Too Many Americans are on Prescription Drugs

A recent report by the Mayo Clinic states that almost 70 percent of Americans are on at least one prescription drug. Seventy percent. That number is astounding to me. The number-one most common prescription drug is antibiotics. The over-prescription of antibiotics is...

Physician Bias, or Pharmaceutical Influence?

  A team of researchers at Mayo Clinic recently uncovered an interesting physician bias regarding the diagnosis of the upper digestive conditions gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and functional dyspepsia (also known as indigestion). The two conditions can...