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Clueless -- the FDA has no idea what you and I want most from the FDA November 22, 2011
It’s an age-old rule in writing: avoid cliché. So I’m trying to find another way to explain to the FDA that what you and I want is quality, not quantity. Still they waste time and money issuing statements about how MANY new drugs they approved this year — ignoring the numbers that really matter: how many people are cured (or hurt!) by those very drugs.
With the end of an era of a blockbuster drug, a national health emergency looms November 21, 2011
Lipitor is no ordinary drug. It’s the Big Kahuna of statin drugs and the most successful prescription medication in history. If a drug makes $1 billion per year it’s considered a blockbuster. For 15 years, Lipitor has consistently made about $1 billion per MONTH. But that oversized gravy train is about to shriek to a sudden halt when Pfizer’s Lipitor patent finally runs out and the price for generic Lipitor plummets from around $4 a day to about 25 cents a day, and possibly even less.
Six steps to a long life (you can forget about the step #7) November 3, 2011
Dr. Clyde Yancy just wants us to live longer. A past-president of the American Heart Association, Dr. Yancy recently spoke before the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress and gave his seven tips for longevity.
When two drugs are repackaged as a combo drug, side effect risks soar October 19, 2011
I thought of that hilarious parody while reading about the newest FDA drug approval, which is not hilarious at all. The drug has a catchy name: Juvisync. It combines the statin Zocor with Januvia, a type 2 diabetes drug. So is it a cholesterol drug that controls blood sugar, or a blood-sugar-lowering drug that helps cut LDL cholesterol?
The "fat tax" -- an outrageously stupid idea whose time, regrettably, has come October 18, 2011
If you speak Danish, you know that torsket means “stupid.” And I’ve heard some stupid ideas in my time, but this is one of the STUPIDEST ever. They’re calling it the Danish Fat Tax. And it reaches colossal heights of torsket because it’s perfectly stupid in two HUGE ways.
Beware patient advocacy websites – there's a lot of drug money hidden there October 10, 2011
You, a friend, someone is diagnosed with a disease. So you head straight to the Internet looking for information. What’s the first thing you’ll find?
Help control diabetic neuropathy with a natural supplement September 19, 2011
“Is there a cure for neuropathy?” …maybe. Neuropathy is nerve damage, characterized by a numbness or painful tingling in the feet, legs, hands and arms. It can also contribute to dementia. And while neuropathy is a common side effect of diabetes, it’s sometimes caused by other factors, such as thyroid problems and chemotherapy.
What's a "skinny" type 2 diabetic to do? September 13, 2011
Carrying too much weight increases risk of… By now, just about everyone of a certain age probably knows how that sentence ends: “type 2 diabetes.” But what about those with type 2 and no weight issues?
The secret to obese good health – Alaskan style August 29, 2011
If you’re going to be obese, be obese like an Eskimo. Here’s why: Yup’ik Eskimos, who live in the Yukon in southwest Alaska, have about the same rates of overweight and obesity as the general U.S. population in the lower 48. And yet their rates of type 2 diabetes are remarkably lower.
Mainstream medicine's dirty little secret that most people will never know August 25, 2011
Years ago, when I first started writing about alternative healthcare, I was stunned to learn that synthetic drugs can deplete your body of vitamins and minerals. I think it’s safe to say, most people are completely unaware that while you’re taking a drug to treat a condition, you’re at least partially draining your body of certain nutrients it needs to stay well.
How to dramatically increase absorbency of this critically important vitamin August 24, 2011
Some topics are just too urgent to let go, so here’s an important tip for boosting your personal vitamin D level…
The surprising secret ingredient that erases sinus problems in a very unlikely way August 16, 2011
Redd Remedies takes a unique approach to sinus problems—and that’s what makes Adult Sinus Support so effective. Unlike other treatments, that focus only on the headache pain and clogged sinus passages, this formula takes a whole-body approach. And it really works.
