Posts in the Category: Big Pharma

8 Recent Reports and Articles on Bad Prescription Drugs

By Natural-Life.ca | September 3rd, 2009

Category: Big Pharma

Each week there are numerous articles, reports and other sources, usually from mainstream media, that demonstrate the potential hazards and dangers involved in using prescription drugs.

At FullOfHealth.com you’ll find a list of 8 fairly recent articles and reports…

Health Canada to Crack Down on TV Ads For Vaccines

By Natural-Life.ca | June 29th, 2009

Category: Big Pharma, Law & Media

From the National Post:

Health Canada says it is cracking down on the growing number of TV ads that tout the benefits of vaccines for everything from hepatitis to travellers’ diarrhea, yet say little about the products’ risks and other…

Drug ‘Reports’ Found To Be Faked

By Natural-Life.ca | June 28th, 2009

Category: Big Pharma

From the Toronto Star:

From the creation of fake academic journals, to bogus stories submitted to real journals, to falsified results in some of academia’s most respected publications – the pharmaceutical industry has been rocked by allegations that the world’s…

Diet and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

By Natural-Life.ca | June 28th, 2009

Category: Big Pharma, Junk Food, Product Labels

From Harvard Health:

Diet alone probably isn’t the driving force behind the multiple behavioral and cognitive symptoms that plague children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). But several studies have renewed interest in whether certain foods and additives might affect…

Hospitalization Rates Higher in Kids Who Get Flu Shots

By Natural-Life.ca | June 24th, 2009

Category: Big Pharma, Law & Media

From MSN / HealthDay:

Children who get the annual flu vaccine, especially those who have asthma, may be more likely to be hospitalized than children who don’t get the shot, a new study shows.

But the researcher noted that the…

Fingerprints May Vanish With Cancer Drug

By Natural-Life.ca | June 18th, 2009

Category: Big Pharma, Cancer, Cosmetics & Skin Care

From Health Day News:

The widely used cancer drug capecitabine can cause people to lose their fingerprints, which could lead to problems when they’re trying to enter the United States, an oncologist warns.

Dr. Eng-Huat Tan, a senior consultant in…

Mainstream Physicians Give Alternatives a Try

By Natural-Life.ca | June 10th, 2009

Category: Big Pharma, Natural Health

From The Washington Post:

A patient who comes to Marie Steinmetz with clogged sinuses might be in for a surprise.

Instead of walking out of the Alexandria family physician’s office with a prescription, he might find himself stretched out…

Diet Pills Linked to Liver Damage

By Natural-Life.ca | June 10th, 2009

Category: Big Pharma, Vitamins & Supplements

From HealthZone.ca:

Health Canada revealed yesterday it has received some adverse reports about Hydroxycut dietary supplements, as U.S. health officials warned people to immediately stop using the products, which are made in Oakville.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned…

Las Vegas Entertainer Killed by Prescription Painkiller

By Natural-Life.ca | June 10th, 2009

Category: Big Pharma, Law & Media

From ABC News:

Las Vegas entertainer Danny Gans’ death was accidental, caused by a prescription painkiller, a coroner said Tuesday.

Clark County Coroner Mike Murphy said an autopsy, toxicology and microscopic samples showed the 52-year-old Gans died from toxic levels…

Small Gifts Found to Influence Doctors

By Natural-Life.ca | June 8th, 2009

Category: Big Pharma, Law & Media

From NY Times:

Can a little promotional gift like a pen or a coffee mug inscribed with a drug’s name really make a difference in a doctor’s prescription patterns? It can, researchers say.

A study reports that students from…

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