I’ve been asked so many times about this, that I am past-due for posting on this subject. This is one of the articles I reference, when discussing the treatment of “low normal” testosterone: Aging Male. 2012 Dec;15(4):198-207. doi: 10.3109/13685538.2012.699562. Epub 2012 Jul 26. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of testosterone gel on body composition and […]
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Here’s a nice article doing some actual SCIENCE on dietary supplements and health. People ask me all the time, “do dietary supplements work?” My first question is always “what do you want to accomplish?” If you say, “I want to take Vitamin D to prevent rickets,” I’m all in! If you say “I want to […]
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If you visit this site frequently, you’ll notice some changes since October 3, 2016. If you simply listen to each new show as it comes out, none of this will affect you! The most recent 5 shows will always be available for free. Behind the “PayWall” will be the complete archives of Weird Medicine, […]
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The Truth about Gardasil
This issue has come up dozens of times on the show; I was going to write an article about it, but honestly I couldn’t have written one better than this one from Snopes.com. Other than the Hep B vaccine (which isn’t marketed as an “anti cancer vaccine” but should reduce HepB associated hepatocellular cancer), […]
Today was a day from hell; we lost our dear friend Greg Petraitis, known to radio listeners as GVac. I want everyone to know he died suddenly and did not suffer. His family is in shock, so please be gentle and give them some time to process this tragic information. Greg was selfless and loveable, […]
Much has been touted in the media and social media about the recent proton pump inhibitor (PPI) study in JAMA relating long term use of these drugs to chronic kidney disease. There is so much hype that I thought it important to take a closer look. The study in JAMA is only available to the public […]
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Intern Jesse’s Internship Debriefing
This is the paper Intern Jesse (now Associate Producer Jesse) had to turn in to his university to get credit for his rotation with us. He did a great job, and deserved the solid C+ we gave him for his efforts. 🙂 Internship Reflection “It’s Weird Medicine, the first, and still only, uncensored medical […]
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Flatus Flute
Well, our friend on Twitter @SonOfFritz gave us this artwork for the whistling rectal rocket novelty item, being produced by our friend Danny in Canada. If the dumb things never make it to market, this cover art made me very, very happy.
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Please Help Our Friend Tracy DeMarzo
Our friend, Tracy DeMarzo (many of you know her as Rick Shapiro’s wife) is battling breast cancer and has a GoFundMe account for her surgery and reconstruction. To quote Tracy: For those of you that know me, you know that I have great self-body-image. And yes, many of you have seen my boobs! Which […]
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RexDart Update
It is with great sadness that I report that our friend of many months, RexDart, AKA Jeff Zurio, succumbed to his metastatic cancer earlier in the month. Fred from Brooklyn and I had kept in touch with him and when I last spoke with him he was in good spirits with good pain control. He […]
