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Podcasts, YouTube Channels, Blogs and Related

January 23, 2023 3 Comments

In some of the comments after the last post, POGO mentioned that Josef Witt-Doerring has done two interviews with me so far and posted them on his site. The Risks of Antidepressants  and Antidepressants and Mass Shootings/Murder Suicide: An interview has also appeared on Demystifying Science podcast with  Anastasia & Michael Shilo The Podcast called … [Read more...] about Podcasts, YouTube Channels, Blogs and Related

Sensory Receptors, Small Fibres and Neuropathy

September 21, 2022 35 Comments

RxISK began in 2012. One of its main goals was to offer people an opportunity to report problems they had on treatments – any treatment – and generate a report they could take to a doctor in the hope this might get the doctor to take their problem seriously. I had seen my first cases of Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction (PSSD) in 2000, had been writing about withdrawal since the … [Read more...] about Sensory Receptors, Small Fibres and Neuropathy

Love in a Time of Covid

October 4, 2021 2 Comments

President Joseph E Biden The White House Washington D.C September 28th 2021 Dear Dr Joe We have a lot in common – Irish, Catholic backgrounds and perhaps one or two other bits mixed in, and a concern for those injured or killed in a War. Your addition of the role of doctor to your portfolio gives us one more thing. I hope mentioning Dr. Joe doesn’t seem … [Read more...] about Love in a Time of Covid

Dennis the Menace gets Covid

February 26, 2021 30 Comments

Last March when the world was locking down for the first time in response to Covid, Joan-Ramon Laporte primarily, with me tagging along, wrote a short piece on polypharmacy as a possible hazard for older people, especially those in residential or care homes. Everybody was looking for the drug that might provide a miracle cure or get out of jail free card for people with … [Read more...] about Dennis the Menace gets Covid

Colchicine and Covid and Google

January 25, 2021 5 Comments

Perhaps linked to this January 23rd news: MONTREAL -- A team of researchers from the Montreal Heart Institute believe they have found an effective weapon against COVID-19: colchicine, an oral tablet already known and used for other diseases. Full Article HERE We had an enquiry from a reader - can we let him know the 100 commonest side effects listed for … [Read more...] about Colchicine and Covid and Google

Report Covid Vaccine Effects to RxISK

January 11, 2021 30 Comments

This post asks anyone taking any Covid vaccine to report to RxISK using a RxISK Report if an event or condition occurs soon or some time after a jab that might be linked to the jab. You will need to specify just which vaccine you have been given and the dates of the first and second shot.  The RxISK report form is not ideal for this.  Please make the best job of it you can.  … [Read more...] about Report Covid Vaccine Effects to RxISK

Starship Corona: Captain’s Log

April 26, 2020 22 Comments

The use of psychiatric meds in the U.S., already sky-high, is on the rise as a result of Covid-19.  That’s not surprising – it happened after the 9-11 attacks, the 2008 crash and other crises. This graph comes from “America’s State of Mind,” an April 2020 report from Express Scripts. In the month from February 15 to March 15, prescriptions for depression, anxiety and … [Read more...] about Starship Corona: Captain’s Log

Covid and the Market in Research

April 13, 2020 20 Comments

  There are 3 bits to this post - an interview with Joan-Ramon Laporte.  An article by Ariane Denoyel and a Q and A with Laporte and Healy. Laporte Interview As part of a series for ROAR Magazine, Frank Barat has run some striking interviews about aspects of the Covid pandemic not usually mentioned. Here is Joan-Ramon Laporte talking about the market in … [Read more...] about Covid and the Market in Research

Medications compromising Covid Infections

April 2, 2020 74 Comments

IN THE MIDST OF THE SARS-CoV-2 PANDEMIA, CAUTION IS NEEDED WITH COMMONLY USED DRUGS THAT INCREASE THE RISK OF PNEUMONIA. Joan-Ramon Laporte, M.D. Emeritus Professor of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacology, Therapeutics and Toxicology Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Fundació Institut Català de Farmacologia. WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training … [Read more...] about Medications compromising Covid Infections

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