2011 January | pilladvised

Soda Pot?

For many people around the world, coffee, tea and Coca-Cola provide that extra little lift.

There is a long history of food and drink that provide some extra effect.

But soda pot?

Blueberries Cut High Blood Pressure Risk

Eating blueberries can reduce risk of high blood pressure, according to new research from Harvard and the University of East Anglia.

Catch a Bus and Catch a Cold

Scientists in England find that bus or train use can boost the risk of respiratory infections.

Tylenol, Benadryl, Sudafed, Sinutab and Rolaids Recall

By Jonathan Galland

A new year has begun, but the product recalls continue at McNeil Consumer Healthcare, a troubled unit of Johnson & Johnson.

Tylenol is being recalled. Again.

FDA Warns on Tylenol, Acetaminophen Risks

Deadly Side Effects of Painkillers

Like a mid-winter snowstorm, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a flurry of publications on it’s website on the risks of Acetaminophen.

Elderberry Against Flu

Botanical Illustration of Sambucus nigra from Bilder ur Nordens Flora by Carl Axel Magnus Lindman 1901-1905

Flu season is back, and it’s a good time to look at the research on a supplement of Elderberry fruit (Sambucus nigra) and the flu.

While there is no guarantee that any dietary supplement will prevent the flu, there is a lot of very interesting research on how dietary supplements could help reduce the chances of getting flu symptoms.