Liver

Liver Damage May Be Prevented By Herbal Medicine

medicalnewstoday.com | Posted 11.23.2009 | Living


A well-known Eastern medicine supplement may help avoid the most common cause of liver transplantation, according to a study by researchers at the Sta...

Cocaethylene Studied: Cocaine, Alcohol Mix To Create Toxic 3rd Chemical

The Observer | Jamie Doward | Posted 11.07.2009 | Living


Drug addiction clinics say they are becoming increasingly concerned by the health risks associated with the chemical -- the only known example of the ...

Detoxing And Cleansing With Gwyneth

One For The Table | Posted 09.19.2009 | Living


One For The Table

The food was so satisfying, that before I knew it, I had eliminated dairy, sugar, caffeine and wheat from my diet. Completely!

Panel Wants Ban on Percocet and Vicodin

nytimes.com | Gardiner Harris | Posted 08.01.2009 | Living


A federal advisory panel voted narrowly on Tuesday to recommend a ban on Percocet and Vicodin, two of the most popular prescription painkillers in the...

Texting Helps Teens With Live Transplants Follow Medical Guidelines

Yahoo! News | Martha Kerr | Posted 07.05.2009 | Living


For teenagers who've had a liver transplant, text message reminders to take their medications reduce the risk of organ rejection. That finding com...

A "S.A.D." Lifestyle

Dr. Jeffrey McCombs | Posted 12.18.2008 | Living


Dr. Jeffrey McCombs

Obama keeps reminding us that we need to prepare ourselves for making sacrifices in order to correct the excesses of the past. This applies as much to our diet as much as it does to the economy.

A Toxic World?

Dr. Jeffrey McCombs | Posted 11.28.2008 | Living


Dr. Jeffrey McCombs

Some people think that the body is adequately equipped for detoxification, but if it were, we wouldn't have words like carcinogen, teratogens, reproductive toxicants, and endocrine disruptors.