Johnson & Johnson’s new diabetes drug linked to coma and death
A Philadelphia man is suing Johnson & Johnson, claiming the pharmaceutical giant’s diabetes drug, Invokana, damaged his kidneys. Invokana is made by Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a Joh [...]
A Philadelphia man is suing Johnson & Johnson, claiming the pharmaceutical giant’s diabetes drug, Invokana, damaged his kidneys. Invokana is made by Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a Joh [...]
Flu shots have proven to be less and less effective in the wake of the past few flu seasons. In a stunning feat of acknowledgment, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recen [...]
Big Pharma continues to push statins on the general public, despite an overwhelmingly massive amount of evidence that the drugs do more harm than good. Buzz headlines such “statins reduce h [...]
A review from the Cochrane Collaboration — an independent organization advocating the accessibility of systematic healthcare reviews — has recently uncovered clinical evidence showing the l [...]
Self-proclaimed advocates of “science-based” medicine are hard at work trying to eliminate government funding for any form of medical education or treatment that is not conventi [...]
Troublesome cramps, bloating and headaches have spurred some career-driven women to stop their periods indefinitely, so that they can keep up with the boys at work. This phenomenon is made [...]
Children as young as two years old and below are increasingly being given powerful antipsychotic drugs meant for adults, according to Alan Schwarz of The New York Times. In 2014, nearly 20, [...]
A hormone treatment frequently used to help men suffering from prostate cancer may be doubling their risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease, according to new research presented on Monday. [...]
Under new legislation already passed by the House, pharmaceutical drugs and medical devices may soon be as loosely regulated as the 80,000+ harmful chemicals allowed in everyday products, m [...]
If you watch TV at all, you’ve surely noticed that most of the commercials are for prescription drugs. This “direct-to-consumer” advertising has not always been legal, as [...]