CATEGORY: Stuff in the ‘FDA’ Category
Researching the Creation of Super Athletes
Dr. Kathy Maupin and Brett Newcomb discuss a recent article in Men's Journal about recent medical advances aimed at creating a "super athlete." They also discuss the potential health benefits of current stem-cell uses and developing research. This week, Brett[...]
Gender Differences in Medicine – A New Look
Dr. Kathy Maupin and Brett Newcomb discuss the basic differences between men and women and how the medical field should recognize and adapt its practice to account for these gender differences. This week's podcast is focused on the increasing awareness[...]
The Secret Female Hormone
Dr. Maupin discusses her new book, The Secret Female Hormone: How Testosterone Replacement Can Change Your Life We are very excited today to talk about something that we’ve been working on for the last two years. Dr. Brett Newcomb and[...]
Off-label Use of Medicines as it Relates to Testosterone
The Federal Drug Administration regulates testosterone as a treatment for symptoms of menopause. Download the transcription of this podcast. Episode 52 of the BioBalance Healthcast features a conversation about the use off-label medicines and how that relates to treating symptoms[...]
Testosterone and the FDA
The Federal Drug Administration regulates testosterone as a treatment for symptoms of menopause. Download the transcription of this podcast. Episode 51 of the BioBalance Healthcast begins a discussion of how the Federal Drug Administration—or FDA—regulates drugs, and in particular, testosterone[...]
Challenges facing Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)
There are several forces working against the success of bio-identical hormone replacement for women, which break down into three areas: The FDA/U.S. Government’s bias toward drugs made by pharmaceutical companies and drugs that benefit men; MDs, and to a lesser[...]
The Women’s Health Initiative
All Estrogens are not the same and Provera (progestin) is the real bad guy. The Women’s Health Initiative, (WHI), is a study released in 2001, and is a good example of how the government skews data to support their cost-cutting[...]