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…with headlines that read “Seven Deadly Drugs.” The Los Angeles Times today, reports with an in depth article detailing how changes in FDA policy has lead to many new drugs…

…do have to ask some serious questions about the use of prescription drugs.” Hillary Clinton calls for more study on effects of… Nando Health/Science Treating kids: therapy vs. drugs MSNBC…

…the answer? And when drugs don’t work, the answer is more drugs, different drugs, stronger drugs, etc. Don’t you think that after all this failure, it may possibly be time…

…200,000 people die each year in the US from the taking of prescription drugs. Not from taking the wrong drugs, but from the taking of drugs that have been prescribed…

…follow during pregnancy. Pregnant women should not smoke, should not drink alcohol, and should not take drugs unless they are prescribed by a doctor. (are prescribed drugs safer than un-prescribed…

…want this drug and I want it now,” is the way consumers are approaching medical doctors about prescription drugs. They see a particular drug advertised on television or in print,…

…amphetamines and cocaine, all ADHD drugs consumed illicitly are made by the original manufacturers. The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) ranks this class of drugs near the top of the list…

…in outpatient drugs and more new drugs on the market have increased coverage of pharmaceuticals by insurers. But if drug spending accounts for nearly 10 percent of the increase in…

…Institute for Healthcare Management Research and Education Foundation (NIHCM), a handful of prescription drugs, which were advertised heavily to consumers, accounted for almost half the overall increase in pharmaceutical spending…

…to be on Hormonal Drugs!” What happens when expectations collide with reality? In the Symptom/Disease/Prevention culture, history shows that in 1998, the #1 prescription drug in the U.S. was Premarin…

…unexplained death when compared to children not taking such drugs, according to a recent study funded by the Food and Drug Administration and the National Institute of Mental Health. (photo:…

Celebrex and Vioxx, two fast selling anti-inflammatory drugs have recently been linked to an increased risk of heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular events, according to various news reports. While…

…On November 6th, the U.S. FDA had issued a warning to Americans, to immediately quit using drugs containing phenylpropanolamine, which is found in dozens of over-the-counter drugs that are currently…

…take how many drugs daily? Drug Spending Up Study: Drug Spending Increased 20 Percent between 1999 and 2000 The article byline reads, “It’s not your imagination. The price of drugs…

…of antibiotics, pain medications, antidepressants, anti-inflammatory drugs, cholesterol lowering drugs, blood-pressure lowering drugs, anticonvulsants, cancer-fighting and hormone replacement drugs, and on and on. Why do you suppose the government only…

…get dribs and drabs of what we’ve ordered.” They are reportedly working furiously to find alternatives to these drugs. (Are they looking for alternatives to drugs, or are they merely…

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…companies are looking for larger markets involving new types of aspirin. They have spent hundreds of millions to prove that these drugs work, but among the 42,500 volunteers one result…

by Daria Belov News of the Britney Spears performance at MTV music awards, out numbers news of a Sharp Increase in Deaths from Consumer Drugs, by a factor of nearly…

…into mind-altering situations beyond their control that have devastating permanent side effects? The American public knows drugs are not the answer to their problems. Most also know that drugs are…

…2.5 billion a year to market over the counter drugs and 12.5 billion to market prescription drugs. That equates to over 41 million dollars a day. If drugs were so…

By Michael Dorausch, D.C. Dog food, breath mints, shampoo and gum. We have all received unexpected freebies in the mail, but prescription drugs? A lawsuit has been filed in Florida…

April 3 – MSNBC reports on a study stating, “Pediatricians urge no drugs for respiratory infections.” The report suggests that “pediatricians are often pressured to prescribe unnecessary antibiotics for respiratory…

…believe that the power of advertising has led to the use of more drugs in today’s society. The promotion of drugs directly to the public has most definitely increased and…

The week’s March 6th issue of U.S. News & World Report features a report on the use of psychiatric drugs in children. The article is available on this weeks news…

…diet drugs Fen-Phen which has resulted in a multi-billion dollar proposed settlement due to heart valve damage that resulted in those taking the drugs. Today there are a few news…

…“grade schoolers” and they’re getting the drugs from their classmates. Researchers have found that more than one-third of students being prescribed these drugs were being asked to sell or trade…

…symptoms. Drug makers, on the other hand, spent about 50 million bucks last year to convince parents to buy over-the-counter (OTC) drugs to treat cold symptoms. And the advertising must…

…these drugs in the first place. Perhaps there’s a better way. Perhaps there’s a healthier way. Find out, before you put your kid on drugs. Your Health Daily: Ritalin Faces…

…from PROPERLY prescribed medications by MD’s, imagine what could happen if 90,000 Doctors of Chiropractic were allowed to dispense drugs. The Chiropractic profession has, for over 100 years, stood as…

…Prozac in children, and points out similarities of psychotropic drug use in recent shooting tragedies. According to the article, these drugs are dangerous, and are being heavily prescribed to toddlers….

…opens with a story… a woman who had “tried more than a dozen drugs” to treat depression. The drugs did not work and she could not hold a steady job….

…ineffective drugs and potentially life-threatening drugs. According to the article, the public, particularly the parents of young children, need to be educated about antibiotics. Once again we see an article…

…rate at which adverse drug events occur and their costs.” It was noted that with so many drugs being prescribed in the United States and with so many new drugs…