Toxid And Deadly NSAIDS (October 30 2002) -- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, often referred to as NSAIDS, are assumed to be well tolerated and are widely used as an initial therapy for common inflammation. Everyone is familiar with these types of drugs with millions using them for pain relief. They range from over the counter aspirin and ibuprofen to a whole host of prescription brands. These pharmaceutical agents constitute one of the most widely used class of drugs, with more than 70 million prescriptions and more than 30 billion over-the counter tablets sold annually in the United States alone. What you may not be aware of is that over 100,000 people are hospitalized each year due to internal bleeding and at least 16,500 die. Read this important investigative report.

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Scurvy Alive and Well? (November 04 2002) -- Vitamin C deficiency is no longer considered a national priority. Especially low intakes of vitamin C can result in scurvy, which is generally considered a disease of the past or possibly found only in specific risk groups such as alcoholics, institutionalized elderly, and others. As a result, health care professionals are not trained to recognize scurvy in a clinical setting. But is scurvy and subclinical scurvy as rare in western society as we believe?

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