According to a report from CNN Health, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued warnings to a number of companies concerning fraudulent claims on over-the-counter STD drugs. These drugs are being advertised as a way to treat or...
Heartburn Medicine Has Been Linked to Increased Risk of Bone Fractures
In a report from the Doctor’s Lounge, it has been found that the use of heartburn medicines could increase the risk of bone fractures. Known as PPIs, proton pump inhibitors, popular drugs such as Nexium, Prilosec and Prevacid increase...
SSRI Use While Pregnant Now Linked to Autism in Children
(July 22, 2011)
Recent studies found in the Archives of General Psychiatry link antidepressants use by women who are pregnant to autism. In fact, mothers who took antidepressants while pregnant were actually twice as likely to give birth...