FDA Takes Action against Fake Cancer Cures

I find it hard to believe that people out there are trying to get rich by selling fake cancer cures… but they’re out there. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently sent letters warning more than two dozen companies to stop selling fake cancer preventatives and cures. The companies are all over the world — most of the warning recipients are in the United States, but others in Canada and Australia have been targeted by the FDA. Those warning letters cover more than a hundred different tablets, tonics, creams, teas, and “black salves” that claim to cure or prevent cancer. … Continue reading

Angelina Jolie—A Death in the Family

Angelina Jolie is in mourning today. According to news sources, the actress’s mother, Marcheline Bertrand, died on Saturday at a Los Angeles hospital. Bertrand was 56-years-old. In a statement Jolie issued to the media she said her mother had battled cancer for nearly 8 years, but in the end the deadly disease won out. The statement went on to say that Angelina along with her partner, Brad Pitt, and her brother, James Haven were with Bertrand when she passed away. “Marcheline was beautiful, caring and totally devoted to her children. I never saw her upset or sad, even after she … Continue reading