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01/01/2018 / By Lance D Johnson

More than half of adults now on prescription drugs, largely for conditions that can be avoided with simple lifestyle changes

A record number of pharmaceutical drugs were prescribed this past year in England. The United Kingdom’s National Health System (NHS) uncovered an alarming 1.1 million prescriptions for “conditions” that can mostly be avoided with better lifestyle choices. Prescription drug use has become a new societal norm, with mental health declining for numerous people even in […]

11/25/2017 / By Lance D Johnson

FDA’s recent attack on Kratom based on lies and junk science, warns herbal group

“The thing that bugs me is that the people think the FDA is protecting them – it isn’t. What the FDA is doing and what the public thinks it’s doing are as different as night and day.” These are the words of Dr. Herbert L. Ley Jr., spoken in an interview with the New York […]

06/27/2017 / By Lance D Johnson

Sixty percent of the public and 80 percent of doctors think drug companies are LYING about health claims from medical trials

Drug companies don’t want to hear the latest results of a survey conducted by the Academy of Medical Sciences. The survey found that 63 percent of the general public and 82 percent of general practitioners are now skeptical of claims made by drug trials. More people now trust a friend’s advice on medicine, while only […]

03/14/2017 / By Lance D Johnson

Woman almost dies from an allergic reaction after taking prescribed antidepressants

A 35-year-old woman from Texas, Sandy Simonson, experienced a near-fatal reaction to a round of prescription anti-depressants. Sandy Simonson’s body reacted viciously to the increased dosage of a bipolar drug. She swelled up internally and a burning red rash covered her body. In October 2016, Sandy’s doctor changed her prescription and started her on a […]

01/23/2017 / By Lance D Johnson

Emerging superbug kills woman: Infection resistant to 26 antibiotics

After fracturing her leg, a 70-year-old woman from Nevada was hospitalized. After surgery, she developed an infection in her hip. Medical professionals tried to control the infection with several antibiotics, but all of them failed. The woman was facing a superbug that had evolved at the DNA level. The 26 antibiotics available in the US, […]

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