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Panel nixes painkiller plan
Here's how hilariously ineffective the FDA's new plan to combat painkiller abuse is: The agency couldn't even convince one of its own rubberstamp panels to rubberstamp it.
Herbs To Boost Your Mood And Promote Healthy Sleep Patterns
Does life seem to be getting you down lately? Are you often so tense and anxious that it’s hard to fall asleep at night… and the frustration makes you want to tear your hair out? Maybe the idea of taking medication to calm your anxiety and promote sleep even adds to your nervousness.
Amino Acid Can End Chronic Pain For Good
It can keep you up at night and often prevents you from doing the things you love. I’m talking about chronic pain—and if you are one of its victims, it never seems to release its grip on your life.
Should I avoid foods that are high in cholesterol?
Dear Dr. Mirkin:
Should I avoid foods that are high in cholesterol?
“Is Your Child’s Diet Destroying His Brain Function?”
Quick! Wrestle that fork out of your teenager’s hand and read this before he takes another bite.
More Support for Candida Sufferers
This column is the third (and final) in the series I promised you for the subject of yeast overgrowth (Candida albicans), which can cause many diseases. Thousands of you have written and although there were many good queries, here are the two most frequently asked questions I received, along with my answer.
Can a Good Night’s Sleep Save Your Life?
I’m amazed when patients come to me with chronic sleep problems… and then apologize as if they’re afraid they’re bothering me. “It’s really nothing, Doc,” they say. “I’m just having a little trouble sleeping.”
Come on, trust us!
The recent woes of drugstore cold medicine king Johnson & Johnson are no secret-- the wave of recalls that kicked off in April have been causing big headaches for the company. Too bad they can't treat them!
If You Want to Age Gracefully - Don't Eat This
Death is surely inevitable, but I do believe you can live far longer than the average life expectancy, which, in the US, is around 78. Genetics may play a role, but is NOT the final determining factor for whether you'll live a long healthy life.
Industry funded WHO cell phone study ignores evidence and whitewashes results
A funny thing happened on the way to publication of a WHO sponsored study on cell phones and cancer risks.
