Category: Drugs & Vaccines

If All Else Fails, Just Fool Them: How One Clinic Tricks Families Into Getting HPV Vaccines

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If All Else Fails, Just Fool Them: How One Clinic Tricks Families Into Getting HPV Vaccines
Trickery And Danger: How One Clinic Fools Parents Into Getting HPV Vaccine For Their Daughters There is a long history in the U.S. and elsewhere of arrogance and high-handedness on the part of doctors. Some doctors, of course, not all. But still. There is a real risk of course of intelligent people who excel in the medical field lacking the people skills to properly interact with and explain themselves to patients; and sometimes patients are no doubt just as stupid as the ones portrayed on “House M.D.”… Read the rest

Mylan Reaps The Whirlwind: Senator Says EpiPen Scam Has Bilked Government Health Plans Out Of Hundreds Of Millions

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Mylan Reaps The Whirlwind: Senator Says EpiPen Scam Has Bilked Government Health Plans Out Of Hundreds Of Millions
Billion Dollar Babies: EpiPen Company Mylan Made Over A Billion From Government Health Plans There’s a famous old book you may have heard of that has a line about sowing the wind and reaping the whirlwind, meaning that which you put out in the world will come back to you a thousand-fold. That seems to be what is currently happening to the infamous Mylar corporation, the makers of the EpiPen.… Read the rest

As Calls For Change On The Opioid Crisis Reach A Fever Pitch, Here Is A Look At Just How Bad It Has Gotten

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As Calls For Change On The Opioid Crisis Reach A Fever Pitch, Here Is A Look At Just How Bad It Has Gotten
Just How Bad Is The Opioid Crisis? Here Is A Snapshot Of An Epidemic The U.S. has suffered numerous drug crises over the course of its history, real and manufactured. From the ban on absinthe at the turn of the last century–a case against which built almost solely on the story of one mentally unbalanced man who went on a three-day absinthe bender and murdered his family–to Prohibition, to Harry Anslinger’s reefer madness of the 1930s (which lingers to this day) to the parallel crack and powder cocaine epidemics of the 1980s and 1990s that resulted in such different outcomes for their respective users, Americans are no strangers to drug-related problems.… Read the rest

North America’s Biggest Liver Killer Under Attack: Canadian Government To Label Acetaminophen-Containing Products

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North America’s Biggest Liver Killer Under Attack: Canadian Government To Label Acetaminophen-Containing Products
Deadly Acetaminophen’s Time May Finally Be Coming: Canada Announces Plans To Label Products That Contain It Acetaminophen has long been a secret killer, holding the dubious honor in both the U.S. and the U.K. of leading the way on acute liver failure causes. Tylenol and other acetaminophen-containing products are the underlying cause of over 100,000 calls to poison control centers every year, leading to 50,000 emergency room visits, 26,000 hospitalizations, and more than 450 deaths from liver failure.… Read the rest

Lethal Combination: FDA Issues New Warnings On Mixing Prescription Drugs As Overdoses Skyrocket

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Lethal Combination: FDA Issues New Warnings On Mixing Prescription Drugs As Overdoses Skyrocket
Overdoses On Drug Cocktails Reach New Record High: FDA Issues New Warning Labels As the scourge of opioid drug abuse continues to ravage the U.S., the fallout and casualties continue to mount. Opioids accounted for more than 47,000 overdose deaths in 2014, and now there are reports of people being hospitalized after taking counterfeit opioid prescription pills. Indeed, one telling statistic notes that more than six out of ten drug overdose deaths involve opioids.… Read the rest

Another Country Spoken For: Denmark Documentary Makers Come Out With Powerful Anti-HPV Vaccine Film

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Another Country Spoken For: Denmark Documentary Makers Come Out With Powerful Anti-HPV Vaccine Film
Something is Rotten in the State of Denmark: Danish Filmmakers Create Powerful Doc on HPV Vaxx Damage How much evidence does it take to convince a true non-believer that it might be time to start believing? Of course, the answer depends on what you’re talking about; people develo ppowerful mental calluses and blind spots that won’t allow them to bend one iota for fear of losing the identity they have carved out for themselves, as it is oftentimes based on belief systems.… Read the rest

New WHO Guidelines For Pro-Vaxxers To Argue With Anti-Vaxxers Reveal Just How Shaky The Pro Arguments Really Are

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New WHO Guidelines For Pro-Vaxxers To Argue With Anti-Vaxxers Reveal Just How Shaky The Pro Arguments Really Are
WHO Guidelines For Pro-Vaxxers To Argue With Vaccine Skeptics Reveal How Nervous They’re Getting You Can Say NO to Vaccine Mandates Here: http://TinyURL.com/VaccinationISViolation “Know your enemy and know yourself,” said Chinese general and Art of War author Sun-Tzu all the way back in the sixth century BCE. “If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat.… Read the rest

Thanks But No Thanks: Polls Show Declining Support For Mandatory HPV Vaccines

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Thanks But No Thanks: Polls Show Declining Support For Mandatory HPV Vaccines
Despite Marketing And Health Authorities Push, Polls Find Declining Support For Mandatory HPV Vaccines You Can Say NO to Vaccine Mandates Here: http://TinyURL.com/VaccinationISViolation A recent ABC story took a decidedly sour tone recently when reporting on the decline in parental support for mandatory HPV vaccines, citing poll numbers that show a clear trend toward people preferring to opt out of the vaccine if they so choose, or at least to have the option.… Read the rest

Opioids Are Addictive, Pfizer Finally Admits; Acknowledgement Of The Sky Being Blue Sure To Follow

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Opioids Are Addictive, Pfizer Finally Admits; Acknowledgement Of The Sky Being Blue Sure To Follow
Pfizer Finally Breaks Their Vow Of Silence, Admits Opioids Addictive If there’s one thing you don’t expect pharmaceutical companies to be it’s comedians. Yet many observers couldn’t help but let out a bitter squawk of laughter when they read the news that Pfizer has finally admitted that yes, Virginia, opioids are indeed addictive. The admission, common knowledge on a par with the fact that Iraq didn’t have weapons of mass destruction and water is wet, came as the pharmaceutical giant agreed to a set of standards for marketing opioids that officials are hopeful will set a benchmark for other drug manufacturers will follow, and thus help reduce the incidence of addiction to the dangerous painkillers.… Read the rest

This Could Change Everything: How A New Study Might Overturn Everything We Thought We Knew About Opioids And Pain Management

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This Could Change Everything: How A New Study Might Overturn Everything We Thought We Knew About Opioids And Pain Management
Flipping The Script: How A New Study May Overturn Centuries Of Thought On Opioids And Pain Management Opioids have been used by humans in one form or another since literally the dawn of time, at least the dawn of recorded, human time. The poppy was known as a painkiller in ancient civilizations, with everyone from ancient Sumerians and Assyrians to ancient Egyptians, Romans and eventually Chinese at one time or another taking part in using the opium poppy for recreational as well as pain relief purposes.… Read the rest