Most of us think we know what causes insomnia…
Too much caffeine…stress…jet lag…using a computer at night…napping too much.
A new study shows that there is another powerful factor that drives sleeplessness.
The research comes from the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. Investigators analyzed records from 50,000 participants in a women’s health study. They compared rates of insomnia with data on diet.… Read More
There’s no doubt that air pollution is bad for your health. Studies show breathing dirty air can trigger heart disease, cancer, strokes, cognitive problems, lung disease, and diabetes.[i]
But, until a new study came out, nobody knew how fast your health improved when you started to breathe cleaner air.
The Environmental Committee of the Forum of International Respiratory Societies looked at what happened in specific instances when the air became cleaner in certain cities.… Read More
The testing process for new drugs is straightforward…
One group of patients takes the drug. Another takes a placebo. If the group taking the drug improves more than those taking a placebo, the drug may be approved for sale by the FDA.
Here’s the problem…
In the real world, people often take multiple drugs. One survey found that, on average, 45-year-olds take four different prescription drugs every day.… Read More
When a migraine strikes, the pain can be so excruciating that you figure you need the strongest medicine possible to stop it.
That’s why many sufferers reach for a prescription drug such as sumatriptan (Imitrex) or lasmiditan (Reyvow). Or they go with opioid painkillers like oxycodone.[1]
The problem is, these medications often don’t work. And they can have serious side effects. These… Read More
Heart disease kills more than 600,000 people in the U.S. every year. That’s more American deaths than our country suffered in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Gulf War combined.[1]
One of the biggest factors in this annual carnage is high blood pressure.
It is either the primary or contributing cause in 400,000 American deaths a year.… Read More
Big Pharma makes a fortune from ADHD. The number of adults taking drugs for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder has skyrocketed by 53% in just four years.
More than 4.8 million adults now take ADHD medications.
Millions of children take the drugs, too—even those not much older than babies. A report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that 10,000 American toddlers are taking ADHD drugs like Ritalin (methylphenidate) or Adderall (amphetamine).… Read More