There are two eye drugs that have been declared equivalently miraculous. Tested side by side in six major trials, both prevent blindness in a common old-age affliction. Biologically, they are cousins. They’re even made by the same company.
Only half of prescription drugs are removed by wastewater treatment plants
The impact of most of these “chemicals of emerging concern” on the health of people and aquatic life remains unclear.
A new report by the International Joint Commission, a consortium of officials from the United States and Canada who study the Great Lakes has found that only about half of the prescription drugs and other newly emerging contaminants in sewage are removed by treatment plants.
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Price of brand-name drugs rises sharply
Brand-name drug prices rise sharply while generic drug prices plummet.
Brand-name prescription drug prices are rising faster than the rate of inflation, while the price of generic drugs has plummeted, creating the largest gap so far between the two,according to a report published Wednesday by the pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts.
Prescription drug abuse new scourge of rural America
Opana is the hot new prescription drug of abuse.
C.J. Coomer got good grades and played football back in high school in Houston, Texas. He was dark-haired and handsome, popular with his friends and doted on by his family.
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Prescription drug shortages lead to price gouging, patient safety
Pharmaceutical price gouging isn’t illegal, it is sleazy — and potentially dangerous.
You can be arrested for scalping tickets to a rock concert. But reselling lifesaving medications at a hefty markup is a thriving business.
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The Unintended Casualties of the War on Drugs
A nurse makes her morning rounds distributing medication to patients.
Roland Lorenz has surgical screws in his back and neck and a pin in his upper leg, and when his pain reared up one recent weekend, he knew he needed something strong. He had just been to a pain clinic, where the doctor ordered an increase in his dosage of Percocet, a narcotic.
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Doctors Could Prescribe Specific Kinds of Music to Alleviate Illness
Prescription for music
Patients with pain or depression could be prescribed specific kinds of music to help alleviate their symptoms as a result of new research. Scientists at Glasgow Caledonian University are using sound engineering and psychology to see how music can convey emotion and regulate mood.
Spending on Prescription Drugs Doubled in Less Than 10 Years
Prescription drug spending has doubled in the last decade.
Over the last 10 years, the percentage of Americans who took at least one prescription drug in the past month increased from 44% to 48%, says a federal government study.Use of two or more drugs increased from 25% to 31%, and the use of five or more drugs increased from 6% to 11%, according to the analysis of data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).
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Study: Prescribing Heroin to Addicts Helps Keep Them Off Street Drugs
Supplies including syringes, bandaids and antiseptic pads waits to be used by a drug addict inside a safe injection site in Vancouver, British Columbia
Prescribing heroin to addicts who can’t kick their habit helps them stay off street drugs, British researchers said Friday. So far, doctors have had little hope of treating the 10 percent or more of heroin users who don’t respond to methadone, the standard anti-addiction medication. Fueled by drug cravings, those users often spiral downward into crime and diseases spread by dirty needles and unhealthy living.
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A Daily Aspirin To Prevent Heart Attacks May Do More Harm Than Good
It is better for doctors to weigh up the benefit and risk of prescribing aspirin on an individual basis.
Healthy adults who take daily aspirin to prevent heart attacks could be doing more harm than good, warn researchers.
A major study shows that although regular use can cut the rate of non-fatal heart attacks, it can also increase the risk of internal bleeding by a third.
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Study Claims Third of Teens Use Marijuana For Health Problems
Third of teens use marijauna for medical uses
A third of teens who smoke cannabis regularly use it as medication, rather than as a means of getting high, claims a new study.
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‘Miracle Fruit’ Makes Everything Taste Sweet
Miracle fruit
Have you tripped-out on a miracle fruit pill? A”trip” is when you allow a miracle fruit pill to dissolve on your tongue and then sit around and eat sour pickles, limes, or Hot Tamales candy. (Don’t try it… you’ll end up getting acid reflux anyway!)
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