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Medication

Psychiatrists, Drugs and the Decline of the Culture

by Dr. Stephen Parker (Article selection and Commentary) on March 12, 2011

From the article: A 2005 government survey found that just 11 percent of psychiatrists provided talk therapy to all patients. Even though research shows that medical costs are reduced if you have accompanying mental health treatment, the medical world continues to shift to drugs as the solution to life problems. Why am I suddenly thinking [...]

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Which Color Pill Is Most Effective?

by Dr. Stephen Parker (Article selection and Commentary) on November 29, 2010

This research suggests that red and pink pills are most effective. Do you suppose the pink Plavix pill pushers took this into account? Note that this research was done in India: the psychological effects of color are different in different cultures. Personally — and fitting in with this research – I prefer red pills. I [...]

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A Blogger Rants About a Plavix Commercial

by Dr. Stephen Parker (Article selection and Commentary) on October 8, 2010

Continuing the theme of tasteless Plavix ads…. From www.thiscommericalsucks.com Wednesday, December 2, 2009 Ask your Daughter–errrr, Doctor- about Plavix Daughter with waaaaayy too much time on her hands- and too much control over her dad- is staring at a laptop screen conveniently (?) located on the kitchen table when she commands her father’s attention- “Dad? [...]

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Slideshow: Cholesterol Lowering Medications

Cholesterol Slideshow

by heartcurrents on March 17, 2010

Click Here:  Emedicine Comment: Very well done and un-biased slideshow. Someone spent a lot of time organizing and getting the right photographs.

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Simivastatin and Infection

by heartcurrents on March 1, 2010

If you take simvastatin to control cholesterol, watch out for infection says new report Simvastatin might help us control our cholesterol, but when it comes to infection, it’s an entirely different story says a new research study published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology (http://www.jleukbio.org). In the research report, scientists from Italy show that simvastatin [...]

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