Comments for Science-Based Pharmacy

Comment on Is a profit-first philosophy in retail pharmacy compromising working conditions and patient care? by Abbey Hughes

Abbey Hughes — Wed, 11 May 2016 09:40:55 +0000

In reply to pc1972ham. Well written and enlightening article which is useful to highlight the significance of ethics in business.

Comment on Is a profit-first philosophy in retail pharmacy compromising working conditions and patient care? by pc1972ham

pc1972ham — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 14:43:04 +0000

Profit first is never a good model for a profession like pharmacy. Maybe profit second? The patient should always come first – no question there. But the profit motive does make things more efficient, making pharmacy services available to more patients. (Can you tell I’m an economics major?)

As usual, pharmacists are being pulled in several directions. Hopefully a good balance can be found soon. BTW…Great post and great blog! -Paul

Comment on Science-Based Medicine in New York City! by Sara

Sara — Mon, 18 Apr 2016 03:19:25 +0000

That looks incredible. Hope we are able to see your presentation afterwards!

Comment on Pine bark and ginkgo for tinnitus? A closer look at “Ear Tone”, a supplement marketed to treat tinnitus. by joehefferon

joehefferon — Fri, 26 Feb 2016 17:54:21 +0000

Thanks again for all your science. I have a friend who buys (and buys into) every naturo-fad nonsense he sees on television. We argue constantly and you are a good resource for me. I’ve suffered from tinnitus for 5-6 years now and nothing works. I’ve been to an ear/nose/throat specialist who said there isn’t much that can be done. He explained the airways within the ear, which, if altered, produce the hi-tone pitch I hear in much the same way altering airflow on a musical instrument changes pitch. We’ve decided it is born of my habit of clenching my teeth at night. Over the years I’ve likely changed (slightly) the configuration in my inner ear. Sometime when I wake up it actually hurts to open my mouth fully so I believe it. Also when I press on my jaw and the top/back of my head simultaneously, the noise stops, only to resume when I let go. So I’m certain this malady is cause by a structural problem. One does learn to live with it, but it’s annoying as hell. Especially when trying to fall asleep, because the pulse of the blood moving thru my ears causes the noise to fluctuate with the pulse of the blood. Aarrgghh.
All the best. Keep the science flowing.

Comment on Pine bark and ginkgo for tinnitus? A closer look at “Ear Tone”, a supplement marketed to treat tinnitus. by Kyle Seymour

Kyle Seymour — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 19:03:12 +0000

What about the testimonials?

Comment on Charcoal lemonade: Taking obsessive eating too far by nein

nein — Wed, 09 Dec 2015 20:47:04 +0000

In reply to bigglyguy. "SOME KIDNEY DAMAGE FROM A VIRUS". It was a virus, and I highly doubt their dietary choices contributed to that

Comment on How risky are NSAIDS? by Dorothy

Dorothy — Sun, 29 Nov 2015 19:49:11 +0000

Very informative.

Comment on Naturopathy and “biomedical” treatments for autism by DiDi

DiDi — Sat, 14 Nov 2015 03:41:21 +0000

In reply to Phillip Brandon Holmes.

First thought that occurred to me was: ” the blogger does not have a child with autism”
Aside from the great benifits of bio med my son gained, I wonder what mainstream doctors are expecting parents to do when told “there is nothing we or you can do”. Then suffer with daycare staff telling you not to bring your child to the Christmas party. And they expect you to move on and get back to life and go back to work while no full time integrated program exist in toronto

Comment on How a diet scam was born: The rise and fall of green coffee bean by Lavender

Lavender — Thu, 05 Nov 2015 00:40:31 +0000

I agree that Dr. Oz is none sense, and I’m not trying to defend him, but assuming his trial was legit, if the control group lost around one pound and the green coffee extract group lost about two pounds, that seems like a pretty substantial difference to me! Twice as much! It is hard to say what would have happened if it was a longer and more credible study, but still, twice as much weight lost. And while I do believe that this was a scam and they made a ton of false claims, I’ve taken things with green coffee and I can honestly say that it’ll give you a pretty substantial energy boost, So even if it doesn’t directly lead to weight loss, it’s still likely to give people more energy to excercise, as well as stimulants often raising the heart rate, causing sweating and decreasing appetite. I’m really not trying to defend this dude basically selling caffeine pills at a ridiculous price and making false claims, But at the end of the day I can’t seem to believe that it’s 100% bullshit

Comment on Are osteoporosis guidelines influenced by “Big Calcium” and “Big Vitamin D”? by Marcel

Marcel — Sun, 01 Nov 2015 23:10:00 +0000

The promotion of calcium for the bones is predicated on the FDA allowing claims of “support” for the bones following the passage of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994. The act allows the sale of supplements based on meager evidence of benefit. According to an estimate by a U.S. consultant to the Industry, if well controlled trials were required before claims were allowed, 80% of the dietary supplement industry would vanish, putting 1000s out of work.