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Joe Graedon - March 30, 2026

Generic Drug Failures: When Cheap Drugs Turn Costly

When organ transplant medications are less effective it can be dangerous. Generic drug failures can be life threatening! What can you do?

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Joe Graedon - March 30, 2026

How Can You Tell If You Need a Statin?

If you are a senior citizen the chances are very good that you will be told you need a statin. Will statins prolong your life? How much?

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Joe Graedon - March 30, 2026

Incredible Beet Health Benefits for Brain and Blood Pressure

Beets are not sexy, though they may improve your love life. Beet health benefits may also include lower blood pressure and brain protection.

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Joe Graedon - March 30, 2026

Putting Old Familiar Brands to New Weird Uses

If you like to learn about new uses for old drugs, this article is for you! We love repurposing old familiar brands of household products.

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Joe Graedon - March 30, 2026

NasalCrom (Cromolyn Sodium) Is Surprisingly Helpful for Allergies

Are you sneezing, sniffling and congested? Are allergies making you miserable? What About nighttime stuffiness? NasalCrom is an option.

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Terry Graedon - March 30, 2026

How to Calm Chronic Diarrhea with Unexpected Treatments

Some readers have found that taking fenofibrate, a cholesterol-lowering drug, helps calm chronic diarrhea when other methods have failed.

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Terry Graedon - March 30, 2026

Is Kiwifruit Better Than MiraLAX for Chronic Constipation?

Eating high-fiber foods such as kiwifruit can help intestinal microbes and fight chronic constipation better than MiraLAX or psyllium.

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Joe Graedon - March 26, 2026

Statins and Brain Fog? Memory and the Microglia Connection

Could statins affect memory? New research explores microglia function and offers a possible explanation for statins and brain fog.

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Joe Graedon - March 26, 2026

Are You Especially Vulnerable to Long COVID?

Are you experiencing fatigue? Could you be vulnerable to long COVID even if you don't think you were infected? Find out about other symptoms.

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Joe Graedon - March 26, 2026

Do Multivitamins Really Deliver What They Promise? Many Don’t!

ConsumerLab.com released its Multivitamin and Multimineral Supplements Review. About a third of the multivitamins tested were disappointing.