If a weight-loss supplement does contain an undeclared active
pharmaceutical, the F.D.A. considers the product to be an illegal,
unapproved drug. Doctors said undeclared drugs could cause problems on
their own, like elevated blood pressure or seizures, could have toxic interactions with other medications people take and
could make it difficult for physicians to diagnose patients.
As the F.D.A. continues to investigate, many questions remain Read the rest of this entry »

February 17, 2009 — The International Chiropractors Association (ICA) will host the 17th Annual ICA Symposium on Natural Fitness March 6-8 in Columbus, Ohio. The event will feature Arnold Schwarzenegger and will be held in conjunction with the world’s largest fitness festival, the Arnold Schwarzenegger Fitness Weekend. 
The symposium will include Franco Columbo, DC, who has won every major title in body building
and power lifting and who is Read the rest of this entry »

The Food and Drug Administration has declared a natural zero-calorie sweetener derived from the herb stevia as safe for use in foods in beverages, clearing a path for Coca-Cola Co., PepsiCo Inc. and other companies to market it in a variety of products.
The FDA issued letters to Cargill Inc. and Whole Earth Sweetener Co., a unit of Merisant Co., stating that it has no objections to the use of a highly purified form of stevia as a general purpose Read the rest of this entry »

A contest, or sweepstakes, give away from Quantum Health is open for entries. Grand prize is 19 Natural Health Reference and How-to Books, comprising a Complete Home Health Library. Five Second prizes are the 896 page Prescription for Healing by Phyllis Balch.
Eugene, OR (PRWEB) November 17, 2008 — Quantum Health announced it's holiday sweepstakes featuring a grand prize of 19 natural health reference and how-to books worth about $500. The Read the rest of this entry »

This is the first of a two-part article on the sometimes controversial topic of feeding dogs a raw diet. Controversial because those who a proponents of it include everything from organ meat to raw chicken, including the bones, and haven’t we all been taught since childhood how wrong that is? The field is divided as far as veterinarians are concerned as well, from fully supporting a guardian’s decision to feed raw to accusing dog owners Read the rest of this entry »

Blogs Comment On Global Health, State Ultrasound Bills, Natural Family Planning Research, Other Topics
The following summarizes recent women’s health-related blog entries.
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Maurice Middleberg, RH Reality Check
: Although President Obama “took a huge first step” in addressing the health needs of low-income women, children and families by
the “global gag rule,” it is “time to get to work on elevating what has been a stagnant American response Read the rest of this entry »

Grady Jackson, a defensive tackle with the Atlanta Falcons, said he used the weight-loss capsules. Kathie Lee Gifford, a former talk show host, was enthusiastic about them on the “Today” show. Retailers like GNC and the Vitamin Shoppe sold them, no prescriptionrequired.
But the U.S. Food and Drug Administration now says those weight-loss capsules, called StarCaps and promoted as natural dietary supplements using papaya, could be hazardous to your Read the rest of this entry »

As snowy white granules rain down on a cup of coffee, words appear across the TV screen: “Sprinkle your coffee with something other than guilt.”
Then, the narrator intones: “Try the first great-tasting, zero-calorie, natural sweetener borne from the leaves of the stevia plant. Truvia. Honestly sweet. Find it at your grocery store.”
It’s not exactly pure spring water, but the newest sugar substitute on the market Read the rest of this entry »

Mary, a resident of Potomac, grew up in Connecticut and attended now-closed Dumbarton College in Washington. She worked as a fourth-grade teacher in
, but then “my competitive spirit came out, and so I went into modeling.” She modeled for almost 15 years, appearing in print and television ads, including some for local retailers such as Raleigh’s, Woodward & Lothrop and Hecht’s.
When the second of her three children — who are now 26, 23 and 17 Read the rest of this entry »

Thiruvananthapuram (IANS): Natural drugs, especially of plant origin, are expected to play a major role in the healthcare programme in the 21st Century, a leading scientist has said.
“The revival of interest in plant-based drugs and other herbal products is mainly because of the widespread belief that ‘green medicine’ is healthier than the synthetic products,” said veteran scientist P. Pushpangadan in a paper titled ‘Health Food and Nutraceuticals Read the rest of this entry »