The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to use 3.5 oz. packages of Swad brand sindoor, an orange or red powder used in some traditional South Asian Pacific ceremonies that is applied to the face or scalp, imported by Raja Foods LLC of Skokie, Illinois because the product contains high levels of lead.

Although the product was not intended to be sold for food use, its labeling is confusing and implies that it may be used as food. The Illinois Department of Public Health has confirmed two cases of lead poisoning in consumers who used the product as an ingredient in home cooked meals. Other uses of the product, including as a cosmetic, can also be dangerous due to the high lead levels.

Lead can be toxic to all humans but due to the risks it poses to a developing nervous system, women of childbearing age, pregnant women and their unborn children, and young children should be especially cautious and limit their exposure to lead. Symptoms of lead toxicity include: stomach aches, colic, nausea, vomiting, abnormal irritability, and insomnia. However, people with lead in their blood often do not exhibit symptoms. Permanent damage to the central nervous system from lead exposure can result in learning difficulties in school children as well as cause other long-term health problems such as kidney disease. Anyone who has consumed this product should consult his or her health care provider immediately.

For more information see the FDA Recall Notice.

saying they contain potentially harmful ingredients that could cause "dangerously low blood pressure."
Slated for recall were True Man Sexual Energy Nutrient Capsules and Energy Max Energy Supplement Men's Formula Capsules, advertised as "all natural" alternatives to approved erectile dysfunction drugs. The products are made by America True Man Health Inc. in West Covina, Calif. The recall follows a May 10 FDA alert advising consumers not to use the products.

found throughout the environment and is sometimes carried by individuals without causing illness. Although anyone can get a staph infection people are more likely to get staph infections from:

• Skin-to-skin contact with someone who has a staph infection or is a carrier
• Contact with items and surfaces that have staph on them
• Sharing personal items
• Openings in their skin such as cuts or scrapes
• Crowded living conditions
• Poor hygiene

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has estimated that the number of people who developed a serious MRSA infection in 2005 was about 94,000, with approximately 19,000 deaths during a hospital stay related to these serious MRSA infections.

Serious MRSA disease is still predominantly related to healthcare delivery

• About 85% of invasive MRSA infections were associated with healthcare
• About 14% of all the infections occurred in persons without obvious exposures to healthcare

MRSA infections seen most frequently in the hospital include surgical wound, urinary tract, and bloodstream infections as well as pneumonia.
In the general population MRSA infections not associated with healthcare, called community acquired infections, generally occur as skin infections that may look like pimples, boils or spider bites
The good news is that we can prevent MRSA from spreading! In the hospital the first step to prevent MRSA is to prevent healthcare infections in general by following infection control guidelines produced by CDC and the Healthcare Infection Control and Prevention Advisory Committee (HICPAC) and incorporated into hospital infection control policies.

Other key strategies to prevent MRSA from spreading include:

• Wash your hands often or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer
• Keep cuts and scrapes clean and covered with a bandage
• Do not touch other people’s cuts or bandages
• Do not share personal items like towels or razors
• Practice good personal hygiene
• Keep athletic wear and equipment clean or freshly laundered

the limitations and safety warnings associated with the different vaccines.

For more information check out the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. An alternative to vaccine administered via shots isFluMist, a flu vaccine for children and adults 2-49 years old, which is administered in the form of a nasal spray. FluMist contains the live virus [a weakened version], and therefore only licensed for certain groups of individuals without chronic medical conditions [or pregnancy].

For more information on FluMist, please visit http://www.flumist.com/.

As with all influenza vaccine, people who are allergic to eggs should not receive FluMist. FluMist should also not be used in pregnant people [unlike the inactivated injectable version of influenza vaccine, which is highly recommended for pregnant people] or persons with chronic medical conditions, such as known or suspected immune system problems, asthma, or reactive airway disease.

(From the manufacturer's web site: "FluMist should not be used, under any circumstances, in anyone with an allergy to any part of the vaccine, including eggs; in children and adolescents receiving aspirin therapy; in people who have a history of Guillain-Barré syndrome; and in people with known or suspected immune system problems. Pregnant women, children under 24 months of age, and people with certain medical conditions, asthma, or reactive airways disease; children under the age of 5 years with recurrent wheezing should not get FluMist.")

Prostate Cancer is a fairly common (1 in 10 chance of diagnosis for American males) disorder of the Prostate Gland.

In many cases, the problem begins with inflammation of the gland and an increase in PSA PIN levels. Once diagnosed, the treatments usually involve surgery and/or radiation treatment. These treatments often lead to sexual dysfunction and/or decreased fertility.

A recent study by a respected urologist from The Center for Holistic Urology at Columbia University Medical Center in New York has led to a new non-surgical treatment protocol.

can reduce, if not eliminate, your suffering.

Migraine Headaches affect thousands of people each and every day. Studies now suggest that a simple Vitamin Supplement, added to your daily regimen can have positive effects. Migraine Headaches can be devastating to the suffer. The most severe cases can render a person virtually incapable of performing the simplest daily activities.

Recent studies now suggest that adding a common Vitamin Supplement to your daily intake of Vitamins and Minerals can reduce , if not eliminate your suffering.

the types of food and beverages one intakes along with a readily available supplement.

Seborrheic Dermatitis, sometimes know as Seborrhea, is a disorder of the skin which usually affects the scalp. It can be found in humans from infancy, where it is commonly known as 'cradle cap', through the adolescent years and well into old age, where it is usually known as 'dandruff'.

In adults, it is most prevalent in Men!

The exact cause of Seborrhea is 'not known by the medical community', however, it may be a result of Candida, or 'a yeast infection of the intestinal tract'. Clinically, the most significant member of the genus is Candida albicans, which can cause numerous infections (called candidiasis or thrush) in humans and other animals, especially in immunocompromised patients.