If you or someone you know takes pharmaceutical drugs that claim to prevent or reverse male-pattern hair loss, you could be inadvertently turning yourself from a man into a woman without even knowing it. This is what William McKee, who now goes by the name of "Mandi," says happened to him after taking a generic … Continue reading Hair loss drugs turn men into women by blocking testosterone, male hormones
NSAIDs Pose Death Risk for Heart-Attack Patients (press release)
People who have survived a first heart attack have a higher risk of dying or having a second heart attack if they are taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), including the newer class called cox-2 inhibitors. The research detailing these findings appears in the June 20 issue of the journal Circulation, and was first presented at … Continue reading NSAIDs Pose Death Risk for Heart-Attack Patients (press release)
Six pharmaceutical medicines that instantly make your health WORSE
Can you guess how many Americans take prescription drugs? Did you guess one in 20 or maybe one in 10? Or did you possibly guess as many as one out of every five Americans? If you guessed any of those you would be wrong. A new report published by the CDC shows nearly half of … Continue reading Six pharmaceutical medicines that instantly make your health WORSE
Study finds young men who feel ‘too skinny’ more likely to be depressed, use steroids
Young men experience many of the same insecurities as young women when it comes to self-perception and body image, say two new studies recently published in the journal Psychology of Men & Masculinity. The studies, which looked at boys and young men between the ages of 16 and 29, found that many adolescent and young adult … Continue reading Study finds young men who feel ‘too skinny’ more likely to be depressed, use steroids
Dr. Eddy Bettermann MD 