They must be joking.

That’s the only possible explanation for this one, friends. Either that, or maybe the folks in Washington just don’t read the newspapers.

The FDA has just approved the antidepressant Lexapro for use in kids. Just weeks before that, federal prosecutors accused its maker, Forest Laboratories, of illegally marketing that same drug, along with one other antidepressant, to kids.

You've heard me talk plenty about how NSAID painkillers can cause stomach bleeding… a big problem for anyone, but potentially a very serious issue for older patients. Well, it turns out that if you're also taking an antidepressant, your risk of GI bleeding shoots through the roof. Here's what you need to know.

It’s sad to see what happens to the children in our lives when they are forced to take mood-altering drugs.

I’ve always believed those drugs should be dumped and buried at the bottom of a deep hole, because there are real, natural and healthy alternatives that can help children diagnosed with conditions like Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

Now, a new study finds another alternative therapy that could help many children: grandparents.

Q: Are there any alternatives to taking antidepressants?  I keep hearing bad news about the effects of antidepressants. Do you know of anything else that can help battle depression?

Welcome, Dr. Margaret A. Hamburg. Looks like you’re going to be the next FDA commissioner. Congratulations!

Quick question: Any prior experience handling venomous snakes? No? Ever declawed a full-grown grizzly bear? No? Nothing along those lines?

Well, in that case, you might want to pay close attention to today’s e-Alert. Because today’s topic is not the tip of an iceberg – it’s more like the tip of an entire continent of corruption and high stakes corporate power, buried just below the awareness level of the average citizen.

What is stress? Stress is any factor (emotional, physical, social, economic, and so on) that requires a mental or physical adaptive response. These factors can be real or imagined. They can come at us from all directions or spring from within ourselves.

Dear Pharmacist,

My husband and I are tea lovers and we were so glad to find out about matcha green tea from your article last year. Are you aware of other healthy tea drinks such as this?

--P.M. Tulsa, Oklahoma

The average American diet is seriously deficient in the essential omega 3's, DHA and EPA. Except for certain types of fish, there are very few sources of these vitally important fats.

Unfortunately, fish supplies around the world are becoming scarcer each year. Even I see it, every year that I go to Maui the fish are becoming far less abundant. And, add to that the fact that much of the fish that is available are grossly contaminated.

Responsible reporting should carry information about the risks of the HPV vaccine called Gardasil.

It's bad enough when Big Pharma tries pushing dangerous and unnecessary drugs on adults.

It's far, far worse when they do it to our children.

Many of us in medicine have long believed Ritalin to be dangerous and addictive, and the latest research published in the online issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that it may have the same effect on kids as cocaine on a drug addict.