December 18, 2018

Johnson & Johnson Knew For Decades That Asbestos Lurked In Its Baby Powder

NEWS Internal documents examined by the Reuters news agency show that Johnson & Johnson’s knew for decades that its baby talc was sometimes tainted with carcinogenic […]
December 17, 2018

Could YOU Be Short Of Vitamin D?

NEWS Many people are running low on vitamin D, and it’s a serious health threat. COMMENT Vitamin D deficiency is now a serious global health problem. […]
December 16, 2018

Generic Drugs Firms Running The ‘Biggest Cartel In History Of the United States’

NEWS What started as an antitrust lawsuit brought by states over just 2 drugs in 2016 has exploded into an investigation of alleged price-fixing involving at […]
December 15, 2018

Osteoporosis: Not Just A Women’s Disease

NEWS Osteoporosis, a bone disease that can result in painful fractures – typically in the back, hip or wrist – is often thought of as a […]
December 14, 2018

University Of Iowa Cancer Center Receives $9.7 Million Grant To Study Vitamin C As Cancer Treatment

NEWS Researchers at the University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center (UIHC) in the United States have received a $9.7 million five-year grant from the U.S. […]
December 13, 2018

Link Confirmed Between Schizophrenia And Neonatal Vitamin D Deficiency

NEWS Newborns with vitamin D deficiency have an increased risk of schizophrenia later in life, a team of Australian and Danish researchers has reported. COMMENT The […]
December 12, 2018

Vitamin D Deficiency Associated With Significantly Increased Risk Of Depression

NEWS A new study has shown that older adults who are deficient invitamin D have a significantly increased risk of developing depression. COMMENT The finding of […]
December 11, 2018

Will The U.S. Opioid Epidemic Spread To Mexico?

NEWS An opioid epidemic appears to be looming in Mexico as pharmaceutical companies push addictive prescription drugs on the aging population to offset crackdowns on prescriptions in the […]