Category Archives: J. CONDITIONS TO TREAT

Consumer Alert, FDA/FTC/CDC, Infection

FDA warns companies to stop making MRSA claims

FDA is warning companies to stop making MRSA claims.

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria can cause an infection that’s highly resistant to some antibiotics. MRSA cause infection after they enter the body through a cut or sore.

The US Food and Drug Administration has issued 4 warning letters to companies that manufacture and market over-the-counter (OTC) drug products (including hand sanitizers) that claim to prevent infection by MRSA. Continue reading FDA warns companies to stop making MRSA claims →

Osteoporosis, Schizophrenia, Vitamin D

Vitamin D levels in adolescents with severe mental illness

Research suggests that patients with schizophrenia treated with antipsychotics have low vitamin D blood levels and may have a higher risk of hip fractures in their later years than the general population.

Researchers at Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Paris, in France, evaluated whether the vitamin D levels in adolescent psychiatric inpatients were lower than the 30 ng/mL recommended to protect against osteoporosis. Continue reading Vitamin D levels in adolescents with severe mental illness →