you won't see Seasilver or Coral Calcium anymore

July 2003

If the FTC and FDA get their way, you won't see Seasilver or Coral Calcium anymore.

The feds think their ads are deceptive.

Seasilver was promoted for weight loss, cancer, AIDS, and many other conditions.

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Table of Contents

NOT to use antibiotics for ear infections in children
Diabetes experts now suggest a statin for ALL diabetes patients
Cardiology more cardiac patients getting fish oil SUPPLEMENTS
Cardiology Coreg (carvedilol) for heart attack patients who have decreased heart function
Women's Health Prempro INCREASES the risk of dementia in older women
Women's Health St. John's wort can interfere with oral contraceptives
increasing concerns about heart failure in patients who get Enbrel or Remicade
FluMist, the first flu vaccine that's given as a NASAL SPRAY
worst year yet for West Nile virus
NOT using Paxil to treat depression in children or teenagers
Natural Medicines you won't see Seasilver or Coral Calcium anymore
Dermatology how to treat sunburn
Gastroenterology Zelnorm used for other GI motility problems
first "biologic therapy" for allergy-related asthma, called Xolair (ZO-lair)
Alzheimer's Disease memantine, an investigational drug for Alzheimer's
counterfeit drugs
Practice OTC Prilosec (omeprazole) on store shelves this fall