A small amount of whole, natural thyroid (1/2 grain to 1 grain) along with two or three kelp tablets each day usually regulates periods within two to four months for otherwise healthy young women.

When it came to depression, which is what it was intended to treat, flibanserin was a complete failure. But Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals isn’t ready to pack it in just yet.

The mainstream bias couldn’t be more clear in two recent AP stories. Studies that prove a Big Pharma drug is useless? They “raise new questions,” while alternative medicine gets written off in one fell swoop.

The most sensitive and specific blood test for gluten/gliadin sensitivity that’s presently available is called the tissue transgluaminase (tTG) test.

Know someone who’s still singing the misguided praises of an aspirin a day to keep the heart attack away (like, say, the American Heart Association…)? You’ll probably want to forward this to them immediately.

The symptoms of an underactive thyroid (also known as hypothyroidism) include weight gain, fatigue, constipation, depression, sore muscles, and extreme sensitivity to cold temperatures.

Once you’re standing in line at McDonald’s, are you really weighing the healthfulness of the different options? Let’s get real…

It’s a dream come true for a struggling Big Pharma underdog. After a couple of lifesaving turns in the spotlight, a completely unproven flu drug has been approved for emergency use.

A recent article in the New York Times calls attention to the “confusion” some doctors are facing when it comes to prescribing Tamiflu. The story opens with a Dr. Thompson, who…gasp!…didn’t give Tamiflu to his own children when they were hit with H1N1.

From your description, you could be experiencing some kind of tremor. There are many different kinds of tremors — some serious, some not.