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The Floxie Hope Podcast Episode 11 – Diego
I had the pleasure of interviewing Diego Vasquez for Episode 11 of The Floxie Hope Podcast. Diego is thoughtful and wise. His perspective on his floxing journey is poignant and beautiful. I very much enjoyed speaking to Diego and he even brought me to tears during...
Testifying for Justice for Victims of Generic Drugs
Thousands of victims of generic ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, moxifloxacin and ofloxacin have been unable to pursue legal recourse because of a couple of Supreme Court decisions that ruled that generic drug manufacturers cannot be held liable for harm caused by their...
Pelvic Pain
I'm going through a rough period health-wise. I am not going to say that it's a relapse of my FQ toxicity symptoms, because it may not be related to my floxing. But I am going to say that I am in a lot of pain right now and I'm struggling. I've been experiencing...
Request a Congressional Hearing
Please join me in requesting a Congressional Hearing about the damage that fluoroquinolone antibiotics have done. Cipro, Levaquin, Avelox, Floxin and their generic counterparts have disabled people, ruined lives and even killed people. The cellular damage done by...
Study Finds that Ciprofloxacin Depletes Mitochondrial DNA
This post contains quotes from the article “Delayed Cytotoxicity and Cleavage of Mitochondrial DNA in Ciprofloxacin-Treated Mammalian Cells” that was published in Molecular Pharmacology in 1996. It’s a good article. It’s an interesting and damning article. It’s a...
The Microbiome According to Michael Pollan
I recently read "Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation" by Michael Pollan. You can buy it HERE and a portion of the proceeds will go to the QVF. I recommend that you purchase it, not just because some money will go to the QVF, but because it is beautifully...