Pharmaceuticals
Pharmaceutical Companies Price Discriminate H.I.V. Drugs
Harvard researchers published a new study which found that many drugs used to treat H.I.V. are being set at unfairly high prices. The study examined health care plans in 12 states and found that the drugs were being priced using a system of “adverse tierin...
Dirt from New England Holds Key to Fighting Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
When most people think of New England, they think of clam chowder and pilgrims. They don’t usually think about the soil and the possibility that it holds the key to fighting antibiotic-resistant bacteria. The newest antibiotic to be discovered in nearly 30...
Three Promising Ebola Vaccinations are in the Works
As headlines shift away from the Ebola outbreak that flourished in 2014, it’s easy to forget the disease that "sickened more than 200,000 people in West Africa, and killed at least 8,200, according to the World Health Organization (WHO)."Although curre...
Overprescription of Antibiotics Drives Major Public Health Concern
A survey conducted by researchers from George Washington, Cornell and Johns Hopkins universities uncovered disturbing findings about patients’ understanding, or lack of, the potential dangers of antibiotic use. The survey revealed a common misconception among ...
A Cure for Obesity and Diabetes
Researchers at Indiana University and the German Research Center for Environmental Health recently announced they developed a new treatment for obesity and adult-onset diabetes. They claim their treatment improved glucose sensitivity, reduced appetite and ...
Breast Cancer Vaccine Believed to Boost Immunity
The familiar pink ribbon that is commonly associated with breast cancer represents something different to everyone. For most people, the ribbon is an international token of awareness that inspires hope for finding a cure.Many of us have not experienced the...
Dangerous Deception – Drug Companies Hiding Side Effects
Danger in Secrets
You hear of dangerous side effects all the time: "Risks may include diarrhea, dizziness, fainting, and possible death." Well, what if you were prescribed a prescription drug without knowing these side effects?
Merck Side Effects Cover-up
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The Ebola Vaccine Debate: Ethics and Profit
Ebola Debate
Turn on the news and chances are you will be hear about the Ebola virus.The 2014 Ebola epidemic is noted as the largest in history, especially affecting West African countries Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. And with 13,567 people known to ...
Killing For Profit – Selling AIDS
Bayer Purposely Sold AIDS-contaminated Blood Around the World
Big Pharma should not be trusted blindly. Pharmaceutical companies have shown they are willing to put profits before people: lying about side effects, faking clinical trials to ge...
The State of Kentucky v. OxyContin
One billion dollars. That is how much the makers of OxyContin are being sued for by the state of Kentucky.Kentucky is a state that has been rampaged by OxyContin addiction. The government there is blaming Purdue Pharma LP, the makers of OxyContin, for crea...