My neighbor has osteoarthritis and gets steroid injections in his knees twice a year from his orthopedic surgeon. Last week he told me that his surgeon suggested he try taking turmeric and fish oil for his joint pain to tide him over until his next injection. “What is turmeric?” he asked me. “Does it really …
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Some things just DON’T go together. Like oil and water…ice cream and ketchup… or pancakes and mustard. Some medicines just don’t go together either, and can cause serious problems if they’re combined. When 2 drugs should NOT be taken by the same person, it is considered a drug-drug interaction. One example of a drug-drug interaction …
Q: I’m on warfarin. Is it true that I’m taking RAT POISON? YES, you’re taking a medicine that originally was used to kill rats. We know warfarin, by the brand names Coumadin® and Jantoven® and as its generic name, warfarin. Warfarin is part of a group of plant-based compounds called coumarins. Coumarins are found in …
