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Blame it on the propagandized paranoia over the supposedly pandemic level of Influenza A (H1N1), otherwise known as swine flu. Parents’ fears may be sending them to the grocery store to stock on Kellogg’s Cocoa Krispies that boasts in its advertising such immunity-boosting powers of its cereal product. It seems that some companies are cashing in [...]

Aflatoxin is included in a class of organic compounds called polyketides. Polyketides provide the building blocks for both carcinogens and some of the most significant drugs. ‘The toxin wreaks havoc on a cancer-preventing gene in humans called p53. Without p53 protecting the body, aflatoxin can compromise immunity, interfere with metabolism, and [...]

Pfizer Inc. is the world’s largest drug maker, and the biggest among Big Pharma. It will also pay the largest healthcare fraud settlement in US history with ‘a record $2.3 billion civil and criminal penalty over unlawful prescription drug promotions’ of 4 prescription drugs. The case: deceptive and fraudulent marketing of the drugs Bextra [...]

Doripenem is an antibiotic that fights serious infections caused by bacteria. Usually administered as an injection, it is also used to treat severe infections of the stomach, bladder, or kidneys. Doripenem was approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration on October 12, 2007, to be sold under the tradename Doribax. The family of antibiotics [...]

The U.S. FDA is concerned about the proliferation of sites that substitute a simple online questionnaire for a face-to-face examination and patient supervision by a health care practitioner. According to the American Medical Association, a health care practitioner who offers a prescription for a patient he or she has never seen before, based solely [...]