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Study Suggests C-reactive Protein Doesn’t Cause Heart Disease
But there’s a hot debate under way about whether CRP itself hurts the heart or whether it’s just an innocent bystander…More
Another Chapter in the Long History of Exposing the Dangers of the Most Popular Drug in America
Acetaminophen, the unpronounceable name for the most widely used pain reliever in the United States (TYLENOL), can destroy the liver in ordinary or near-ordinary doses…More
Muscle Damage from Interactions Between Statins and Other Commonly Prescribed Drugs
Some of the widely used class of cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins may cause rhabdomyolysis (severe, sometimes fatal, muscle damage) …More
Hormones May Tie Caffeine To Cancer Risk
Coffee and general caffeine intake may affect a woman’s levels of estrogen and other sex hormones…More