viewing the tag: "Diabetes"
Diabetes is one of those conditions that must be treated for life, and requires lifestyle shifts and constant monitoring. Diabetics are in for the long haul, no matter which of the two major types of diabetes they are living with. Both type-1 and type-2 diabetes are associated with elevated glucose levels in the blood and [...]
This week the FDA finally took action regarding the diabetes drug Avandia (rosiglitazone), putting restrictions on its use for patients with alternatives for the treatment of their diabetes, while the Europeans voted to take it off the market all together. I have been writing about the dangers of Avandia for several years now (see e.g. [...]
Diabetes is one of those conditions that must be treated for life, and requires lifestyle shifts and constant monitoring. Diabetics are in for the long haul, no matter which of the two major types of diabetes they are living with. Both type-1 and type-2 diabetes are associated with elevated glucose levels in the blood and [...]
This is a repost from February 6, 2008, relevant in light of the fact that news now tells us that the manufacturer of Avandia has been covering up the risks of heart complications with their diabetes drug since it arrived on the market in 1999 and made several billion dollars on it in [...]
There has been a dramatic increase in the number of children on prescription medications in the last few years, as Liz Szabo wrote today in USA Today “Number of kids on medication jumps alarmingly: Most of the illnesses related to obesity”. From 2002-2005 there was a doubling of kids on prescription medications for Type [...]
Recent Posts
- Bookvisions Blog, Review of Goose That Laid the Golden Review
- Follow the Conversation on What Doctors Don’t Tell You, on Jane Alexander Blog
- Husband of Missing Susan Cox Powell Blows Himself and His Kids Up
- Indie Author Tag Fest
- Dear Doctor, Cipro and Levaquin Might Make Your Tendons Snap Off
- Goose that Laid the Golden Egg Now Top Rated Health Book on Amazon
- Podcast: Don’t Take Away My Asperger’s Diagnosis
- Georgia Medical Schools Take Steps to Stop Flow of Pharmaceutical Money
- Join the Discussion on my Author Q&A Page on Goodreads
- Before You Take That Pill Top 10 Blog Posts for 2011
Recent Comments
- David Medearis on Rebecca Zahau Ties Hands Behind Back, Leaps off Balcony, Hangs Self: Yeah, right.
- CIPRO IS POISON on Dear Doctor, Cipro and Levaquin Might Make Your Tendons Snap Off
- LW on Effects of Zoloft on Childhood Anxiety Incredible, Indeed
- Francine Howarth Author on Indie Author Tag Fest
- Vincent on New Questionable Diagnoses on the Horizon from the DSM-5 Committee
Categories
- academic freedom
- Acne
- ADHD
- Alternative Medicine
- Antibiotics
- Antihypertensives
- Antipsychotics
- Anxiety
- Arthritis
- Bipolar Disorder
- Book Reviews
- BPH
- cancer
- Chamber of Horrors
- Childhood mental disorders
- Cholesterol
- CNN, TrueTV, & YouTube
- Continuing Medical Education
- Dementia
- Diabetes
- Diet Pills
- Doctors
- Drug & Alcohol Abuse
- DSM Shadow Team
- Healthcare Politics
- Heart Disease
- Hormone Replacement
- Medications in Children
- Osteoporosis
- pharmaceutical industry
- Podcasts by Doug Bremner MD
- Psychiatry
- PTSD
- Quackery
- Screening & Prevention
- Sexual Dysfunction
- Side Effects
- Social Networking
- Statins
- Substance Abuse
- Supplements
- True Crime
- Uncategorized
- Vaccines
- Video segments of Doug Bremner
- Vitamins
- Women's health
Media Blogs
Archives
