We live in an era in which popping a pill to feel better has become the norm. There are pills to control our blood pressure, lower our cholesterol, regulate our hormones, improve our libido, increase our energy level, suppress our appetite, fight … [Read more...]
HRT Increases Breast Cancer Risk
New evidence confirms the theory that women who are on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) during menopause are more likely to develop breast cancer than women not taking hormone supplements, and further, the longer women are on HRT, the higher the … [Read more...]
Popular Sleep Drugs Get Black Box Warning
If you have trouble sleeping and your doctor has prescribed a medication to aid your sleep, you may want to keep reading because three oft-prescribed sleep drugs have been ordered to now carry a black box warning, according to the Food and Drug … [Read more...]
Have You Been Harmed by the Defective Drug, Valsartan?
Since July 2018, there have been dozens of recalls of hypertension medications containing the drug, valsartan, and just a couple of weeks ago, AurobindoPharma USA, Inc. and Acetris Health LLC issued its own voluntary recall for 39 lots of valsartan … [Read more...]
FDA: More Blood Pressure Meds Recalled
For those of you following the news about blood pressure medication recalls, there are two additions to the list of recalled hypertension drugs recalled over the last several months. Teva Pharmaceuticals has announced a voluntary recall of two … [Read more...]