Category: Pharmaceuticals

Does Pink Stink?

Does Pink Stink?

After years of being fed aggressive ‘pink’ marketing campaigns in October by pharmaceutical companies, cancer charities and even fast food chains, we are all too aware that it is Breast Cancer Awareness Month around the globe. However, I think pink… 0 Shares | | Posted in Chemicals, Health, Health, Lifestyle, Personal Care, Pharmaceuticals
…trust Big Pharma? Think again: Alleged US Thalidomide victims will FINALLY get their day in court

…trust Big Pharma? Think again: Alleged US Thalidomide victims will FINALLY get their day in court

Digital Journal reports that on September 26, United States District Judge Paul Diamond rejected several pharmaceutical companies’ argument that the statute of limitations has passed in cases impacting more than 50 lawsuits brought by alleged thalidomide victims in the U.S.… 0 Shares | | Posted in Chemicals, Health, News, Pharmaceuticals
9 Risk Factors for Osteoporosis and Celiac Disease

9 Risk Factors for Osteoporosis and Celiac Disease

By Alexander Shikhman, MD It has been recognized for several decades that both children and adults with celiac disease have a significantly increased frequency of osteoporosis and increased risk of fractures as compared to the age-matched non-celiac healthy individuals. Based… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health, Herbal Medicine, Holistic Medicine, Medicine, Nutritional Medicine, Pharmaceuticals
Alternative Medicine Is Not Wellness

Alternative Medicine Is Not Wellness

You may be surprised to hear me say that alternative medicine is not wellness. As you read this article, it may seem like a minor point however, it is very important. Without this distinction, it becomes very easy to lose… 0 Shares | | Posted in Food, Health, Holistic Medicine, Medicine, Nutrition, Nutritional Medicine, Pharmaceuticals
Are Antibiotics Worth The Risk?

Are Antibiotics Worth The Risk?

Many people never stop to consider how antibiotics affect them and take them believing that the antibiotics will only do them good and there’s no harm or risk. This “harmless” drug however has created a global concern and it’s continued… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health, Health, Pharmaceuticals
Pure Motivation

Pure Motivation

With yet another new project of mine getting underway, I began, as always, to think about motives. Leaving aside the mechanism behind my projects, I began to plumb the depths of my motivation: Why am I undertaking this particular project?… 0 Shares | | Posted in Arts & Culture, Books, Celebrity, Film and Cinema, Pharmaceuticals, Travel
Magic Diet Pill?

Magic Diet Pill?

Here in America I think we all grew up reading Jack and the Bean Stalk one too many times. The diet industry and over all mindset of those seeking to lose weight is out of control. TV ads tout the… 0 Shares | | Posted in Entertainment, Fitness, Fitness Nutrition, Food, Food, Health, Health, News, Nutrition, Pharmaceuticals, Televison, Weight Loss, Weird
New York State Drug Monitoring Database Law Goes Into Effect

New York State Drug Monitoring Database Law Goes Into Effect

by Long Island Attorney Paul A. Lauto, Esq./ www.liattorney.com New York State has implemented a drug monitoring database system known as I-STOP (Internet System For Tracking Over Prescribing).  The law, which went into effect August 27, 2013, requires both doctors… 0 Shares | | Posted in Fitness, Health, Health, Liberty, Lifestyle, Medicine, News, Personal Care, Pharmaceuticals
“Ask Your Doctor” About Bribery, Drug Side Effects

“Ask Your Doctor” About Bribery, Drug Side Effects

Ever notice how pharmaceutical drug commercials always suggest that you “Ask Your Doctor”? Next time, ask your doctor if he or she has been bribed by any pharmaceutical companies lately… Per this article from The Guardian: The pharmaceutical group GlaxoSmithKline … 0 Shares | | Posted in Medicine, Pharmaceuticals
Wife of Tommy Morrison, Boxing Champion Dead at 44, Cites Numerous Illnesses Not Associated with HIV

Wife of Tommy Morrison, Boxing Champion Dead at 44, Cites Numerous Illnesses Not Associated with HIV

By John Strangis Tommy “The Duke” Morrison passed away Sunday night after a long period of suffering from numerous health issues. News reports regarding his fight with illness have attributed his health issues to being caused by untreated HIV/AIDS, but… 0 Shares | | Posted in Celebrity, Crime, Film and Cinema, Health, Health, Pharmaceuticals