Over-the-counter Statin Drugs? Here We Go Again

  It is reported that the pharmaceutical company Pfizer, which manufactures the cholesterol-lowering drug atorvastatin (Lipitor), will attempt to gain FDA approval to sell the drug over the counter. The patent on Lipitor expires in November, which means that generic...

Antibiotics, Probiotics or Both for C. diff?

On May 27, 2011 a New York Times article reports that Sherwood Gorbach, a 71 year doctor, has been instrumental in the development of a new antibiotic, Dificid, also known as fidaxomicin, for treating C. difficle (C. diff) diarrhea. Dr. Gorbach spent most of his...

Big Pharma Learns from Natural Medicine – Again!

I came across an interesting article recently in the Journal of Gastroenterology.  The title caught my eye – “Gut Microbes: From Bugs to Drugs”.  I have to share with you a few comments from this article.  Now, this is a mainstream gastroenterology journal.  The...