Most people sing the blues from time to time when life bears down. Happiness can be elusive, but when it simply disappears, a medical condition known as depression settles in. Depression doesn’t feel good. Its subjects report an unending sense of despair, hopelessness, and profound sadness. In extreme cases, depression can have a debilitating effect […] Read more

There is a silent menace among us, a pink elephant in the room, and its name is opioid addiction. The flood of ready access to both prescription and non-prescription drugs that contain opium derivatives has created a national health crisis. Since the late 1990s, Big Pharma companies have been pushing their agenda (Big Profits) via […] Read more

There I was, pushing my cart in the cosmetic section of my local big box store when I met a nice woman pushing a new designer facial product: coffee scrub. What harm could it do, I thought, other than addict the pores on my visage to caffeine? “Instantly energize tired skin,” the product sample’s info […] Read more

There was a time when seltzer water was all the rage in America.  People used to flock to small shops (“soda fountains”) to consume fruit drinks with a special zing thanks to carbonated water.   Local seltzer distributors delivered big glass bottles of the water door to door. Then along came soda “pop” – mainly Coca-Cola […] Read more

Brad had crippling arthritis pain. His doctor prescribed a monthly shot of Simponi, at a cost of $2,500 per injection. Brad’s wife said this treatment did give her husband some pain relief – but not 100 percent. Brad continued the physician-recommended therapy for four years. (That works out to a cost of $30,000 a year […] Read more

Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of the infamous drug Oxycontin, and its owners – the Sackler Family – reportedly offered up 10 to 12 billion dollars to state attorneys last week to settle thousands of lawsuits over the central role it played in bringing about the nation’s foremost scourge – the opioid crisis. Under the settlement […] Read more

Arthritis is a common joint disease affecting more than 54 million adults in the United States. There are two main types of arthritis: Osteoarthritis, caused by natural wear and tear on the joints. Rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune disease in which the body’s immune system attacks the joints. According to the Arthritis Foundation, roughly two-thirds of […] Read more

If you think incontinence is something embarrassing to read about, think of the millions of people who suffer from the condition! According to the Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates, it is estimated that there are almost 8 million Americans over 65 who suffer from some form of urinary incontinence (UI). Elderly women seem to […] Read more