As all Vioxx users have been aware over the last year of so there has been a class action suit against the makers of Vioxx because of the inadequate testing or reporting of risks associated with Vioxx. Well the case has not concluded with almost 5 Billion dollars going to those that have suffered from the arthritis pain killer drug. Merck & Co. said Friday it will pay $4.85 billion to end thousands of lawsuits over its painkiller Vioxx in what is believed to be the largest drug settlement … [Read more...] about Huge Vioxx Settlement
Health Issues
Flu season is arriving
Flu season is coming and around my town there are clinics setup everywhere for people to get vaccinated against the flu. One of the stories that I hear every year is how the people that develop the flu vaccination did not correctly figure out what strain of flu will be coming this year and this year is no exception. News stories are all about sensationalizing the stories that they have and every year I hear this "should you both getting vaccinated" Well yes of course you should get vaccinated … [Read more...] about Flu season is arriving
5 Detox Diet Options
There are at least five detox diet options when it comes to trying to clean out your body. I am going to stay away at this point from the battle between the detoxers and the non-detoxers. There is of course a camp of people that believe that there is no good that comes out of detoxing your body and that it is just a waste of time. I have no view either way but thought i would just offer these fixe options out to you to either try or to give you something to think about in the future In order … [Read more...] about 5 Detox Diet Options
Cold Medicine for kids
You may have heard that the FDA has cautioned gainst giving any kind of cold medicine to kids saying that it does not do any good anyway. I am not too sure about this as we have always given stuff to our kids to help them sleep at night when they have a cold or congestion but we have never bothered to give it to them during the day. I guess maybe we will have to research this a little better and thankfully both kids are quite healthy these days. Anyway I grabbed the following tips from MSNBC … [Read more...] about Cold Medicine for kids
FDA warns against cold medicines for children
Ususally I am not to impressed with CNN articles as they seem to be a bit fluffy or alarmist but there is a great article about the FDAs warning against giving kids 6 or under certain cold medicinesFDA: Stop giving cold, cough meds to toddlers - CNN.comI know that most parents are very nervous about kids having colds and I have always been one of them as well. The first real sign that my kids have a cough and I reach for the kids cold medicine, I guess maybe not anymore.Here are some highlights … [Read more...] about FDA warns against cold medicines for children
