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Even pets can't escape drug contamination February 13, 2012

Even Fido isn’t safe. Pharmalot reports that a drug called Clomicalm — a treatment for separation anxiety in dogs — was one of the drugs flagged for potential problems at the Nebraska Novartis plant.

What goes on inside drug-making plants? You might not want to know February 13, 2012

Whenever some medical mainstreamer gets a bug up his stethoscope about dietary supplements, we hear the same lame arguments…And finally: The FDA doesn’t oversee supplement manufacturing facilities, but drugs are made with strict quality and safety controls. Turns out this last one may be the biggest joke of all.

Rare Brazilian compound takes on free radicals, infections, and even the most deadly cancer February 9, 2012

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Bringing down the fear level about age-related bone loss February 7, 2012

Ladies, you and I …we are a goldmine. We are a drug maker’s — and drug marketer’s — dream. Scare us and we will fall in line. Throw in some help from the FDA, Congress and the mainstream medical establishment, and you can take us all the way to the bank. And that has never been more true than with the bone density scam.

A little is better than nothing, but a scant FDA action on an urgent health crisis adds up to almost less than nothing February 6, 2012

Here’s a very encouraging headline from a recent New Scientist article…
“FDA bans some — but not all — farmyard antibiotics”

Make your brain happy -- give it the vitamin it craves December 22, 2011

Your brain has a powerful craving. So go ahead — indulge. A review of vitamin D research reveals two reasons why the vitamin is so important to brain health…

Want to keep your teeth? Throw out your toothpaste December 13, 2011

In the most fortunate twist of fate, she told a friend about her problems—a friend who just happened to have a sister that held the solution for Winnie’s dental problems. His sister had faced similar problems, and come up with her own formula to fix them. And it worked wonders for Winnie, too. She started using this miracle fix, and it really made a miraculous difference, very quickly.

Stop this toxic world from poisoning you with nature's ancient cure December 13, 2011

Have you noticed that you’re feeling exhausted all the time… for no obvious reason? And your blood pressure is up, and your doctor doesn’t have a solution, except another pill or ten. You have mysterious, seemingly unrelated symptoms—like muscle and joint pain, memory loss, new allergies, appetite loss—that seem sudden and don’t really make sense, symptoms your doctor can’t quite pin a diagnosis on. Your doctor’s not looking in the right place. Because with these types of symptoms, believe it or not, you may be a victim of toxic heavy metal exposure.

Colonoscopy screening for the elderly is unnecessary in many cases December 1, 2011

Colonoscopy can be a lifesaver. But it appears that some doctors are overdoing the procedure in older patients with Medicare benefits.

Nerve damage may result when intramuscular shots are given in the wrong spot November 29, 2011

If you’re a hospital patient, telling a nurse how to do her job probably won’t win you any fans among the nursing staff. But it might save you from considerable pain. A new report in the Journal of Advanced Nursing indicates that most nurses are not giving intramuscular injections correctly.

When cooking sacred cow, do NOT forget the salt November 24, 2011

That’s right — SALT, or rather sodium — which our bodies require for simple survival. But don’t expect to hear anything like that from your doctor. In fact, if you follow advice most doctors pass out and cut your sodium intake dramatically, you could actually HARM your health. And the older you get, the greater the risk.

Overcome even overwhelming fatigue in just seven days November 15, 2011

This life-changing supplement is called OPTI Factor. And it can change the lives of people struggling with severe fatigue. Whether it’s from an autoimmune disease (like myasthenia gravis or fibromyalgia) or the crippling effects of cancer treatment, this supplement can help you feel like yourself again.

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