Supplements and Herbs

 Can rectal vitamin E induce remission in patients with mild to moderate ulcerative colitis (UC)?
Vitamin E is a major lipophilic antioxidant in cellular membranes with excellent antioxidant activities which protects membrane lipids from peroxidation. This is especially interesting in the case of UC, considering the pivotal role of oxygen free radicals in the genesis of [...]

Will agency finally admit the chemical is a health risk.
 
In a stunning reversal, the an  advisory panel of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) admitted that the agency was wrong in August when it said that bisphenol A (BPA) is not a health risk.  BPA is a chemical used widely in plastic food and [...]

Normal-weight women who carry out lots of vigorous usexercise are approximately 30% less likely to develop breast cancer than those who don’t exercise vigorously. A study of more than thirty thousand postmenopausal American women, reported in BioMed Central’s open access journal Breast Cancer Research, has revealed that a sedentary lifestyle can be a risk factor [...]

Sedative Linked to Deaths in Patients With Prolonged Seizures
Patients treated for their prolonged seizures with the sedative propofol may be at high risk for complications and even death. New research presented at CHEST 2008, the 74th annual international scientific assembly of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), shows that the use of propofol as [...]

First of its king study looks at effect of greenness on inner city children’s weight over time.
Childhood obesity can lead to type 2 diabetes, asthma, hypertension, sleep apnea and emotional distress. Obese children and youth are likely to be obese as adults, experience more cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure and stroke and incur higher healthcare [...]

11 percent possibility of failure after 3 years.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — PLEASANTON, CA — October 24, 2008—Thoratec Corporation is initiating a worldwide medical device correction of all serial numbers of the HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist Systems (HM II LVAS) having Catalogue No. 1355 or 102139, which have been distributed since the beginning of clinical [...]

Off-label drug use is the use of a drug for treatment of conditions for which it has not been officially approved, so the use for such conditions is not on the drugs official label.  Off-label prescription of a drug is generally legal.  However, the promotion of off-label uses by a drug manufacturer is illegal.
In an [...]

Skin provides the first level of defense to infection, serving not only as a physical barrier, but also as a site for white blood cells to attack invading bacteria and viruses. The immune cells in skin can over-react, however, resulting in inflammatory skin diseases such as atopic dermatitis and psoriasis. Current research suggests that stress [...]

 University of Michigan research on rats shows cherries lowered body fat, total weight and inflammation. Not bad for a natural remedy.
New research continues to link tart cherries, one of today’s hottest “Super Fruits,” to lowering risk factors for heart disease. In addition to lowering cholesterol and reducing inflammation, the study being presented by University [...]

 Following a recommendation from the European Medicines Agency, the huge pharmaceutical firm Sanofi-Aventis has halted the sale of the anti-obesity drug Acomplia in the EU. Acomplia joins An ever growing list of approved drugs that are found to be high risk after approval
“The risks of taking Acomplia are now greater than the benefits that the [...]