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05/08/2018 / By Ralph Flores

South African wastewater found to contain heroin and cocaine; scientists say problem is worldwide

The results of a water test in South Africa revealed the last things that a person would want in their tap water. Researchers from the University of South Africa (Unisa) found heroin, cocaine, and traces of other drugs in wastewater collected from a provincial treatment plant in Gauteng. The team presented their findings at a […]

09/14/2017 / By Russel Davis

CVS sued for conspiring to overcharge insured patients for prescription drugs

Pharmacy chain giant CVS Health Corporation recently came under fire for allegedly overcharging insured customers for certain generic prescriptions. A lawsuit was filed against CVS claiming that the company participated in a fraudulent scheme. The lawsuit has also alleged that the plaintiff, Megan Schultz, paid $165.68 for a prescription in July which, if bought without using insurance, […]

06/22/2017 / By Bridgette Wilcox

Baltimore drug epidemic rages on as city health officials run low on naloxone

Baltimore’s supply of the opioid overdose reversal drug naloxone is running low, leaving the Maryland city to sink even deeper into a drug epidemic that has been raging for decades. City health officials have only about 4,000 doses of the drug left — a supply meant to last until May next year, BaltimoreSun.com reported. The remaining […]

06/04/2017 / By Tracey Watson

“Driving While Medicated” now a greater danger to society than driving drunk: Crashes from prescription meds up 100% in past decade

The recent arrest of golfing legend Tiger Woods for driving under the influence of prescription drugs has put the issue of drugged driving back in the spotlight. Although initial reports indicated that Woods had been driving under the influence of alcohol, it was later confirmed that his readings for two breathalyzer tests were 0.00, and […]

05/17/2017 / By Ethan Huff

FAKE SCIENCE: An astonishing one-third of all FDA-approved drugs turn out to have serious safety problems

One of the most common arguments that skeptics of so-called “alternative” medicine make in opposition to its legitimacy is that much of it hasn’t undergone the same safety and clinical trial process – the supposed “gold standard” of science-based medicine – as pharmaceutical-based allopathic medicine. But new research out of Yale University just about dashes […]

03/15/2017 / By Earl Garcia

Prescription drugs declared “one of the most significant perils to human health” by British medical journal

Prescription drug therapy has been a major contributor to the soaring rates of serious, disabling or fatal injuries, according to a 2011 study published in the British Journal of Medicine. Data from the Institute for Safe Medication Practices showed that anticoagulants dabigatran and warfarin were the most frequently identified medications that were reported to the FDA, […]

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