My daughter was prescribed Crestor and has developed a very painful side effect - her arm and shoulder are aching … she’s stopped taking Crestor but we wonder if there is a cure for related muscle damage?
Many thanks, Dr. Gardner for your advice.
Crestor is a bisphosphonate that blocks the conversion of triglycerides into cholesterol, but [...]

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One of our wily readers caught an error in yesterday’s post: kudos to you, Sam!  I had two comments ready for posting and we inadvertently posted one under the title of the other.  So, for any of you who were perplexed at the non-mention of CT scans in the article yesterday, read the correct version [...]

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Wall Street Journal

Living With a Lifesaving Drug’s Side Effects
A recent Wall Street Journal article touts the benefits of a new drug called Gleevec, which is effective against certain cancers, but carries with it significant side effects. The Journal mentions one person, Alice Sulkowski, taking the drug and states that she has had difficulty dealing with

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FDA Warns About Drug For Epilepsy

Zonegran is another medication for seizures whose post-release findings show that it can cause a metabolic disorder, excessive acidity, which can increase the risks of kidney stones and bone diseases. The Wall Street Journal reports that the

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Study Questions Evidence Behind Heart Therapies

New research reported in the Wall Street Journal reveals that only 11% of more than 2700 recommendations approved by cardiologists are supported by high quality research. Harlan Krumholz, a cardiologist at Yale University School of Medicine says, “Treatment decisions are often made very dogmatically even when the level of evidence [...]

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Pain is a familiar experience for everyone. Most pain is caused by inflammation, and most inflammation comes from tissue damage. Tissue damage may occur from

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A recent report in the Wall Street Journal stated that Steven Nissen, a Cleveland Clinic cardiologist, is urging the FDA to raise its standards for approving drugs prescribed for diabetes. Dr. Nissen wants to ensure that the prescription drugs that treat one disease effectively do not

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