Tag: drugs

Diabetes Drug Banned in Europe Still Used in US

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In 1999, the latest and greatest miracle drug to combat type II diabetes hit the market with a bang. Avandia was quickly prescribed to...

Why Taking a Drug for One Thing May Lead to New...

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If you've ever spent even half an hour watching television, you've likely seen numerous commercials for new prescription drugs, listing countless side effects that...

Prescription Painkiller Deaths Skyrocketing in Women

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The Centers for Disease Control published a report recently that revealed deaths from prescription painkillers in women are rising at an alarming rate. From...

The Majority of Americans are on Prescription Drugs: 5 Easy Ways...

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A recent study found that 7 in 10 Americans are now on prescription drugs. Fifty percent of those on prescription drugs are taking two...

Sleeping-pills Skyrocket Emergency Room Visits

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Question: I'm having a hard time sleeping and I was wondering if there were sleeping aids out there that you recommend? - Dorothy O.,...

Vitamin D Better Than Prescription Drugs at Controlling Blood Sugar?

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It's not just American adults who are getting larger, childhood obesity rates have risen by 50%  in adolescents in the last thirty years. Today,...

Big Pharma’s Strategy to Create Customers Not Cures

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Physicians are busy professionals, if they are not seeing patients, they are in surgery, making rounds or catching up on dictation. Few have time...

The Downsides of “There’s a Pill for That”

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Is true health really as easy as popping a pill? What happens when we stop taking the pill or the contents of the pill...