Monthly Archives: February 2012

Homeopathy Fraud and Scams

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Bubbie

The FDA has sent warning letters to companies that market homeopathic remedies, warning them about what they can and cannot say about their products. In December 2011, the FDA announced “HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) weight-loss products that are sold over … Continue reading →

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FDA and Chinese Drug Factories

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Bubbie

In April 2008, in a hearing before the 1100th Congress’s Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, called “The Heparin Disaster: Chinese Counterfeits and American Failures. The focus of this subcommittee hearing was examining the adequacy of the efforts of the Food … Continue reading →

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Birth Defects linked to Car Interiors

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Bubbie

According to the Ecology Center, “In addition to creating safety problems during production, many chemical additives that give plastic products desirable performance properties also have negative environmental and human health effects. These effects include Endocrine disruption, which can lead to … Continue reading →

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Actos: Heart Failure and Bladder Cancer

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Bubbie

Actos is used to treat type 2 diabetes, sometimes in conjunction with insulin. It was initially approved for use in 1999. Actos (pioglitazone hydrochloride) is a member of a class of drugs known as thiazolidinediones, and its side effects include … Continue reading →

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