Doug Bremner's Blog, page 10
September 18, 2016
‘The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg’ Now on audiobook
The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg: Accutane, the truth that had to be told, the best-selling narrative nonfiction book by Doug Bremner MD that is soon to be made into a film, is now available on audiobook here. Narrated by actor Steve Edwards it recounts my story as an expert witness in drug safety […]
August 27, 2016
Does America Have a Prescription Drug Problem?
Half of all Americans take prescription medications. Eighty one percent take some type of pill. 100,000 die every year from a prescription med that they either didn’t need or that was not properly prescribed. What is going on here? While it’s true that many drugs help people live longer and better lives, it is also […]
August 15, 2016
A Growing Market for 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 […]
August 14, 2016
Bird Flu Drugs Are For Bird Brains
In the news today is an article about the influenza virus which continues to quote the bogus statistics promulgated by the CDC that 36,000 die every year from the flu (half of those are actually “flu-like illness” which is NOT the flu) and panders idiot advice that everyone should get the flu shot. What’s new […]
August 11, 2016
Fluoroquinolone Toxicity
The fluoroquinolone antibiotics, which include drugs like Cipro, were first introduced in the 1980s. They inhibit DNA gyrase, an enzyme needed for bacterial DNA replication and therefore bacterial cell replication. Fluoroquinolones are used for lower respiratory tract infections, especially in the treatment of infections caused by methicillin-sensitive or resistant staphylococci, Pseudomonas and intracellular organisms. Fluoroquinolones […]
August 7, 2016
Gardasil, Or Guard Your Girls. Or Guard Your Girls Against Gardasil
A Freedom of Information Act request to the FDA showed that there are 1,824 adverse events associated with the vaccine Gardasil, including 11 deaths. Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is a virus that is spread by unprotected sexual intercourse that affects more than half of the population. HPV can cause genital warts and in rare cases […]
August 4, 2016
Accutane and Suicide and Depression
Rather than admit that one of their silver bullets, Accutane (isotretinoin), which was a “goose laying the golden egg” for F. Hoffmann-La Roche Pharmaceuticals (and their various “Roche” associates world-wide) to the tune of a billion dollars a year, could make kids kill themselves or cause grotesque birth defects in the kids of over half […]
Dear Doctor, Cipro, Avelox and Levaquin Can Make Your Tendons Snap Off
That’s a translation into person speak from a letter I got today from Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals that started out with “Dear Healthcare Professional” and went on to their new “black box warning” for their antibiotic drugs Avelox (moxifloxacin hydrochloride) and Cipro (ciprofloxacin). Here is their warning: Fluoroquinolones, including Avelox/Cipro, are associated with an increased risk […]
August 2, 2016
Don’t Count on the Government to Save You From Dangerous Drugs
A report by the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) outside advisory panel released last Friday stated that the FDA is putting American lives at risk. Not only has there been a shrinking of the budget (after adjusting for inflation) of 15% over the past 15 years, the poor morale and political gamesmanship that goes on […]
