Tips to overcome heartburn, naturally
Everyone has suffered from that uncomfortable, and even painful sensation of heartburn or gas. Sometimes, you may even know it’s coming just by looking at the meal you’re about to eat. But, [...]
Medicine
Your statins won’t save you: research shows statins increase death risk
The ever-popular statin drug may actually reduce your chances of surviving a heart attack. A study published in the journal Critical Care Medicine found that low LDL (bad) cholesterol and l [...]
Price gouging which would make the Rockefellers blush: $13.50 pill turns to $750 overnight
The absolute greed surrounding the pharmaceutical industry has been unveiled as Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO Martin Shkreli decided to take the price of Daraprim per pill from $13.50 to $750 [...]
Are overprescribed antidepressants causing cancer?
Shockingly, one in 10 Americans is prescribed some type of antidepressant, with those numbers reaching one in four for women in their forties and fifties, according to The New York Times. T [...]
Herbal medicine and medical breakthroughs
Did you know that ancient pharmacological texts sometimes assist in cutting-edge discoveries in today’s medical field? Interestingly enough, medicinal herbs beneficial for treating various [...]
Scientific research backs traditional Chinese treatment of diabetes
A collaborative study shows than an herb traditionally used in Chinese medicine may help to control diabetes type II. The product’s name is berberine, and it’s found in the roots and bark o [...]
British government denies compensation to families of children permanently brain-damaged by swine flu vaccine
As has been widely reported over the past few years, the vaccine Pandemrix is linked to an outbreak of narcolepsy after being injected into some 30 million Europeans during the Great Swine [...]
Herbal medicine cheaper and more effective than pharmaceutical medicine
Infectious disease specialists are up in arms about a spike in the price of Daraprim. The drug was acquired by Turing Pharmaceuticals in August, which upped the price from $13.50 a tablet t [...]
This Australian berry kills cancer cells, naturally
According to the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in Queensland, Australia, there may be a new, up-and-coming natural treatment for cancer on the way: blushwood berries. Researcher [...]
Medical marijuana naturally alleviates diabetic nerve pain
A growing body of scientific literature suggests that cannabis can help treat various illnesses and symptoms, from chemo-induced nausea on one end to muscle spasms on the other end. Within [...]
