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But once you start these drugs, you have it checked once in three or four weeks to see they are not hurting the liver and they rarely do and from then on, you don t have to keep checking your liver. but as i say, check your cholesterol, to see that the dose is right. maybe another statin drug might be better for you and see that its working. these drugs are not cheap. jamie: doctor, thank you so much, our next topic is timely, if you are in a giving mood and maybe thinking you d like to give blood, dr. rosenfeld has advice on that. what do we need know about that. i m glad you brought that up, i think blood donation is one of the best things we can do. every two seconds in this country somebody needs a blood transfusion. the reason i am talking about it, this time of year is that around january, the ends of ....
As opposed to 14 days. so, it is an easy thing to do and, is a good thing to remember. eric: if you have repeated ear infections, with your child, you go to the tubes, sometimes. well there, are you know, there are all kinds of potential diseases of the inner ear, and you have to see an ear specialist, to find out what they need and we are talking about the, you know, the common earache that a kid has, that requires antibiotics. and, i think in those case, they ought to use these nose drops. eric: nose drops for earaches, good advice. jamie: so painful, those little babies with those ear infections. sorry, doc, anyway, we don t want them to hurt. most of you out there, if you suffer from high cholesterol, you might take drugs to help lower it, but there has been a concern about the impact of those drugs on your liver. fact or fiction? dr. isadore rosenfeld takes that one on, and, all eyes today are ....
That is high up in the bowel you don t see easily with the colonoscopy and certainly not with the sigmoidoscopy, and think the key is this, if you have a family history of colon cancer, it is a good idea to start taking it. jamie, you mentioned alzheimer s. i don t think people with alzheimer s ought to take or be given cents a aspirin. there is data that indicate that people with alzheimer s who take aspirin on a regular basis are at risk for an intercerebral brain hemorrhage. jamie: i hadn t heard that, doc, thanks. eric: we need stronger bones, especially as we age, and, there are medications, to help us with that, and the doctor has advice on using the drugs. ....
Troubles you and the usual measures don t work, you are perfectly safe taking one of these ppi drugs, like nexium or prilosec. jamie: i want to ask you about that, are there other side effects to the drugs, i hate to say on tv, but constipation, could be a problem for pregnant women, is that a side effect? i haven t seen it, jamie and as i ve said a thousand times on this show, in every medicine there is a little poison and if you can get away without taking a drug you should do so and i haven t heard specifically these drugs cause constipation but it is entirely possible. jamie: any natural remedies forts indigestion. plenty of water, and plenty of fiber and paying attention to going when you have to go. jamie: sit tight, doc, not right now! jamie: eric: this is the time of ....