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Is the FDA Protecting Our Food and Drugs?

admin — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 22:09:26 +0000

You may not know it, but most of the medications you might take, either prescribed, or over-the-counter, are made in other countries by factories that submitted the lowest bid. This makes higher profits for the drug companies doing the “outsourcing,” but is it good for you? I interviewed William Hubbard, a retired FDA associate commissioner, about whether the FDA is able to adequately inspect drugs manufactured in overseas factories.

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Mr. Hubbard wrote an article for the October 12, 2009 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine outlining some of the problems he sees with the FDA and the practice of outsourcing drug manufacturing to developing countries where regulation is often poor.

References:

Can the FDA Ensure the Safety of Our Pharmaceuticals?

Bacterial Contamination of Heparin and Saline

Diet and Alzheimer’s Disease – the Movie

admin — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:40:27 +0000

This is a new feature that I hope I can sustain each week. I’ve put the content of the most recent podcast, Fitness Rocks podcast 136, into a slide show as a quicktime movie. The movie runs about seven and a half minutes. Check it out and tell me what you think.

Should You Take a Multivitamin?

admin — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 20:55:22 +0000

This week on Fitness Rocks we review an article from the Archives of Internal Medicine on the use of multivitamins. Does taking a multivitamin every day reduce your risk of heart disease or cancer?

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References:

Multivitamin Consumption and the Risk of Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease Among Postmenopausal Women

Antioxidant Vitamin Supplements and Cancer Prevention

admin — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 18:35:50 +0000

This week on Fitness Rocks I review two recent studies from the Journal of the American Medical Association about the role of antioxidant vitamin supplements in cancer prevention. The studies looked at vitamin E and C and selenium.

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References:

Selenium and Vitamin E for Prostate Cancer Prevention

Vitamin C and Vitamin E for Prostate Cancer Prevention and Other Cancers

Editorial in JAMA

Lead and Mercury Contamination in Ayurvedic Medicines

admin — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 02:58:59 +0000

This week I have a conversation with Dr. Robert Saper about his recent article in the Journal of the American Medical Association about the contamination of Ayurvedic medicines with lead, mercury, and arsenic.

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References:

Lead and Arsenic Contamination in Ayurvedic Medicines

Antioxidant Supplements and the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

admin — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 03:27:37 +0000

Listen to Podcast: Fitness Rocks Podcast 062

This week we’re looking at a recent study that investigated whether taking vitamins C, E, and beat carotene alone or in combination might help with reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease.

References:

The Women’s Antioxidant Cardiovascular Stud y

Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

Music:

Charlie Crowe – Crowe Jam

Jon Schmidt – All of Me