Trendy vitamin patches offer a new way to get nutrients – but do they really work?

Trendy vitamin patches offer a new way to get nutrients - but do they really work?

Just what the doctor ordered? Vitamin tablets are designed to deliver nutrients into the bloodstream through the skin – they’ve become all the rage among people who can’t swallow pills, forget to take them or have digestive issues. A market research firm predicted that the global vitamin industry will grow from $6.6 billion to $10.4 … Read more

Popular anxiety drug recalled nationwide for ‘potentially life-threatening’ error

Popular anxiety drug recalled nationwide for 'potentially life-threatening' error

A popular prescription anti-anxiety drug is being recalled nationwide for a “potentially life-threatening” error in the packaging. Pennsylvania-based drugmaker Endo announced this week that it is expanding the recall of clonazepam tablets because some boxes have the wrong drug strength and the wrong drug code. Clonazepam is a benzodiazepine used to treat panic disorders and … Read more