US Gov & Big Pharma working to Raise Drug Prices Overseas

The troubling cozy relationship between pharmaceutical companies and the US government in trying to raise drug prices in other countries -- which very likely will come at the expense of the health of citizens in those countries.

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Are Veterans Being Given Deadly Cocktails to Treat PTSD?

A potentially deadly drug manufactured by pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has been linked to the deaths of soldiers returning from war. Yet the FDA continues to approve it.

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Advices on how to overcome phobias, fears and anxiety.

Alternative Medicine has a lot to offer. Not only does it have a history and success rate that far surpasses anything modern medicine has to offer, it has an excellent safety record and can be used with the need for a multiple medications to treat side effects, which is one of the many downsides to the usual anti-anxiety pharmaceutical drugs.

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Depressed dogs now targeted by Big Pharma

There are many that thought, following the Pfizer/Dr Reuben scandal, that Big Pharma could not stoop any lower in their relentless pursuit of profits. However, they were wrong. The ongoing quest to sell more and more drugs just took a new twist, as the pharmaceutical giants began targeting the pet market for new sales.

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Patient Safety Reporting, Drug Label Accuracy Missing Info

A Perspective piece in the New England Journal of Medicine calls for change in the way researchers and pharmaceutical companies collect and report adverse symptom information in clinical trials submitted to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and how the FDA represents this information on drug labels.

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Wild Oregano Oil - Benefits of Oregano Oil, Oregano Candida

Wild oregano oil from the high mountains of the Mediterranean is one of the strongest antibiotics which many people are turning to as a alternative to pharmaceutical drugs.

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Pharmaceuticals are Weapons of Mass Prescription (comic)

The truth about prescription drugs.

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Relieve Anxiety Without Drugs

Many anxiety sufferers choose to relieve anxiety without drugs, either through traditional psychotherapy, alternative medicine or herbal supplements. Learn how to avoid the high cost of pharmaceutical treatments and explore holistic means of overcoming anxiety.

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Confidential report reveals: Big Pharma trying to stop long-

A confidential document, now made public by a Swedish court, tells how pharmaceutical companies (calling themselves the �Consortium�) are trying to stop long-term safety studies of ADHD drugs (Ritalin, Concerta)

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ExecutiveMom's Safety and Self Defense Blog: Drug Recall - A

Today, there has been a recall on Effexor XR distributed by Wyeth Pharmaceuticals. The FDA has a list of the lots that are being recalled..... BUT have you signed up for their email notices which include recall notices and product label changes for anything from food and cosmetics to animal products to drugs and medical devices.

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