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ALERT: Popular Drug Increases Diabetes Risk By Almost 50% 18
January 18th in Drugs by .

ALERT: Popular Drug Increases Diabetes Risk By Almost 50%

A new study by the University of Massachusetts Medical School has found that women in their 50’s, 60’s and 70’s who took statins to lower cholesterol had a 48 percent greater chance of becoming diabetic than women who did not take the statin drugs.1

And as you’ll read in today’s alert, …

ALERT: Shocking Vaccine Study Just Released 27
October 27th in Drugs by .

ALERT: Shocking Vaccine Study Just Released

Just one week ago, I posted an article on new discoveries about the immune system and how they help explain the inefficacy of the flu shot. Not surprisingly, it stirred up some controversy, and many in our community voiced their opinions loud and clear.

I, for one, was not surprised. …

Flu Shot Update 2011: Everything You Need to Know 97
October 17th in Drugs by .

Flu Shot Update 2011: Everything You Need to Know

They’re almost impossible to ignore. From storefronts to highways, you’ve probably seen the imposing signs and billboards proclaiming “Flu Shots Now Availalbe.” But in reality, there’s nothing new about these vaccines, because this year’s flu shot happens to be identical to the one formulated for last year’s flu season. …

Osteoporosis News: New Warnings and Aquatic Osteoporosis 47
October 5th in Drugs by .

Osteoporosis News: New Warnings and Aquatic Osteoporosis

As it relates to osteoporosis news, this past September will be one to remember. In response to a growing number of reported adverse effects linked to bisphosphonates – the most commonly prescribed osteoporosis drugs such as Fosamax, Actonel, and Boniva, to name a few – an FDA advisory …

New Report: More Deaths Caused By Prescription Drugs Than By Car Accidents 51
September 22nd in Drugs by .

New Report: More Deaths Caused By Prescription Drugs Than By Car Accidents

They say that numbers don’t lie. So when statistics clearly show that for the first time ever in the U.S.A. prescription drugs have killed more people than car accidents, even the CDC is forced to face the sad truth.

The numbers reported just a couple of days ago by ABC …

ALERT: Reclast and Kidney Failure 46
September 5th in Drugs by .

ALERT: Reclast and Kidney Failure

As I write in a recent blog post titled ‘Alert: New Life-Threatening Reclast Side Effects’, the most commonly reported Reclast side effects – ranging from joint and bone pain to osteonecrosis of the jaw – pale in comparison to the most recent concerns regarding kidney impairment and failure.

In the …

ALERT: Acid Reflux Drugs Increase Risk of Bone Fractures 70
March 30th in Drugs by .

ALERT: Acid Reflux Drugs Increase Risk of Bone Fractures

Acid reflux drugs increase risk of fractures. Such is the title of an article published just a few days ago. Considered as “breakthrough” news, I have been warning of the very same problem in the Save Our Bones Program for years.

This is just further evidence of how the Save Our …

ALERT: New Life-Threatening Reclast Side Effects 65
March 13th in Drugs by .

ALERT: New Life-Threatening Reclast Side Effects

US consumer advocacy groups are up in arms. New and devastating Reclast side effects led these groups to demand that new warnings be placed on the drug’s label.

As I wrote in my Reclast review, the most commonly reported Reclast side effects are fever, muscle, joint and bone pain, flu-like …

Atelvia: My Review 65
March 9th in Drugs by .

Atelvia: My Review

Atelvia (risedronate sodium), an oral bisphophonate made by Warner Chilcott, has been approved in the US on October 8, 2010. Here’s the simple trick used for creating Atelvia: clever marketing sleight of hand.

Let me explain.

Atelvia’s active ingredient is identical to its twin Actonel, and similar to its cousins Fosamax …

Reclast: The Miracle Oral Bisphosphonate Alternative? 59
February 6th in Drugs by .

Reclast: The Miracle Oral Bisphosphonate Alternative?

Let’s face it. When news breaks of an osteoporosis drug discovery that increases bone strength and reduces fractures in the hip, spine, wrist, leg, and rib, the medical establishment listens… and prescribes.

Add to this the convenience of a once-yearly 15 minute intravenous infusion, and it seems like an osteoporosis treatment …

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