Johnson & Johnson ordered an enormous recall the week of January 15th, 2010 of over the counter drugs including Tylenol, Motrin, and St. Joseph's aspirin due to a moldy smell that was making people sick. According to the Food and...
A study published in the November 2008 issue of the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy found that a common antibiotic for urinary tract infections (UTI) called trimethoprim has almost no advantage over cranberry extracts.UTIs are one of the most common types...
A review published in the October 2008 edition of the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews showed that St. Johns Wort extract is effective in reducing symptoms of major depression.St. Johns Wort is a plant that has been used for centuries...
A recent study published in the August 2008 issue of Arthritis Care and Research indicates that Ibuprofen may increase the risk of heart attack in the elderly when taken daily.In the study, researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston...
Italian researchers recently found that a daily supplement of omega 3 fatty acids is more effective than a popular cholesterol lowering drug at reducing mortality rates among patients with heart failure.The researchers, lead by Professor Luigi Tavazzi and Professor Gianni...
A new study from researchers in Canada shows that long-term use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) for acid reflux and other disorders increases the risk of osteoperosis related fractures. PPIs are a group of drugs that prevent the production of...
