| 09/29/2008 - Gene testing reaches the masses |
| What kind of genes are you wearing? No, that's not a typo. I'm asking if you know the down-and-dirty details of your genetic make-up. |
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| 09/28/2008 - Are painkillers killing PSA test results? |
| A new study revealed that men taking aspirin and other commonly used, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) had PSA readings that were 10 percent lower than the men in the study who did not take those drugs. |
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| 09/26/2008 - Study questions effectiveness of Big Pharma ads |
| A new study has shown that by and large, DTC drug ads are costing Big Pharma billions - and it's hardly boosting drug sales at all. |
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| 09/24/2008 - New breast exam more accurate than mammogram |
| For years I've bemoaned the barbarity and ineffectiveness of mammography as a breast cancer screening. But new studies show that a new and more accurate screening method could be right around the corner. |
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| 09/22/2008 - Kids poisoned by their own clothing |
| A new study reveals that the problem with flame retardant chemicals and children is actually far more widespread than I'd ever imagined. |
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| 09/21/2008 - FDA to post drugs with "potential safety issues" on website |
| Leave it to the FDA to approach an issue as critical and immediate as drug safety with a half measure completed at a frustratingly glacial pace. |
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| 09/19/2008 - More bad news for statins: Possible Vytorin-cancer link |
| I'm betting the thousands of people taking statins have no idea that every time they pop a pill to try to lower their cholesterol, they're increasing their risk of developing cancer. |
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| 09/17/2008 - Diabetes drug turns deadly |
| Once again, my buddies at the FDA seem more concerned with protecting Big Pharma's profits than protecting the American people. |
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| 09/15/2008 - Vioxx studies proven to be marketing "study" |
| According to Merck internal memos uncovered by lawyers working on the Vioxx lawsuits, one of the "studies" that helped establish Vioxx as a superior painkiller wasn't a real study at all, but was, in fact, a stealth Merck marketing strategy. |
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| 09/14/2008 - FDA approves irradiated produce |
| Does your salad glow in the dark? You might want to hit the lights and check, because for the first time ever, the FDA is allowing fresh spinach and iceberg lettuce to be zapped with radiation in order to kill bacteria such as E. coli and salmonella. |
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| 09/12/2008 - Study finds angioplasty dangerous, waste of money |
| If you want proof that surgery is a cash cow with virtually ZERO health benefits whatsoever, look no further than the increasingly popular, artery-clearing surgery, angioplasty. |
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| 09/10/2008 - Scientists look to 1918 flu survivors for vaccine answers |
| There is an assumption that the oldest among us are the weakest - especially when it comes to disease. But now a new study shows that some of our oldest citizens could actually better equipped to weather a disease pandemic than the rest of us. |
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| 09/08/2008 - FTC tries to take down "the cure for the common cold" |
| The Federal Trade Commission have set their sights on something they seem to think poses a more clear and present danger-vitamins. |
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| 09/07/2008 - Power company enlists kids to be "climate cops" |
| If the tree-hugging, save-the-planet zealots have their way, the idiocy of global warming will not only be a matter of unquestionable scientific fact, the policies that "protect" the earth from global warming will be a matter of law… |
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| 09/05/2008 - Secrets to passing the century mark |
| If you're like me, you can't resist reading a good story about someone who has crossed the century mark. I'm always interested to see what they say was the secret to their longevity. |
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| 09/03/2008 - Fast-food kids meals crammed with fat and calories (what else is new?) |
| File this under "tell me something I didn't know already." According to a new study, most of the kids' meals at fast food restaurant chains have entirely too many calories to be considered healthy. Wow. Shocking. |
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| 09/01/2008 - Needless vaccine can have deadly consequences |
| What will it take for Big Pharma to stop pushing their dangerous and useless vaccines? Apparently, one death a month is not going to be enough. |
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