| 09/30/2008 - FDA finally starts to look at suicide risks for some meds |
| Imagine if the only thing more dangerous than not quitting smoking was, well, quitting smoking. Before you go thinking I've lost my marbles, let me explain. |
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| 09/30/2008 - Fishing for better heart health |
| A new study from Italy showed that fish oil supplements had better results than a popular cholesterol drug for patients with chronic heart failure. |
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| 09/26/2008 - Where's the beef standard? |
| After recent salmonella scares and beef recalls, you'd think the U.S. government would be bending over backwards to improve its monitoring of the nation's food supply. |
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| 09/26/2008 - Stay safe from drug name confusion |
| The FDA now rejects about one-third of potential drug names because of potential confusion. |
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| 09/25/2008 - Big Pharma tries to halt advance of cheaper drug |
| If you were ever under any illusion that Big Pharma cares about you – as opposed to its profits – allow me to clear that up for you right now. |
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| 09/25/2008 - Deceptive Vioxx study uncovered? |
| Consider the source. It's good advice, whether you're talking about political surveys or medical "studies" spoken of in hushed tones. |
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| 09/23/2008 - FDA slow to move on diabetes drug labeling |
| After learning that two patients died from acute pancreatitis after taking exenatide (popularly known as Byetta), the FDA announced it was developing a stronger and more visible warning label. |
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| 09/23/2008 - Medical journal questions wide use of HPV vaccines |
| The New England Journal of Medicine called into question whether the effectiveness of the new cervical cancer vaccines justifies their high costs. |
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| 09/19/2008 - FDA ignores science, digs in heels on plastic leaching |
| The debate rages on about the safety of bisphenol A leaching out of plastic containers into liquids and foods. Frankly, I don't see what the debate's about. Do the naysayers need a piece of evidence with a side of sledgehammer? |
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| 09/19/2008 - Sapping the "juice" from prescription pills |
| Researchers are claiming that grapefruit juice — as well as orange and apple juice — can lower the rate of absorption for some drugs. |
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| 09/18/2008 - Docs also have doubts about FDA |
| Interesting enough, the medical profession is now coming forward to say that the FDA doesn't serve it particularly well, either. |
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| 09/18/2008 - Stress may aggravate your allergies |
| Allergy sufferers were brought into a lab and put under stress — all for the sake of seeing how their allergies would react. |
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| 09/16/2008 - Experimental vaccine may have killed |
| The first rule of medicine is "do no harm." The first rule of public relations is "do no harm to kids." GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is running afoul of both of these mantras with its latest experimental vaccine, Synflorixm. |
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| 09/16/2008 - Have you become a drug pusher? |
| New research shows that there could be a drug pusher in your neighborhood – and it might be you. Teens, according to a new survey, say it's easier for them to get their hands on prescription meds than it is to buy beer. |
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| 09/12/2008 - Don't wait to shed pounds after diabetes diagnosis |
| People who lose weight often report to me many benefits they never anticipated when they first got serious about dieting. |
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| 09/12/2008 - A public health remedy for reducing falls by the elderly |
| Researchers may have found a public health solution to a health hazard faced by the elderly: falling and breaking bones. |
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| 09/11/2008 - The Dixie pill parade |
| Docs in Dixie are handing out prescriptions as if they were sweet tea and peach cobbler, according to a new study. |
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| 09/11/2008 - Aging population means more visits to docs |
| The federal government released statistics about visits to docs and behind every stat lays a story. One recurring theme was the aging population of our country going to physicians more often. |
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| 09/09/2008 - A prescription for muscle damage |
| Drugs used to treat high cholesterol and irregular heartbeats are dangerous enough in and of themselves. But according to a recent warning from the FDA, taking the drugs together can add another cause for concern: severe muscle damage. |
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| 09/09/2008 - Munch your broccoli for help with diabetes |
| With a new study out of the University of Warwick, England, it appears broccoli can reverse the damage to heart blood vessels in diabetes patients. |
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| 09/05/2008 - The demise of a natural therapy |
| New research is showing that these simple economics are destroying the field of psychotherapy and doing a terrible disservice to folks suffering from depression. |
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| 09/05/2008 - Exercise is key to preventing colon cancer |
| You know that regular exercise is good for your heart, muscles, joints and bones – but you may not know that it's one of the easiest ways to prevent colon cancer. |
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| 09/04/2008 - Erectile dysfunction is normal? Not so fast… |
| If you're dealing with erectile dysfunction, a new study is suggesting you just suck it up because it's a normal part of aging. |
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| 09/04/2008 - I'd walk a mile for heart health |
| Get into the rhythm of a moderate walk around town so you can keep your heart's rhythm as regular as a drum machine. |
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| 09/02/2008 - Bad hips get worse |
| What happens if docs replace your bad hip with a worse hip? Bad news. Recently some replacement hip sockets, called Durom cups, were identified as defective. |
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| 09/02/2008 - Insurance companies behind the curve on alternative medicine |
| For years, practitioners of alternative medicine – such as myself – and their patients have pushed to help it gain greater acceptance in the mainstream medical community. |
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