| 06/30/2008 - The mighty "sunshine vitamin" could reduce heart attacks |
| More good news about vitamin D! Now there's yet another killer that this mighty "sunshine vitamin" can help to combat: heart attacks. |
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| 06/29/2008 - What your ED could be telling you about your heart |
| Once again, the medical community is raising the wrong kind of alarm about erectile dysfunction. |
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| 06/27/2008 - Financial ties cloud AHA blood pressure recommendation |
| The supposed link between high blood pressure and heart disease has gotten out of hand over the past few years. The American Heart Association (AHA) isn't helping matters. |
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| 06/25/2008 - Big Pharma tries to cash in on smoking disease |
| I'm starting to believe that the anti-smoking movement is being bolstered by my old adversary, Big Pharma. |
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| 06/23/2008 - Green tea battles Alzheimer's |
| Now, another study on green tea has found that it could be a weapon in the battle against Alzheimer's disease. |
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| 06/22/2008 - China starts to act on shoddy drugs |
| I've always believed that the dangers of China's shoddy manufacturing practices and seeming lack of health standards is probably far worse than anyone realizes - especially in China. |
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| 06/20/2008 - Marine families suffer from tainted water |
| Who would have thought that the one of the greatest threats for many soldiers isn't the enemy on the battlefield. It's what's waiting for them at home. |
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| 06/18/2008 - Russert's untimely death raises questions about how we're treating heart disease |
| Unfortunately, stories like this one only highlight what I've been telling you all along: Blood pressure doesn't cause heart disease, high cholesterol drugs aren't cure-alls, and exercise can do more harm than good. |
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| 06/16/2008 - Is obesity a shrinking problem? |
| The childhood obesity issue in this country has become nearly as big a media story as the adult obesity issue - and that's saying something. But is it possible that the tide has turned in this battle? |
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| 06/15/2008 - Stem cell research approved |
| Believe it or not, a recent Supreme Court ruling says that scientists may now conduct embryonic stem cell research. Justices turned down a petition that argued that the law was unconstitutional because it violates the right to life. |
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| 06/13/2008 - Big Pharma wants permission to cheat |
| Recently, a battle has been waged in Congress over whether companies should be allowed to keep patents that they've obtained by misrepresentation or flat-out cheating. |
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| 06/11/2008 - Deadly Chinese blood thinner found in 11 countries |
| The FDA has warned a Chinese pharmaceutical manufacturer about contaminated heparin - a blood thinner that's been traced to one of their plants. |
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| 06/09/2008 - A closer look at the "green" movement |
| These days, there's nothing more hypocritical - and, if you ask me, downright silly - than the so-called "green" movement throughout the country. |
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| 06/08/2008 - Genetic discrimination bill becomes law |
| This month, Pres. Bush signed into law the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), which will protect Americans against health insurance or employment discrimination based on their genetic information. |
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| 06/06/2008 - Big Pharma shirks responsibility for drug that killed |
| Once again, a Big Pharma company has proven that it can't be trusted to do the right thing… |
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| 06/04/2008 - Is that natural product really natural? |
| In my experience, natural alternatives to drugs, and natural foods just fit in with … well, the natural order of things. But in these increasingly confusing times, it can be difficult to track down items that are what they claim to be. |
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| 06/02/2008 - Don't be a silent victim of a drug's side effects |
| I just read a new poll in Consumer Reports Magazine that reveals that one in six Americans who have ever taken a prescription drug experienced a side effect that was serious enough to go to the hospital! |
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| 06/01/2008 - Are you paying too much for your generic drugs? |
| The fact that anyone would go to Mexico to get something like MEDICINE should speak to the frustrations we're all feeling with the cost of medications. It's part and parcel of America's ongoing argument about the increasing cost of health care. |
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