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The government of Massachusetts has taken a big step to control the amount of influence that drug compa­nies and medical device manufacturers have on doctors in their state. Governor Deval Patrick has signed a bill into law that will put more transparency into financial relationships between doctors and suppliers.
Payment to doctors was an important part [...]

Three Harvard University doctors have been caught in a failure to report over $3 million in income that they receive from drug companies. One of the men was very involved in research that has lead to a huge boom for drug companies in dishing out antipsychotic drugs to children. The information was entered into the [...]

The role of a properly functioning thyroid in promoting healthy and active living has received much media attention in recent years. Still, many people with insufficient thyroid hormone production go undetected, and many who are being treated take a less than effective pharmaceutical product. This is from Steven F. Hotze, M.D., the author of the [...]

Yet another drug is being placed under investigation by the U.S. Federal Drug Administration. This time it is the pharmaceutical drug Singulair manufactured by Merck & Co. Inc.
The FDA has received reports that the drug is responsible for causing behavior/mood changes, suicidality (suicide thinking and behavior) and suicide. The agency has issued a warning to [...]

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), working with government agencies in Mexico and Canada, have launched a drive to stop “deceptive Internet advertisements and sales of products misrepresented as cures or treatments for diabetes.”
The ongoing campaign has so far included approximately 180 warning letters and other advisories sent to [...]

What many people have been suspecting all along with regards to the accurate reporting of drug testing was brought to light in the January issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. Drug companies have been engaging in selective reporting of antidepressant drug trials and, by doing so, have been exaggerating the effectiveness of these [...]

For decades, chiropractors and acupuncturists have been providing successful treatments for the symptoms of Fibromyalgia. Study after study has shown that an overall wellness program that included Chiropractic adjustments and acupuncture treatments brought relief to individuals suffering from dis­comfort associated with the problem. Now, however, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has deter­mined that Fibromyalgia [...]

The potential problems caused by taking aspirin have been well publicized and documented over the years. For some people, these include stomach-related upsets including nausea, gastrointestinal bleeding, ulcers, and low-grade stomach pain.
To counter problems associated with the stomach, the pharmaceutical industry developed and has for many years promoted coated aspirin products. The aim of this [...]