2014-11-08: Appropriate IgG food testing, important drug interactions and other diverse questions




KUSP's Ask Doctor Dawn show

Summary: Commonly used antibiotics and new anticoagulants have bad interactions with other drugs; A chemical stress test causes a strange high blood pressure reaction and other neurological symptoms in this caller; Dr. Dawn explains the controversy and appropriate use of IgG testing for food sensitivities; Do I need a spiral CT scan to measure coronary calcium and should I get a hernia operation? Caller has decided to cancel colonoscopy and do Fecal blood instead; Does diatomaceous earth help detoxify? Hawthornia herb has cured my hernia; Fighting a persistent infection after tooth extraction needs more than just using more antibiotics; Dr. Dawns approach to lowering high blood pressure with and without prescription drugs; Summary of treating severe osteoporosis; Caller with slightly high LDL doesn't need a statin; Could magnesium be causing my low blood pressure? Plant DNA from food can be found in your blood! HPV vaccine can stem the current epidemic of oral and neck cancer; Saccharomyces boulardii probiotics is the choice to treat C. difficile in the gut after receiving antibiotics