“Worth Repeating” is a weekly feature on the EngAGE Blog that will bring you previous posts that we think are still timely, interesting, or just plain fun! From 12/10/12:
EngAGE Programs Director Amanda Talbot shared an important post from the BBC News Health about the danger of eating grapefruit while taking certain drugs: “The fruit can cause overdoses of some drugs by stopping the medicines being broken down in the intestines and the liver.” Read the entire post here.
Click here to read information from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration about other dangerous food and drug interactions, and dangerous interactions between drugs and over-the-counter vitamins, minerals, and herbs. Just because it’s “natural” doesn’t mean it’s always safe!
