The marketing people behind statin drugs are thinking fast. Their patents are dropping off one by one and that means sales are about to plunge.

Just one year ago, sales of Lipitor reached a heady $10.8 billion.

But that’s not going to happen this year. That’s because it’s the latest statin to lose its patent protection. And it was one of the last statins to be patented. Now Lipitor will have to compete against low-priced generic versions. And that means the days of $10.8 billion profits are over.

A brand new study offers good news for people with sleep problems. It shows that one tart fruit improves your sleep quality.

The research comes from Dr. Glyn Howatson. He heads research for Northumbria University in the UK. He’s a top expert on the fruit, having studied it for years. His latest study looks at how it affects sleep.

And Dr. Howatson says it helps you sleep longer…and deeper.

We’ve been telling you for years that drugs can do you more harm than good.

Now a huge study shows this is also true also for people with high blood pressure.

That’s because it shows that commonly used drugs for lowering blood pressure actually raise it.

But we do have some good news for you.

Another study shows that one safe, all-natural remedy effectively lowers blood pressure. And it does it in just three hours.

The first place many of us turn for headache relief is to a bottle of acetaminophen-laced pills. We don’t blame you…it does work. But the problem is that it’s dangerous to take it all the time.

Constant use of acetaminophen can cause liver damage, kidney damage, and even stomach bleeding. That’s why it’s important to find an alternative that works just as good…without any side effects. Now, research shows that one natural oil can fill that role.

A German study from the highly-regarded University of Kiel shows that applying this oil to your head can significantly reduce headache intensity after 15 minutes.

A new study shows that flu shots don’t work nearly as well as experts think they do.

Researchers now think they only work for about 60 percent of people. That makes them about 30 percent less effective than previously thought.

Newspapers have picked up on this finding and are saying flu shots aren’t effective enough.

If your New Year’s resolution is to “lose weight” or “get into shape” we have some news that may help you reach your goals.

For anyone who has ever lost 10 or 20 pounds… simply to regain them back in no time at all… this will come as no surprise: Your own body fights against losing weight.

“We are machines designed to live through famine,” says British obesity researcher Stephen Bloom. “The only people who lived through [famine] were the ones that were overweight.”

We’ve always promised to give you updates on our stories whenever they come about. Awhile back, we wrote an Undercover article about the problems with Lasik eye surgery. If you read it, you know that we were able to interview the chief man at the FDA who was in charge of approving Lasik devices.

His name is Dr. Morris Waxler…and he recently turned whistle blower on these devices. He says he was deceived into thinking the devices were safe…so he approved them for the public. But he says emerging evidence shows that these devices do more harm than good.

We discovered that Dr. Waxler isn’t the only one who has strong beliefs about these devices because we received loads of feedback from our readers.

If you’re jumping time zones in the near future…we have something that could help you adjust quickly and arrive fresh. It’s a popular supplement that’s actually a hormone but people have been misusing it for years.

If you think you don’t need it, keep in mind that airplane travel isn’t a “natural” experience. Our ancestors traveled by foot, which means they never had to adjust to sudden time zone changes, so you may need a little something extra to help.

Most men take pride in their performance…whether it’s in the office or on the field. But the single most important focus on performance may be in the bedroom.

Unfortunately, problems often get in the way…like stress, hormonal imbalances, and fatigue. The issues can strike at any age and the stats show it. One in five men suffers from loss of libido.

Fortunately, a solution comes from Dr. Gustavo Gonzales. He’s a top researcher at Peru’s Cayateno Heredia University.

In the modern world, we’re surrounded by environmental toxins. There’s mercury in the food on your plate…in the fillings in your teeth …and in the vaccines the government pushes your children to get.

Farmed fish are loaded with toxic PCBs and dioxins. You ingest a healthy dose of steroids each time you eat non-organic chicken at a restaurant. And even that plastic bottle you’re drinking water from is leaching a chemical called BPA.

Our bodies are under a daily assault from the environment we live in…and it’s necessary to nourish our immune system so we can stay healthy.