Q: Please tell me the benefits of pomegranate juice. I have heard that it prevents lung cancer is this true & if so is it substantiated? I currently use acai-max twice a day is there a benefit to adding pomegranate to this therapy? My father lost his battle with lung cancer 5 years ago. A…
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Pharmaceutical Giant Merck Gets Busted By The I.R.S.
American pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. for years held offshore accounts in Bermuda to hold patents for two of its drugs, and then used the royalties from these patents as tax deductions in the United States. On Wednesday, the company agreed to pay $2.3 billion to the Internal Revenue Service, settling a three-year tax evasion…
10 reasons why you should add California Academy of Health’s – Gold Isolate Plus to you daily routine
Posted on Author Dr. Marcus EttingerPosted in Diet & Weight Loss, Dr. Ettinger's Thoughts, Sports Nutrition
By: Marcus S. Ettinger DC, BSc. Gold Isolate Plus contains an ample supply of the amino acid cysteine. Cysteine appears to enhance glutathione levels, which has been shown to have strong antioxidant properties. (Counous, 2000). Low glutathione contributes to oxidative stress, which plays a key role in aging and the pathogenesis of many diseases (including…
Magnesium and the Supreme Court
IN THE Supreme Court of the United States PAUL MASON, Petitioner v. TOMMY G. THOMPSON, Secretary of Health and Human Services; BERNARD A. SCHWETZ, D.V.M., PhD, Acting Principal Deputy Commissioner of the U. S. Food and Drug Administration, Appellees On Petition For Writ Of Certiorari To The United States Court of Appeals For the Ninth…
Report Finds a Heavy Toll From Medication Errors
By GARDINER HARRIS Published: July 21, 2006 WASHINGTON, July 20 Medication errors harm 1.5 million people and kill several thousand each year in the United States, costing the nation at least $3.5 billion annually, the Institute of Medicine concluded in a report released on Thursday. Drug errors are so widespread that hospital patients should expect…
FDA: Olive oil may fight heart disease
Announcement opens door to new food labels WASHINGTON – The monounsaturated fat in olive oil may reduce the chances of suffering coronary heart disease, the Food and Drug Administration said Monday, opening the door to revised food labels. As long as people don’t increase the number of calories they consume daily, the FDA found “limited…
F.D.A. Warns of Liver Failure After Antibiotic Use – June 30, 2006
By GARDINER HARRIS Published: June 30, 2006 WASHINGTON, June 29 ” Federal drug regulators issued a strong warning Thursday that Ketek, a controversial antibiotic, could in rare circumstances cause serious liver injury, liver failure and even death. “We clearly now understand that there is risk of serious liver injury with Ketek,” said Dr. John Jenkins,…
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