| Aug 27, 2010 |
If you use pharmaceuticals, you are polluting the water
ny personal use of pharmaceutical products can lead to dangerous water pollution, even if drugs or cosmetics are applied only to the skin, researchers have found. Researchers have known for several years that after a person ingests a drug, their body may excrete residues of the chemical that remain biologically active. Thus, internal drug use, combined with improper disposal of unused drug stores, has been blamed for residues of everything from antibiotics to painkillers to hormones found in municipal and natural water supplies across the country. Because drugs are specifically designed [full story] |
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| Aug 5, 2010 |
Johns Hopkins researcher speaks out: arrogance of doctors is killing tens of thousands of patients
Peter Pronovost, MD, PhD, is a professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Although he works right in the heart of mainstream academic and clinical medicine, Dr. Pronovost is taking an unusual and even heroic step and speaking out about medical errors. Tens of thousands of people are dying unnecessarily, he says, and one main reason involves the enormous arrogance of many doctors. [full story] |
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| Jul 7, 2010 |
Conventional doctor's faith in Big Pharma shattered after Glaxo's latest scams
Writing in Forbes magazine, Yale cardiologist Harlan Krumholz notes that in spite of his desire to believe in the good intentions of the industry, the actions of companies such as GlaxoSmithKline continue to disappoint [full story] |
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| Jun 21, 2010 |
U.S. Hospitals Secretly Promote Black Market Trading of Harvested Organs for Transplants
Many hospitals in the United States are tacitly participating in the illegal organ transplant industry by not scrutinizing potential donors too closely, experts worry. The purchase or sale of organs is illegal in most countries, including... [full story] |
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| Jun 16, 2010 |
Swedish girl grows her face back after side effect to pharmaceuticals caused her face to fall off
In news of bizarre pharma side effects, a Swedish girl suffered a disturbing side effect after taking painkillers: Half her face fell off! This is not a cruel joke, it's a true account of just what can happen when you take Big Pharma's dangerous drugs. Read more here [full story] |
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| Jun 16, 2010 |
Hospital tried to silence whistleblower; up to 1,000 patients may have died from negligence
A hospital trust where conditions were so bad that more than 1,000 patients may have died due to negligence actively tried to stop employees from raising concerns about patient safety, according to an inquiry conducted by the British Health... [full story] |
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