The New York Times (4/22, A15, Harris) reports, An unusual internal meeting scheduled for Wednesday at the Food and Drug Administration may signal how agency officials intend to handle the many…
If we don’t honor and take care of the earth then we probably have totally lost our way. Most of us care and want to do something positive but the treadmill is racing faster every day and time and…
Stephen Barrett, M.D. reports that in his opinion infomercials and medicine don’t always mesh: [T]he vast majority of health-related products promoted through infomercials don’t work as…
I have followed medical science advances in treatment of cancer and multiple sclerosis. People that I care about have those diseases. You all have loved ones affected by those diseases. I have been…
The list grows longer every day. Financial misconduct has become the biggest subject this year and more people are being victimized in this tough economy. Protect yourself from scams, many of which…
In an Editorial in the Providence (RI) Journal (4/20) they support the Obama administration goal of cleaning up the FDA: One important task before President Obama is shoring up the Food and…
CNET is one of the best resources for technical information and I get regular email updates on current news. In a recent article by Elinor Mills at CNET she reports that fear about credit card data…
Bloomberg News (4/21, O’Reilly) reports, Wyeth, the drugmaker being acquired by Pfizer Inc., must face a lawsuit by a woman who claims her breast cancer was caused by the menopause medicine…
As Foreclosures rise desperate homeowners are being victimized by illegal or misleading offers of help from a myriad of companies. The companies often charge up front fees and lull frightened…
KGMB TV News reports a traffic death on the Big Island on Sunday. Early Sunday morning shortly before 7 A.M. in Puna a woman was killed at the intersection of 25th Avenue and Paradise Drive. Doreen…
In a ScienceDaily article on April 17, 2009 – Exercise Reduces Falls In Older People, Review Suggests home safety improvements, vitamin D supplements and other prescriptions to help elders avoid…