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The Food & Drug Administration has issued a Public Health Advisory for users of Elidel® while urging the medication manufacturers to add a “black box” warning to their eczema creams. The FDA’s warning states, “It may take human studies of ten years or longer to determine if use of [the drugs] is linked to cancer.”
The [...]

Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has announced a proposal requiring pharmaceutical companies to disclose to the state what gifts and other financial incentives it provides to healthcare providers in order to market its drugs.
Under Blumenthal’s proposed legislation, pharmaceutical companies would have to disclose to the Commissioner of Public Health the gifts and other financial incentives [...]

½ lb dark large sea weed leaves, soak overnight, always use filtered water
 6 large black dried mushrooms (shitake, maitake) soaked overnight
1 tsp sea salt
2 tbsp safflower oil
1/2 onion
1 tsp fresh grated ginger
2 Tbsp wheat-free tamari
pinch of black pepper
1 Tbsp olive oil
Bring 1 gallon of water to a boil in a large soup pot.  Add sea salt and [...]

This is a wonderful soup for anyone who is immune compromised or battling cancer, but it is also a terrific preventive for anyone.
1 lb leafy green tops of daikon radish
1 lb large daikon radish
1 lb of carrots with their leafy green tops
6 extra large dried shiitake mushrooms (pre-soaked in water overnight)
1/2 lb Burdock root
1 lb of green vegetables, [...]

With more and more teens participating in sports these days, the chances for an accident or injury to the neck, spinal column, and back are higher than ever. In few other sports than pole vaulting, is the possibility for a life-changing injury possible with every attempted leap toward the sky.
One dramatic case of a 17-year-old [...]

Prompted by psychiatrists with their own vested interests in pharmaceutical sales, the media has spun the blame for the rise in the suicide rate for children on the “black box” warning labels placed on antidepressants. This comes from a study that was conducted by the Center for Disease Control (CDC)—one of the components of the [...]

You may have read about this girl or even seen her on your TV screen. Her name is Jennifer Mee. She lives in St. Petersburg, FL. She had a case of hiccups that continued for 37 days running. Lots and lots of remedies and treatments failed to give her any relief.
What you may not have [...]

Most patients with rhinosinusitis, usually called a sinus infection, are prescribed antibiotics by their doctors even though their problems are caused by a virus, not bacteria.
Antibiotics do nothing to combat virus infections. According to a new study published in the Archives of Otolaryngology, in the 4 years from 1999 to 2002, there were 14.28 million [...]