Archive for the ‘Drugs’ Category

Consumer Reports unleashes the “Dirty Dozen” of supplements

Consumer Reports unleashes the “Dirty Dozen” of supplements. The article lacks some details, but just know this… The supplements mentioned have never been proven to decrease body fat in human beings. Most studies that have been done on them (I’ve read them) are usually anecdotal and very small scale studies. Some of them have been [...]


Anti-inflammatory increase death risks!

One of the most popular pain/anti-inflammatory drugs, ibuprofen (found in over-counter drugs Advil and Motrin), is under fire again with the latest study out of Denmark. According to the study, “There was a nearly threefold increase in the number of deaths from gastrointestinal bleeding within 1 year of ibuprofen prescription.” Among those who [...]