The medical world was stunned -- and initially quite skeptical -- when a University of Western Ontario pharmacologist in the early 1990s announced the discovery of the so-called grapefruit juice ...
February is National Grapefruit Month, but before you down a glass of the juice in celebration, be sure to check whether it’s safe to pair grapefruit with the medication you take. Both grapefruit ...
Grapefruit has had its share of nutritional hype over the years. Remember the grapefruit diets that were supposed to burn fat? And the wallet-burning grapefruit pills that contained special enzymes ...
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Health experts are coming out with new reports that show grapefruit juice should not be mixed with certain medicines. Due to its vitamin C and potassium content, the juice and ...
More than two decades ago, a group of Canadian researchers studying a blood pressure drug gave grapefruit juice to their study subjects. Then they noticed something strange. The juice did more than ...
OGDEN — Before you reach for a glass of grapefruit juice to jump-start your morning, take a look at your medication list. A recent study found the potency of more than 80 drugs — including ...
It’s been known for a long time that eating grapefruit and taking certain prescription oral medications — including the cholesterol drugs atorvastatin, lovastatin and simvastatin as well as some ...