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Careful: Acetaminophen in pain relief medicines can cause liver damage

FDA Acetaminophen (a?SEET?a?MIN?o?fen) is an active ingredient in many over-the-counter and prescription medicines that help relieve pain and reduce fever. More than 600 over-the-counter and prescription medicines

Novartis Consumer Health Over-The-Counter Products

Novartis Consumer Health Over-The-Counter Products: Recall - Potential Presence of Foreign Tablets or Chipped or Broken Tablets or Gelcaps including Excedrin, NoDoz, Bufferin, Gas-X Prevention AUDIENCE: Consumer, ...
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This "Life Saving" Tool May Lead You Straight to Invasive Breast Cancer

Editor's note: x-ray mammography per se can cause breast cancer. Read some articles published early on foodconsumer.org to understand how risky the screening procedure is....
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Tamoxifen, breast cancer treatment, is known to be a human carcinogen

Report on Carcinogens, Twelfth Edition? (2011) National Toxicology Program, Department of Health and Human Services Tamoxifen CAS No. 10540-29-1 Known to be a human carcinogen First listed in the Ninth ...
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Many Girls Mistakenly Believe That the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Protects Them Against STDs

By Maria Cendejas and editing by Stacey Sexton Saturday Jan 7, 2012 (foodconsumer.org) -- Girls who receive the human papillomavirus vaccine still need to practice safe ...
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Statins may increase risk of interstitial lung abnormalities in smokers

Editor's comment:  Statins are known to benefit those who have had heart problems.  But evidene suggests that statins may not provide those who are healthy ...
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Major Secret in Achieving Joint Pain Relief

Posted by: Dr. Mercola | January 06 2012 | Story at-a-glance Exercise helps prevent and relieve joint pain through a number of mechanisms, including strengthening key supportive muscles, restoring flexibility, ...
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Cancer screening causes cancer

Estimates of the potential risk of radiation-related cancer from screening in the UK Amy Berrington de González -Author Affiliations Radiation Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology & Genetics,NCI, ...
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Cancer News: Brain diseases, zinc deficiency, mammography, radiation and cancer

By David Liu. PHD Brain diseases linked to low cancer risk Jane A Driver of Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA published a review titled "Understanding the ...
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Weight loss surgery benefits only minority of diabetics

Stephen Lau Thursday Jan 5, 2012 (foodconsumer.org) -- Gastric bypass surgery helps some but not as many as 80 percent of diabetes patients as reported earlier. ...
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