05/25/2007 - Vacci-Nation Situation, part 1
You know that with relatively few exceptions, I’m no big fan of childhood vaccinations.
05/22/2007 - Taking your medicine – to the grave?
I’ve written frequently about how errors in drug administration have put tens of thousands of Americans on the slab over the last few decades. Of course, for even one person to lose his life over a careless medical mistake is inexcusable
05/22/2007 - Son of Vioxx: RIP (for now)
Just days ago, I reported to you about the impending FDA decision about Arcoxia, the Cox-2 Inhibitor arthritis drug Merck was pushing to replace their killer Vioxx with
05/18/2007 - An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of chores
All right, ladies – don’t shoot the messenger here. Remember, I’m just a conscientious, unbiased reporter of the news that impacts your health. And so, in the spirit of keeping you healthy and cancer-free, I want to say
05/15/2007 - Return of the Killer Painkiller
“What you’re talking about is a potential public health disaster. We could have a replay of what we had with rofecoxib [Vioxx].”
05/14/2007 - Finally, some straight shooting from the FDA!
I’m not going to single out any one particular online “news” outlet here, but a lot of hyped-up buzz has been going around about a new 17-page document the Food and Drug Administration has posted on its Web site.
05/08/2007 - Chinese supplier drill The Pet-food Protein-gate, part two
In the last Daily Dose, I exposed the scandalous and all-but-certain truth that somewhere along the line in the manufacturing of many brands and kinds of pet foods, poisonous melamine was being added to these victuals.
05/04/2007 - Ignorance “engineers” a costly quagmire
To many of my readers’ continuing surprise, I heartily endorse the production of meats from cloned livestock
05/01/2007 - Dieting defined and maligned
Much confusion abounds regarding diets. When most people hear this word, they think of eating plans designed to help them lose weight (“diets”). It’s a buzzword in the popular culture and in mainstream medicine.
