Linked to Deaths

In June 2009, Genentech, Inc. ­withdrew the psoriasis drug Raptiva from the ­market after it was linked to deaths of at least three patients from a rare but often fatal brain ­disease, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). Although 80% of people are said...

Ear Candling

“Ear candling,” also known as auricular candling or coning, refers to various procedures that involve placing a cone-shaped device in the ear canal and supposedly extracting earwax and other impurities with the help of smoke or a burning wick. The origins...

Scottish doctors

A survey suggests as many as 60 percent of Scottish doctors prescribe homeopathic or herbal remedies. University of Aberdeen researchers analyzed prescribing data from 2003 and 2004, covering 1.9 million Scottish patients in 323 practices, and found that children...

Fighting Flu

In February 2007, NBC’s Today Show with Matt Lauer and Joy Bauer (nutritionist and Today Show contributor) discussed cold and flu remedies. Bauer noted that a new study on vitamin C published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition showed that people taking 500...