Written on Feb, 14, 2006
by DrB
Americans Taking More Sleeping Pills Than Ever Despite more signs patients may be turning away from the poor excuse that passes for conventional health care in America and gravitating toward natural, safer treatments, when push comes to shove, many of them still rely…
Written on Feb, 08, 2006
by DrB
If you read my blog regularly, I post frequent warnings about some the health-harming side effects connected to “one-stop-cures” like gastric bypass, weight-loss medications and even over-the-counter pain relievers. A recent study has finally acknowledged some dangerous side effects I posted six years…
Written on Feb, 08, 2006
by DrB
”Good Times” Are Ahead For The Mega-Drug Companies But Not For Your Health… This interesting New York Times piece — a review of recent positive business stories about the mega-drug companies — has led some analysts to speculate the worst is over and…
Written on Nov, 22, 2005
by DrB
Asthma Drugs That Can Kill YouLast month, Public Citizen alerted the public about GlaxoSmithKline presenting false safety information to the FDA about Serevent. The FDA finally took action late last week, mandating new warnings on Serevent as well as Advair and Foradil about…
Written on Nov, 22, 2005
by DrB
A Vocal Ally in the War Against AntidepressantsEarlier this year, the FDA issued stronger warning labels for antidepressants, urging the monitoring of adults and children for signs of suicidal behaviors. This change was largely brought on conventional medicine by vocal critics like Dr.…
Written on Nov, 22, 2005
by DrB