(NaturalNews) The herbal supplement St. John’s Wort has long been promoted as an effective alternative for treating depression. Unfortunately, St. John’s Wort has proven ineffective for people suffering severe clinical depression. In fact, the results of a recent study revealed that St. John’s Wort is completely ineffective at treating severe depression. There is another effective [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )FDA Cites Bayer on Yaz Birth Control Pill
Tue Oct 7, 8:10 PM ET
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081008/us_nm/us_bayer_yaz&printer=1;_ylt=AtUep_djRS93bt_0Ee1bqFoXIr0F
Two television commercials for Bayer AG’s birth control pill Yaz give a misleading impression of its benefits, U.S. health regulators warned the company in a letter released on Tuesday.
The ads wrongly suggest the pills are approved for relieving premenstrual syndrome, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said [...]
F.D.A Reviewing Deaths in Anemia Drug Study
September 27, 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Federal health officials said Friday that they were reviewing a higher rate of deaths among patients treated with a Johnson & Johnson anemia drug in a German study of stroke patients.
Sixteen percent of patients who were treated with the drug, Eprex, had died three months after the study began, compared [...]
FDA Unveils List of 20 Drugs In Side-Effect Probes
FDA Unveils List of 20 Drugs
In Side-Effect Probes-
Goal Is to Provide Signs of Possibility Of Adverse Effects
By JARED A. FAVOLE
September 5, 2008
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday unveiled a report listing 20 drugs that the agency is investigating for potential side effects, as part of a new policy to [...]
Doctors to be banned from dishing out antibiotics for sore throats and colds
Interestingly, the evidence shows that most people with sinus infections do not need antbiotics, even if symptoms with 7 to 10 days of symptoms. Studies show that for every 15 people who are actually treated with antibiotics, only 1 actually benefits. The other 14 would have gotten better without them. Many of the 14 however will [...]
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