Q: My grandmother developed Parkinson's disease after she turned 70, so I was going to go online and get one of those DNA testing kits to see if I was at a heightened risk of getting it too. What do you docs think? - Thaleesa B., Denver
A: Well, there's genetic testing and there's genetic testing. If you are going to have it done, hire...
Here we go again. First, blood pressure medications called angiotensin receptor blockers - specifically valsartan, losartan and irbesartan - were recalled because of a potential carcinogenic contaminant, a nitrosamine impurity called N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA). Now the same contaminant has been found in tummy-soothing antacids that treat...
If you see an ad for the Raspberry Ketone Diet with a picture of Adele in it, you might think, "Well, she did slim down and she's a straight shooter, so it must be safe and effective."
Think again. She never gave permission to that company to use her name and image in a sales pitch for the supplement. Plus, there are no legit studies...