by Dr. James Meschino on 18 January 2021 in Supplements

IntroductionHealth practitioners are frequently questioned by their athletic patients about the effectiveness and safety of various dietary supplements promoted as performance-enhancing ergogenic aids.  Creatine monohydrate is one of the sports supplements that has received much attention in this regard and has been shown to enjoy widespread use across the North American athletic population, with U.S. retail sales of the product ...

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by Dr. James Meschino on 2 October 2020 in Cancer, Arthritis

The research I’m citing today was published by Dr. Jane Ballantyne in 2017. Dr. Ballantyne is a physician and professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at the University of Washington.  Her review paper addresses the prescription opioid drug epidemic that has crept into society since the late 1990’s. To paint the picture, there are now 2,000 deaths per year in ...

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