Natural Health

Not long ago we reported on a new study that said natural remedies won’t kill you. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for prescription drugs. We’ve read a lot lately about the dangers of continuing to take a prescription for years without an adjustment. As we age our bodies change so a dosage that might [...]

Can you believe it? This dangerous individual was awarded the title of “Australian of the Year” – and he’s promoting the use of mind-altering drugs on children who don’t even have problems! Patrick McGorry’s idea is to identify kids who might develop problems and start drugging them before the problems develop. He’s gotten a lot [...]

When will reports like this end? It just makes me sick to think that babies and their families are suffering because of prescription drugs that their mothers took in good faith – and without being warned that there were dangers to the baby. Television ads for anti-depressants carry the disclaimer that in some people, anti-depressants [...]

Diabetics taking the drug Avandia to control their blood sugar need to beware – the drug has once again been linked to an increased risk of heart attack. Worse, GlaxoSmithKline, the maker of Avandia, knew about the heart attack risks years ago but did not inform the proper authorities. At this point they’re still denying [...]

What a day… this morning I reported on a recall of veterinary drugs that had not been reported to veterinarians. Today it’s a recall on Tylenol and many other Tylenol products… and they say they’ve known of the problem since 2008! Please, if you take any over the counter drugs made by Johnson & Johnson, [...]

You know I think the things the pharmaceutical industry does to humans is criminal, but what they’ve done with regard to your pets should warrant jail time. The FDA – charged with protecting us – was complicit in this crime. Read this article to see how veterinarians were not informed of a September drug recall… [...]

Are you familiar with “off-label” uses for drugs? I had never heard of it until recently, and it makes me wonder why we need the FDA at all. It seems that if a drug is approved for one use, doctors are allowed to prescribe it for other uses. The only thing “protecting” the consumer is [...]

According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, about 2,000 patients in the U.S. are taking this drug. If you’re one of them, pay attention! First, kudos to Genetech for doing the right thing! After three cases of a potentially fatal brain disorder were linked to long term use of the drug Raptiva, and [...]

My guess is yes, big pharm does control the FDA. Possibly because so much of the “research” done by the FDA is funded by pharmaceutical companies. And big pharm does not want the sale of natural health products cutting into its revenues. Thus my email last night held a message about a new assault on [...]

Isn’t that nice? The FDA is beginning an investigation into ezetimibe and simvastatin, the two compounds found in Vytorin which are designed to lower cholesterol levels. A 5-year trial was conducted to see if the combined ingredients could “reduce cardiovascular events in patients with a diagnosis of aortic stenosis.” The trial found that no, there [...]