Author: Erin Elizabeth

The startup Tremeau Pharmaceuticals is working to bring back the once popular, yet controversial arthritis pill, Vioxx. However, they plan on marketing it to treat “severe joint pain caused by the bleeding disorder hemophilia.”2 But, if it’s approved doctors could “legally prescribe it to anyone.”3 (Back in 2004, Merck & Co. voluntarily pulled the drug because of evidence that it doubled the chances of having a heart attack or stroke.) When Merck ended Vioxx production they were facing thousands of lawsuits from people who claimed the drug had caused their heart attacks or strokes. But this was no surprise;...

A recent study from Kaiser Permanente and published in the journal Nature has found that high exposure to non-ionizing radiation, even from something like an electric blanket, significantly raised the risk of miscarriage. If you are pregnant and using an electric blanket, it’s time to stop. RELATED STORY: Wi-fi and cellphones increase pregnant women’s risk of a miscarriage by almost 50%, study says “Electric blankets and many other environmental sources such as power lines, wireless devices and networks generate extremely low frequency (ELF) electromagnetic fields, called non-ionizing radiation.” 3 For the study, 913 pregnant women were asked to wear...