Refined Carbs May Worsen Insomnia
Razi Berry An estimated 30% of adults experience insomnia, and a new study from Columbia University Irving Medical Center by researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons suggests that diet may be partly to blame. Postmenopausal women consuming a diet high in refined carbohydrates- particularly added sugars- were more likely to develop […]
Questionable Opioid Prescribing for Postpartum Women
Razi Berry New University of Minnesota Medical School research finds postpartum women are generally getting prescribed more narcotics than they need. Are postpartum women getting prescribed more narcotics than necessary? The study, co-authored by Cresta Jones, MD, FACOG, who is an associate professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health, was published in […]
Could ‘Smart Toilets’ Replace Lab Testing?
Razi Berry Wearable, smart technologies are transforming the ability to monitor and improve health, but a decidedly low-tech commodity – the humble toilet – may have potential to outperform them all. The humble toilet – may have potential to outsmart them all That’s the conclusion of a team of metabolism scientists at the University of […]
Getting Medications Abroad? Here’s What you Need to Know
Razi Berry In its effort to temper the sky-high prices Americans pay for many vital medications, the Trump administration last month unveiled a plan that would legalize the importation of selected prescription drugs from countries where they sell for far less. But the plan addresses imports only at the wholesale level; it is silent about […]
Antacids in Childhood Could Increase Risk for Bone Fractures
Razi Berry Infants who are given antacids in their first year of life are more likely to fracture a bone later as a child, according to a new study published June 7th in Pediatrics. Early acid suppression and childhood bone fractures The study, “Early Acid Suppression Therapy Exposure and Fracture in Young Children,” was led […]
Link Between Mitochondrial Damage and Osteoporosis
Razi Berry New research from the School of Veterinary Medicine lays out a possible mechanism by which alcohol, cigarette smoke, and exposure to certain medications and toxins can weaken bone. Until now, researchers haven’t gained a firm picture of how these exposures link up with bone loss Some risk factors for osteoporosis such as being […]
Children Taking Multiple Drugs May Be at Risk for Drug-Drug Interactions
Razi Berry A recent research study from the University of Illinois at Chicago estimates that 20 percent of children regularly use a prescription medication, and that one in 12 of those children are at risk of a harmful drug-drug interaction (DDI).1 Adolescent girls are at the highest risk of these adverse events. Researchers looked at […]
Older Adults and Too Many Medications
Dr. Alethea Fleming, ND Vague symptoms can be a hallmark of many problems as we get older. Complaints of headaches, fatigue, dizziness, confusion or depression could be clues and are often simply dismissed as “you’re getting old”. One of the first avenues to explore with older adults is to look at the medications being used […]