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Asthma sufferers in the US will continue to suffer
I have had asthma for over 10 years. At the onset of this horrible disease, I was spending every weekend in the hospital ER receiving steroids via a needle in my butt. This went on for several months. The doctors didn't actively try to find a preventative medication for me...
Fish in U.S. Rivers Tainted With Common Medications
"Posted March 26, 2009 THURSDAY, March 26 (HealthDay News) -- Fish from five U.S. rivers were found to be tainted with traces of medications and common chemicals, according to a new study from the...
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Heather Locklear Officially Charged!
" PHOTO CREDIT: EXPOSAY.COM Our friends at TMZ.com have just confirmed that actress Heather Locklear has just been charged with one count of driving under the influence of drugs….prescription medications. No alcohol and no illegal narcotics were found in Heather’s...When Taking Medicine Actually Takes Your Arm or Leg
"Court weights amputee's case, limits on drug suits""A Vermont musician who lost her arm because of a botched drug injection is squaring off against a drug maker and the Bush administration in one of the most closely watched business cases of the Supreme Court's term.At issue...Baseball's Ritalin Addiction
Just when Baseball is stepping out of the steroids scandals, there might be another performance enhancing drug scandal on the horizon. Ritalin and Adderall, drugs used for Attention-Deficit Disorder are now being...Egyptian Gives Birth To A Child Like Frog
In an unbelievable phenomenon that happened in Luxor, Egypt, and I think will never happen again, A strange Child has been born in a shape like frog. The Egyptian woman gave birth to an incomplete gential child...Experts Unfazed by Drugs in Ontario Water
You know all those painkillers, prescription drugs and antibiotics we all take throughout the year? Turns out we're getting some of it back in the same water we're drinking. So far no one seems very concerned, nor are there any plans to deal with the drugs as they are...Depressing Future Awaits Companion Animals
Today, I read an article that appeared in yesterday’s Telegraph. It contained this disturbing news: More and more suicidal pets are being prescribed anti-depressants.This news comes only less than a week after a report in the New York Times about the antidepressant Prozac...Ledger Died Of Accidental Overdose
" Ledger Died Of Accidental Overdose Coroner reports "acute intoxication" led to 28-year-old star's demise FEBRUARY 6--Heath Ledger died of an accidental drug overdose, according to autopsy findings... Device could send vital signs by cellphone
I can see the iVitals commercial already: hospital patients tossing their IV drips and dancing in front of brightly coloured blue screens to the tune of U2's "It's a Beautiful Day." "CALGARY — Patients... No cough syrup for baby: FDA
To me this seems like a no brainer, but parents are a diverse and funny bunch. I'm a few months pregnant so I've been gravitating towards stories about babies and child birth, which is why I spotted this. I had... Backlash on bipolar diagnoses in children
"Part of the criticism of Biederman speaks to a deeper issue in psychiatry: the extensive financial ties between the drug industry and researchers. Biederman has received research funding from 15 drug companies and serves as a paid speaker or adviser to seven of them,...Plate and Cereal Bowl Aid Weight Loss for Obese Diabetics
Canadian study shows that a plate and cereal bowl can help obese diabetics to lose weight as such dishware can provide proper portion sizes. In controlling the amount of food of these diabetics, they can use less of their glucose-controlling medicationsDrug Safety Bill 'Draconian,' Say Broadcasters
This is just a lobbying thing by corporations with big money that want to further be allowed to exploit individuals with impunity. We need to go back to questioning how it is the corporations became "persons" but somehow got rights without responsibilities. Especially the... Cold remedies put children at risk
Over-the-counter cough and cold medications that are marketed at younger children might be harming them. This is according to a group of pediatric experts and Poison Control centers across America who are...
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