Cardiology Journal’s Risk Assessment on Herb, Pharmaceutical Interactions “Does Not Add Up”

When considering the Food and Drug Administration’s adverse event reporting (AER) system being in place for dietary supplements, and the amount of counseling both physicians and pharmacists are required to undertake on all things that interact with cardiovascular medications, if there was a verifiable increased risk, data would exist that that clearly points to such. Without such data, any article of this nature is as scientifically significant as Chicken Little’s assessment of the [...]

The Flu Season That Fizzled

Here’s another perspective on dealing with flu symptoms amid the brewing panic. A healthy immune system and the homeopathic alternative Occilococcinum – “o-sill-o-cox-see-num,” may be just what the doctor will never order. That’s a shame because occilococcinum while tough to say three times quickly, is safe, effective and without side [...]

Traffic Pollution Speeds Hardening Of Arteries

We know emissions are killing us yet we seem unwilling or unable to reset the playing field for the “Is It Healthy?” Game. [...]

Top Beauty Trends For 2010

As consumers become more aware of what is going into their bodies, they’ll start to notice specifics about their beauty products. Here’s a preview of what to look [...]

Cell Phone Exposure May Protect Against and Reverse Alzheimer’s Disease

The researchers showed that exposing old Alzheimer’s mice to electromagnetic waves generated by cell phones erased brain deposits of the harmful protein beta-amyloid, in addition to preventing the protein’s build-up in younger Alzheimer’s mice. The sticky brain plaques formed by the abnormal accumulation of beta amyloid are a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease. Most treatments against Alzheimer’s try to target [...]