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12/03/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

Research shows that steroids, which are hard on the liver, do not help children with liver disease

The researchers behind a 2014 study found that steroids had no effect on infants with biliary atresia, a childhood liver disease. According to the press release from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, steroids could, in truth, possibly increase the risk of serious adverse events. To come to this conclusion, the researchers observed 140 infants with […]

12/02/2018 / By Lance D Johnson

Antidepressant use is posing a very real threat to the environment, experts warn

One of the greatest threats to the environment and wildlife is the accumulation of pharmaceutical drugs in the water and soil. Improperly discarded pharmaceuticals enter the sewage system and pollute the water. Hormone replacement drugs and contraceptives, even at trace levels, are now feminizing fish. Pharmaceutical chemicals often remain stable, even after passing through people […]

09/28/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Acid-blocking drugs calm heartburn but increase your risk for a heart attack

Heartburn is a pretty uncomfortable feeling, and when it strikes, you can think about little else than making it go away. However, would you be willing to trade your heartburn for a potential heart attack? No one in their right mind would say yes, yet countless people put themselves at risk of this every day […]

12/20/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

No good reason for the opioid epidemic: Clinical trial showed no “significant difference” in pain relief for treating arm or leg pain using opioids vs non-opioids

There is a lot of finger-pointing going on when it comes to the cause of the opioid epidemic. The pharmaceutical companies making these drugs often get the bulk of the blame, with the doctors who prescribe them following closely behind in the culpability leaderboard. To be fair, some opioid addictions start out fairly innocently, with […]

08/24/2017 / By Mike Adams

America is DRUGGED OUT on opioids, alcohol and prescription medications… is SANITY long lost?

A shocking scientific study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine finds that 38% of Americans were prescribed addictive opioid painkillers in 2015. In addition, 1 in 8 Americans are said to be active alcoholics. With millions more Americans on psychiatric drugs, antidepressants, statin drugs and chemotherapy, it’s no exaggeration to say that America is […]

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