Natural Health

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, [...]

This tale is so sad… Brittany Murphy was a talented person with much to give to the world, and she’s dead – most likely from the drugs that doctors willingly prescribed for her.
But she’s not the only one. I believe it happens every day with people who aren’t celebrities. When an “ordinary person” dies, [...]

The FDA has now issued a warning and a list: 72 over the counter weight loss drugs have now been identified as containing undeclared pharmaceutical ingredients – often in dosages that are considered unsafe.
Four of these drugs have not been approved for sale in the U.S. – one because it is suspected of causing [...]

Just read the news this morning about a young woman who was experiencing anxiety. Her doctor prescribed Klonopin and then gave her free samples of Cymbalta.
5 days later she was dead.
She started feeling bad the first day, but kept taking the pills; within 4 days she began talking about suicide, and the next day she [...]

Every time I read the doctor’s column in our local newspaper I marvel at the fact that doctors don’t seem to realize that all bodies are not alike!
A medication that may be fine for one person can be deadly for another, and yet they tell patients “It can’t be your medication” when they complain of [...]

Today’s newspaper presented two articles that should bring outrage to parents everywhere.
On the front page was the article saying that now the FDA has decided that cold medicines are unsafe for toddlers and babies – they could even prove fatal. And anyway, they don’t do any good. They haven’t decided yet if these remedies are [...]