Vytoringate: Congress Investigates Exec s Stock Sale
Congress is pressing Merck and Schering-Plough for information on the timing of executive stock sales in the wake of the delayed releas...

Commercialism Before Evidence
It is yet another striking example of commercial interests superseding patients' best interests: the lure of personalized medicine. W...

Mevacor, The FDA, and Consumers
You remember the news about the over-the-counter statins right? A bizarre concept indeed! In case you need reminding, here s some of ...

Vytorin Prescriptions Decline Amid Scrutiny
Last week s Vytorin trifecta of unflattering study data, media scrutiny and congressional investigation hit prescriptions of the chol...

Selling Cereal With Science
For the most part, I don't particularly like cold cereal. But the companies that make these products are fantastic marketers. Case in p...

On lard, pie crusts, and whether all saturated fats are the same
Two questions were posted on the NutritionData blog recently:Q. I've been reading that lard is now considered a good fat, as long as i...

Disease mongering Restless Legs Syndrome: A case study of how the media helps make people sick (PLoS Medicine)
Disease mongering Restless Legs Syndrome: A case study of how the media helps make people sick (PLoS Medicine): Disease mongering ...

Welchol (colesevelam HCl), FDA-Approved for Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetes
Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.'s Welchol (colesevelam HCl) has been approved by the US FDA for the improvement of glycemic control (measured a...

NATURAL WAYS TO LOWER CHOLESTEROL AND LDL STUDY SAYS EATING CERTAIN NATURAL FOODS MIGHT RESULT IN CHOLESTEROL DROP COMPARABLE TO LOW DOSE STATIN DRUG
NATURAL WAYS TO LOWER CHOLESTEROL AND LDL STUDY SAYS EATING CERTAIN NATURAL FOODS MIGHT RESULT IN CHOLESTEROL DROP COMPARABLE TO LOW DO...