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Large observational study finds correlation between prenatal cholesterol-disrupting meds and higher autism rates; causation not proven.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 21, 2026 Source:Millions of US birth records uncover an autism risk surge tied to common drugs taken during pregnancy Reference:Sterol pathway disruption in pregnancy: a link to autism
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Many limitations in cohort study that suggests, at least for white Finnish public sector workers, that ‘People on blood pressure, cholesterol meds often let healthy habits slip’
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 6, 2020 Source:People on blood pressure, cholesterol meds often let healthy habits slip Reference:Lifestyle Changes in Relation to Initiation of Antihypertensive and Lipid‐Lowering Medication: A Cohort Study
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Two stories that underlie importance of risk and benefit of using medications
Health Headlines Commentary for January 20, 2016 Source: Eagles manager Irving Azoff: ‘Medications partly to blame for Glenn Frey’s death’ Anesthesiologists warn assisted death not simple: convulsions and ‘awakenings’ possible complications
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Medication delivered by implanted microchip technology
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 16, 2012 Source: Under-the-skin microchip delivers doses of medicine
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The grey zone of medication use during pregnancy
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for April 1, 2011 [display_podcast] Source: Can Mom’s Medicine Hurt the Baby?: Few Studies Detail Prescription Drugs’ Risk to Pregnant, Breast-Feeding Women
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Birth defects caused by medications avoidable: study
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for November 19, 2009 [display_podcast] Source: Birth defects caused by medications avoidable: study Reference: Prescriptions filled during pregnancy for drugs with the potential of fetal harm
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Patients not compliant with medications after heart attack
Original broadcast date: March 23, 2008 We are repeatedly reminded that cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in Canada. Yet, why is it that even after a heart attack, many people do not get around to filling that doctor-ordered prescription? A new study published in the journal Circulation from Ontario’s Institute for Clinical…
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Safety of medication use during pregnancy
What do we know about the safety and efficacy of medications when they are used during pregnancy and breastfeeding? What measures do we have in place today and are improvements needed? A new Alliance of health professionals, academia, patients, health care policy experts and industry individuals has been formed to address these issues The Canadian…
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Great variety of drugs helps treatment of diabetics
Last week’s column outlined how type 2 diabetes develops and causes harm: the liver produces too much sugar, the muscle, liver and fat cells poorly absorb sugar because they are less responsive to insulin and the insulin producing beta-cells of the pancreas eventually burn out.