After recent debacles like the Digitek recall this week, and the heparin recall last month, it is obvious that a major overhaul is needed in the way we inspect, approve of and import drugs from overseas pharmaceutical companies. It seems that perhaps, finally, the US government is starting to take this threat seriously. Joe Sheffer reports on the … [Read more...]
Scotts Miracle Gro Bypasses EPA Rules and Scotts Blames Ex-Employee
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered Scotts Miracle-Gro to stop selling and distributing two pesticide products that have not been registered with the EPA. The recalled pesticides are "Garden Weed Preventer + Plant Food" and "SLS Fertilizer With .28 Halts" and are sold at various home and garden stores across the … [Read more...]
Gadolinium Health Alert
Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (NSF) or Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy (NSD) First reported in this article about Gadolinium Contrast Agents The decision to conduct a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) examination, two commonly performed diagnostic tests, often is very simple. The patient goes to the doctor … [Read more...]
Chinese Herbal Pills with Human Placenta
More and more Westerners are blindly taking alternative medicines because they want to lead "natural lifestyles" and/or because they don't trust traditional doctors and pharmaceutical companies. Always remember that just because something is marketed as "traditional Chinese medicine" does not mean it is good for you. Herbal Science International, … [Read more...]
Exubera and Lung Cancer
Pfizer, Inc. today sent letters to patients who may be taking Exubera, and to medical professionals who may be prescribing the drug to inform them of a possible link between Exubera use and lung cancer. Exubera is a short-acting insulin that is administered through an inhaler. It helps diabetic adults control high blood sugar and is used for Type … [Read more...]
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