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    Moira Dolan, M.D.

    All patients have the right to Informed Consent, which is only possible when they are told:

    • what the proposed treatment is;

    • how it works (including the information that the mechanism of action is unknown,  if that is the case);

    • what is known and not known about the potential adverse effects and safety;

    • what is known and not known about how well it works (effectiveness);

    • viable alternatives to the proposed treatment (including the option of no treatment).

    School Shootings and Mental Screening: What Do The Stats Show?

    June 22, 2018

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    Moira T. Dolan, M.D.

    The number and deadly impact of school shootings are alarming, from Columbine and Virginia Tech to Sandy Hook and more recent tragedies in Florida and Texas. These events have prompted calls for widespread increases in mental health funding for screening and services....

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    More recess, less ADHD: an alternative solution to school violence

    May 20, 2018

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    Moira T. Dolan, M.D.

    Texas schools have proven that more recess – totally unstructured playtime – results in less psychiatric diagnoses (anxiety, anger, and ADHD). When kids at Eagle Mountain Elementary in Fort Worth, Texas were allowed 4 unstructured recess breaks, they were less fidgety...

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    Benzos: the other prescription drug epidemic

    March 26, 2018

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    Moira T. Dolan, M.D.

    While national attention is focused on the abuse of narcotics like opioids, massive increases in prescriptions and illegal use of benzodiazepines is going unnoticed.  “Benzos” are in a class called sedative/hypnotics. Three of the benzodiazepines are on the top ten lis...

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    Nutritional interventions shown to be valuable in serious bowel diseases, despite your doctor’s contrary advice

    March 5, 2018

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    Moira T. Dolan, M.D.

    Low inflammation foods, probiotics, and a couple of well-known nutritional supplements really do help the symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease. A new study reports on a detailed review of scientific evidence weighing the value of non-drug interventions for diseases l...

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    Broken bones, kidney failure, pneumonia – it is time to wean off your stomach pill?

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    Moira T. Dolan, M.D.

    Drug makers are in the business of selling drugs, not helping you get off of them. But the dangers of long term acid-reducing drugs for reflux puts millions of patients at risk for kidney damage, hip fractures, and pneumonia, to name a few of the nastier side effects.

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    Memo to DOJ: Celexa drug maker hid mistakes, harming children

    February 22, 2018

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    Moira T. Dolan, M.D.

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    New study: Screening Mammograms Do Not Significantly Improve Cancer Survival

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    Moira T. Dolan, M.D.

    Screening mammograms in women over 50 do not significantly improve cancer survival, and instead lead to a 32% increase in dangerous over-diagnosis. A new study tracked the death rates in women 50 and older in the Netherlands, where every-other-year mammography is recom...

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    September 8, 2017

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    Moira T. Dolan, M.D.

    A ketogenic diet (very high fat/low carb) prolongs life, improves memory and muscle strength, and reduces tumor incidence, at least in lab mice. A new study from UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine adds to a growing quantity of evidence that the ketogenic diet promo...

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    High cholesterol decreases Parkinson’s risk in men

    August 25, 2017

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    Moira T. Dolan, M.D.

    Total cholesterol and LDL (low density) cholesterol in men have been found in a long-term study to be linked to a lower risk of developing Parkinson’s. This was discovered by reviewing the lifetime medical history of over 261,000 men over age 40 not taking any statin d...

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    Moira T. Dolan, M.D.

    A national poll and found marijuana users were 3.42 times more likely to die from hypertension than non-users. Twenty-one percent of adults over 20 were chronic users of marijuana, for an average duration of 11.5 years.

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