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…loads of money, but the FDA has definite priorities. Do you realize how expensive it is to fast track poorly tested and truly dangerous new drugs so the drug companies…

By Michael Dorausch, D.C. Last week the Los Angeles Times reported that AIDS researchers are finding that gaps in drug therapy have helped some AIDS patients. The approach is called…

…(1) This ranks adverse drug reactions from properly prescribed drugs as between the 4th and 6th leading cause of death! And, this doesn’t even include human error, patients treated outside…

…according to reports. Below is a list of PPA related links that you may have missed during the past week. USA Today: Drugmakers, stores move on FDA ban MSNBC: Drugstores…

By Michael Dorausch, D.C. I received my monthly “information age” e-newsletter from chiropractic internet company Now You Know (NYK) earlier today. As I browsed through the copy I found myself…

…topic of your local news “medical minute”, not to mention the drug company advertising that follows during the commercial break. For example, a recent review of reports related to non-steroidal…

…for blacks. The screening rate is even lower for Hispanics, according to the report. Drug Company Used Ghostwriters – Congressional investigators continue to probe the practices of a major drug…

From ABCNEWS.com comes an article titled: “Recreational Ritalin – Kids Using Prescription Drug for Fun” The article states that, “Authorities fear Ritalin is becoming increasingly popular as a recreational drug…

Colorado Discourages ADHD Drugs – Educators Buck Treatment Trend Jillian Lloyd, Christian Science Monitor – Colorado’s education board is now urging schools to rely more on effective classroom discipline and…

…the last three years, publishing articles by researchers with drug company ties and not disclosing the potential conflicts of interest. This report coming just days after other claims have been…

…commonly known as staph infections.But it is not a miracle drug. Synercid doesn’t work as well as existing antibiotics for some infections, scientists have stressed and because bacteria evolve rapidly,…

Recently, an article appeared on MSNBC titled, “When kids refuse their medicine – What’s a parent to do?” A pediatrician (an expert at giving drugs to kids) offered several “tricks”…

…What do we know about how well these drugs fight viruses? First, most viruses become resistant to the drugs in a very short time. Second, when these antivirals do “work,”…

…them. Over the past several years, we’ve heard the stories of drug companies falsifying the results of double-blind studies done on their drugs by deliberately changing results to make the…

…chock-full of stabs at the drug industry. It is full of dark humor and insights into the creation and marketing of many drugs, including ritalin, fen/phen, tylenol, drug filled lollipops,…

…are actually caused by the drugs already approved by the FDA for treating asthma? Maybe they should add one of those little black box warnings. “If this drug doesn’t kill…

…begs the question: If you give a healthy person drugs, what would happen? They’d get sick. Therefore, why give drugs to sick people when the drugs could kill them with…

…no doubt that a pharmaceutical company somewhere is working on a new drug to treat Empty Nest Syndrome. Perhaps they will call the drug Imzolonsum, or Mykidsamisin. The marketing department…

…e-Trade. Popular website IVillage.com also invested in planetRx.com to the tune of some $7.5 million. In June of 1999, drug giant Warner-Lambert (makers of the now FDA pulled drug Rezulin)…

…require drugs for treatment.” Those headlines have since been replaced by one’s more specific to the often unnecessary use of antibiotics when treating ear infections rather than suggesting that children…

…made by Kellogg) and the company has reportedly ended their endorsement deal with him because his recent behavior is not consistent with the company’s image. Phelps has other sponsors, including…

…National Drug Control Policy, displayed concerns of over prescription medications in medicine cabinets. “How am i supposed to compete with that?” a drug dealer complains. “Teens don’t need a drug…

…be replaced by more harmful drugs? Why does the F.D.A. not treat natural products that are known to work without harmful effects, the same as toxic chemical drugs? 6. If…

…that women taking non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) suffered more miscarriages than women who had not taken these drugs. NSAIDs are a class of drugs that include both aspirin and…

…the Advancement of Drug-Free Athletics, Inc. (NCADFA), Dr. Victor Naumov has launched an anti-drug crusade aimed at municipalities and high schools across the U.S. His message is direct and simple,…