What do we look for when we go buy a new car? Price is certainly an important consideration and, of course, utility; will it fit everyone it has to fit? We look at color, interior material, and, currently, the crucial “miles per gallon city” rating. Do we look at the […]

The FDA final rule “establishing current good manufacturing practice requirements (CGMPs) ” in June 2008 was just the beginning of the lid being blown off the dietary supplements industry. It has become more than apparent that the impact of Dietary Health and Supplement Education Act (DSHEA) has surfaced and it […]

This is Part V of a series on herbal supplements. For those who are suffering from and/or diagnosed with an illness herbal supplements may present an even greater risk. According to the Hepatitis Foundation International” Doctors are very concerned that many herbal-related liver injuries go unrecognized because patients are often […]

  Tai Chi or Tai Chi Chuan is a form of Chinese martial arts. It is termed “soft or internal because it does not provoke an aggression type of style. In fact some refer to Tai Chi as being closer to a form of meditation than to martial arts. Regardless, […]

Most of us have seen and heard news about prescription errors that have caused over 7,000 deaths, annually. However on April 25, 2008 Actavis Totowa, LLC, subsidiary of Iceland’s Actavis Group finally identified a very unusual problem. Actavis initiated a class I US Nationwide recall of its digoxin based cardiac […]

Trasylol® (Aprotinin injection) is an amino acid that Bayer manufacturers, deriving it from the lung tissue of cows. In many instances doctors inject Trasylol to reduce blood loss and to lessen the need for blood transfusions during coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). Over the years, Trasylol® has garnered much […]

We as a society have never had so many choices on how to treat and or prevent illness and disease. I think it’s great that science has become so innovated that we are finding new ways to not only treat and prevent illness and disease holistically. But with all these […]

This is Part III of the series on Dietary Supplements addressing warnings, recalls and reporting. In my last Blog there were many helpful links to research individual supplements. So now that you are searching like a pro let’s look at product safety, contradictions, recalls and contamination. So put on your […]

In  Part II of a series of five on  Dietary Supplements here are some  helpful resources to go about researching and gathering important information on both the product as well as manufacturer. In an article written by the Mayo Clinic “What you need to know before You Buy Herbal Supplements” […]

Before venturing into the world of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) some ground work needs to be explored to better understand the terms used in the industry. Knowledge is power and educating yourself on the various products, their origins, the relative safety of products and other vital information is an […]