Written on Mar, 09, 2005
by DrB
So Those Merck Vaccines Had Mercury After All… I posted an interesting article last week about a 1991 Merck memo uncovered by the Los Angeles Times (due to their strong commitment to stellar health reporting now one of my favorite newspapers in the…
Written on Mar, 09, 2005
by DrB
Soy No Help To Women With Cardiovascular Disease: An interesting study posted in this month’s American Journal of Clinical Nutrition lends more fuel to the fire about the non-value of unfermented soy products in terms of protecting postmenopausal women from cardiovascular disease (CVD).…
Written on Mar, 07, 2005
by DrB
By Rob Stein Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, March 7, 2005; 10:08 AM Aspirin does not protect women against heart attacks in the same way it does for men, but the venerable painkiller does cut women’s chances of suffering a stroke, researchers reported…
Written on Mar, 06, 2005
by DrB
Experimental Cholesterol Drug Raises Blood Pressure: A new drug being tested by Pfizer that raises the amount of HDL cholesterol also triggers an increase in blood pressure in some patients, offsetting any benefit according to experts. A complete report of the research will…
Written on Mar, 05, 2005
by DrB
By Mark HendersonVirus has been eradicated, American Association for the Advancement of Science is toldTHE killer Sars virus has been contained so effectively that it can be considered eradicated outside laboratories, scientists said yesterday. Severe acute respiratory syndrome killed 774 people between November…
Written on Mar, 04, 2005
by DrB
Public Citizen Press Releases Providing the latest information about Public Citizen activities ——————————————- Statement of Sidney M. Wolfe, MD, Director, Public Citizen’s Health Research Group Today’s announcement by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) concerning revised labeling of the cholesterol-lowering drug Crestor…
