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Study Shows Contaminated Water in Fracking Areas
An incredibly detailed study examining groundwater was published this month in the trade journal Environmental Science and Technology. It found some disturbing and potentially dangerous information about the current state of groundwater and its potential f...
Texans Evacuated Due to Fracking Spill
In April nearly 100 homes in Arlington, Texas were evacuated after fracking fluid leaked from a drilling location nearby. The fluid spread to residential streets and nearby sewers and streams. Nearly two months later, officials in Arlington have determined...
AT&T Fined $100 Million For Misleading “Unlimited” Data Cellphone Customers
The FCC fined AT&T $100 million dollars after it was found that AT&T misled customers regarding the details of its “unlimited” data plans.The FCC received thousands of complaints from AT&T customers about the specifics of these unlimited da...
The Largest Healthcare Fraud Take-Down In U.S. History
The largest healthcare fraud take-down in the history of the United States occurred this month. 243 people were arrested and charged for committing false Medicare billing. The arrests were spread across 17 cities throughout the country and were part of a j...
Undergoing Anesthesia May Diminish Brain Function in Young Children
Parents want to keep children healthy, and most wouldn’t second guess allowing their child to receive anesthesia for a surgical procedure.But for children under the age of 4, that decision may be more important than you think. According to a new study ...
U.S. Hospitals Charging Uninsured Patients Over 10 Times The Cost Of Care
Healthcare facilities all over the county are price-gouging uninsured patients, and it’s solely because they can. A new study published by Health Affairs names 50 hospitals that are overcharging uninsured or underinsured patients by more than 10 times the ...
Pfizer Under Pressure From Zoloft Lawsuits
Pfizer Inc. has recently been cleared in a second lawsuit regarding the risk of one of its leading antidepressants, Zoloft.
A Child Born With Heart Defects
The lawsuit was filed by Rachel Robinson after she took Zoloft during her pregnancy. Her daughter,...
America’s Massive Cancer Spending is Not Saving Enough Lives
A recent study published in Health Affairs presents some alarming statistics about the rates of cancer spending in the United States in comparison to Western Europe and the overall effectiveness in spending. The study discovered that the United States spen...
Warning: Proton Pump Inhibitors Increase Risk of Heart Attack
A new study has found a significant correlation between the use of gastric reflux preventive drugs and an increased risk of heart attack. The study analyzed the use of the drugs in healthy people and looked at a sample of more than million users of the dru...