-(Dow Jones)- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is asking a
panel of medical experts to decide Friday whether it thinks pain pills commonly
known as Darvon and Darvocet and used by millions of Americans should remain on
the market.
In documents prepared for the meeting, an FDA memo suggested the agency didn’t
have enough evidence from its own database of adverse-event reports to justify
removing the drugs from the marketplace, saying the data Read the rest of this entry »
Some parents believe artificial food coloring is negatively affecting the behavior of their children, prompting a push to eliminate artificial food dyes from diets.
Food dyes like Red 40, Yellow 5 and Blue 2 can be found in just about everything from cookies to chips to soda. Those types of foods aren’t necessarily the most healthful, but parents like Carrie Nichols believe those dyes are responsible for behavioral problems.
Nichols was worried Read the rest of this entry »
There is no joy in Mudville. Our house values have plummeted, and our portfolios and pensions were worth more a decade ago than they are today. A whopping 7.6 percent (and growing) of us are unemployed, while the rest of us are worried about losing our jobs. The hemorrhaging job market leaves an additional
every day without health insurance, according to the Center for American Progress Action Fund, a left-leaning think tank.
No surprise, many Read the rest of this entry »
I keep hearing that Viagra is available on the Internet, and that I don’t even need a prescription when I buy it that way. It sounds like a great way to save money, but are there any reasons this would not be a good idea? What are the potential risks when ordering prescriptions online?
Although ordering Viagra online may appear less expensive, the cost to your health could be quite high. Ordering prescription drugs online has many risks — from Read the rest of this entry »
Once again, the media and even Democratic candidate Barack Obama, have failed to follow-up on McCain’s stated opposition to abortion by questioning his equal opposition to contraception – the primary means to reduce the rate of abortion.
services, including birth control.
“During his twenty-five years in office, Sen. McCain has consistently voted to block low-income women’s access to birth control, to deny our teens accurate information about Read the rest of this entry »
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Doing lunges with a medicine ball challenges the heart and lungs and strengthens muscles at the same time.
Gerry Kahrmann, Canwest News Service
One of the most important things to understand is that your personal goals will determine what kind of exercise you should choose. Someone who is looking to gain 15 pounds of lean muscle mass really shouldn’t be doing a lot of calorie-burning cardiovascular activities. A person looking to drop 10 pounds Read the rest of this entry »