How many times a day does every man and woman receive an email promoting some kind of pill that is supposed to help with Erectile Dysfunction? Fortunately I do not suffer from this but I know that enough people do that Viagra and Levitra are the biggest spam email products on the internet today.

One of the big problems for many of the people taking Viagra or Levitra is that the Erectile Dysfunction that they suffer from is a  by product of but health and the drugs if not watched may cause heart attacks or even death. Because of this it is not a good idea to buy a drug that you are not too sure of the side effects of.

The reason that I am even writing this post is because I just ran across an FDA warning that the government is trying to crack down on products that promise a lot but may not deliver anything. Read the rest of this entry »

Looking to make a change and lose some weight? I have reviewed the top diet on the internet and you can go and read over 200 comments people have made about why this diet has worked well for them, as well as some of the problems.

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One of the issues that always comes up with prescriptions is the idea of brand name drugs versus the use of generic drugs. Drug companies are very good at researching and creating drugs and for this they get a patent on these drugs so that they can sell them with no competition for a period of a few years and this is a fantastic advantage for them. All you

After a period of 7 to 17 years depending on the drug there is a time when companies can create and market copycat drugs, generic drugs, that can compete with the Major drug companies original drug. There is a very large market on both sides of this issue and as you can imagine the marketing and government lobbying in this field are extremely aggressive.

need to see how powerful a restricted market is is to look at the impact on society and marketing that Pfizer has had with their little blue pill Viagra. When Viagra hit the market and for many years there is not competition and Pfizer has really made the most of the Viagra name to build that market so that any competition by a generic drug when they are allowed will be an uphill battle. The Federal Trade Commission has some into on generic drugs that I thought I would share.

Prescription drugs can be a costly medical expense, especially for older people and those who are chronically ill. However, each state has a law that lets pharmacists substitute less expensive generic drugs for many brand-name products. Depending on your prescription needs, your savings could be significant. Before you talk with your doctor or pharmacist about switching, there are things you need to know about generic drugs and the law.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers not to purchase or consume Zimaxx, Libidus, Neophase, Nasutra, Vigor-25, Actra-Rx, or 4EVERON. These products are promoted and sold on web sites as “dietary supplements” for treating erectile dysfunction (ED) and enhancing sexual performance, but they are in fact illegal drugs that contain potentially harmful undeclared ingredients. These products have not been approved by FDA, and there is no guarantee of their safety and effectiveness, or of the purity of their ingredients.

What can the FDA do about crap products?

FDA advises consumers who have used any of these products to discontinue use and to consult their health care provider. FDA encourages anyone experiencing ED to seek guidance from a health care provider before purchasing a product to treat this medical condition.

“These products threaten the public health because they contain undeclared chemicals that are similar or identical to the active ingredients used in several FDA-approved prescription drug products. This risk is even more serious because consumers may not know that these ingredients can interact with medications and dangerously lower their blood pressure,” said Dr. Steven Galson, Director of FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research.

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I have been seeing a lot of ads and products lately containing Hoodia gordonii that acts as an appetite suppressant. Thought I should post what I have found out about Hoodia gordoni so far. Hoodia is a cactus from Africa that is somewhat endangered, mostly because of the excitement over selling a product that helps people lose weight here in the west. The cactus has been used by bushman in Africa for centuries as an appetite suppressant during long walks through the deserts.

A few years back Pfizer, the makers of Viagra were looking at the properties of the hoodia cactus to see if the rumors that it could be used as an appetite suppressant were in fact true, Pfizer decided that there was nothing to it and released the rights to the product, looks like a strike against hoodia. Next Unilver who makes soaps and consumer products picked up the hoodia mantle and have been using it in diet shakes which has in turn spurned a mini hoodia rush in the weight loss industry.

One of the trends that we always see in supplements is that all products try to include the newest popular product. One of the problems these days is that no one really knows what a good dose of hoodia is and in some products that say they have hoodia as one of the ingredients in fact contain no or almost no hoodia.

Does hoodia gordonii work as an appetite suppressant? Leslie Stahl of 60 minutes tried it during an assignment on the product and thought it worked although one person is only anecdotal evidence not real scientific evidence. As far as science is concerned there have been no studies on people and only one study on animals that proved inconclusive.

If you are interested in hoodia after reading this it is probably best to go to a health food store and try to get some almost pure product to try for yourself to see if YOU think that it helps and at least at this point avoid buying products that do two or three things as the confusion will stop you from being able to test the Hoodia gordonii on it’s own merits.

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