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 [...]

Who doesn’t want a miracle drug that costs very little, has no adverse side effects, and can cure a multitude of ills?
A while back I wrote about studies showing that drinking green tea can aid in weight loss, but did you know it can also prevent cancer, and can stop the progression of rheumatoid arthritis? [...]

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… [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]