Archive for 'Pharmaceuticals'
FDA escalates warnings about drugs to counter anemia, chemo fatigue
Feb 16, 2010 –
Acting on growing safety concerns, the FDA on Tuesday ordered strict new procedures on the prescribing and dispensing of Read More →
Read MoreEarly Antibiotics May Raise Asthma Risk
Mar 14, 2006 –
Studies Suggest Risk Is Double for Treated Babies By Salynn Boyles WebMD Medical News March 13, 2006 — Babies treated with even one course of antibiotics during their first year of life may have...
Read MoreFake drugs, including Tamiflu, thrive on Internet
Feb 21, 2006 –
ABC News: GENEVA (Reuters) – Criminals are using the Internet to sell increasing quantities of counterfeit medicines, including fake versions of bird flu drug Tamiflu, a senior U.N. health expert...
Read MoreIf the auto industry operated like Big Pharma: fifteen things you might notice
Jul 22, 2005 –
News Target: 1. Your average car would cost $4.5 million, representing a 30,000% markup over cost, which is typical for prescription drugs. Automakers would justify this price by saying they needed the...
Read MoreHow to grow your own pharmaceuticals
Jul 20, 2005 –
From NewsTarget.com: It’s very easy to grow powerful medicines that can lower your cholesterol, protect your heart, reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease, enhance nervous system function, and...
Read MoreDeadly immunity
Jun 25, 2005 –
Salon.com: Deadly immunity by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr “The elementary grades are overwhelmed with children who have symptoms of neurological or immune-system damage,” Patti White, a school nurse,...
Read MoreUK study finds that painkillers may cause heart attacks
Jun 11, 2005 –
Earthtimes.org: Commonly used painkillers have come under an extensive scrutiny by British scientists, who say that more research is needed into the safety of painkillers as they have found evidence that...
Read MoreThe beginning of the end of chemical-based medicine
May 27, 2005 –
by the Health Ranger (Mike Adams) A recent study published in the medical journal “The Lancet” reveals that as many as 140,000 heart attacks, in the United States alone, were caused by Vioxx,...
Read MoreRebound Headache – Stop The Cycle
May 11, 2005 –
By James Cottrill You’ve been getting headaches. Finally, you find some medications that are making a difference. You’re headaches are almost all gone but wait they’re coming...
Read MoreAmericans are overmedicating, say experts
Apr 28, 2005 –
PLYMOUTH, Mass. About 130 million Americans swallow, inject, inhale, infuse, spray, and pat on prescribed medication every month, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates. Americans...
Read MoreDoctors Influenced By Mention Of Drug Ads
Apr 27, 2005 –
Actors pretending to be patients with symptoms of stress and fatigue were five times as likely to walk out of doctors’ offices with a prescription when they mentioned seeing an ad for the heavily...
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