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The $8,000 Band-Aid
“If I severed a limb, I’d carry it to the next emergency room in the next city before I go back to this place." That's what a New Jersey man told NBC New York. His anger came from the fact that a hospital charged him over $8,000 to put a bandage on just one of...
Testosterone Drug Overrun By Lawsuits
The number of lawsuits against AndroGel, filed by patients that have suffered heart attacks and strokes, was so high that a panel of judges decided to consolidate all the cases under one courthouse's roof.The judicial panel's decision to have all the cases...
The New Way To Fight Low T
Men suffering from "Low T" have been rubbing testosterone onto their armpits, injecting it into their muscles, and now, with FDA approval, men seeking the fountain of youth can take the prescription drug through their nose.
A New Testosterone Drug
Natesto, t...
Recall Alert For A Common Pain Killer
The world's 6th largest drug manufacturer is recalling one of their drugs over concerns to children's health.The recall, which affects residents of Puerto Rico, is being made to protect children from a non-childproof container. Panadol Advanced, the drug i...
225,000 Hyundai’s Recalled
The owners of 2001-2006 Hyundai Santa Fe's should click here and head on over to safecar.gov to learn about a recall that affects their vehicles. An estimated 225,000 vehichles may be affected by a faulty front coil spring. Concerns are that the spring will fr...
No Respect For Clean Water
America's 67th largest city is without clean water.The Elephant in the room
The number one cause of fresh water pollution in the United States is agricultural runoff. Animal manure and fertilizers contain high levels of nitrogen and phosphorus. When that ...
Who’s Responsbile For Prescription Drug Side Effects?
If you've been injured by a prescription drug, the pharmaceutical company holds no liability as long as they've adequately warned your prescribing doctor.That is the verdict of a recent case involving Roche, the manufacturer of Accutane. In 2011, a New Jer...
An End To Animal Testing?
A bizarre, new technique may forever change the way heart medications are tested.Up until now, the only way to test the efficacy and side effects of heart medicines was to experiment on animals and human patients. A British doctor, Dr. Helen Maddock, has p...
Top 10 Diabetes Drugs
Fierce Pharma recently published an article listing the top 10 diabetes drugs of 2013. They are as follows:Lantus
Januvia
NovoLog/NovoRapid
Humalog
Victoza
Levemir
Human insulin and devices
Janumet
NovoMix
Humulin RA Growing Group of...