The family of a 10-year-old boy permanently injured by a vaccine can sleep a little more peacefully at night after receiving compensation from the British government for his impairment. Josh Hadfield, from Frome, Somerset, was four years old when he got the Pandemrix vaccine, an influenza shot administered to 30 million Europeans in an effort to […]

I know people who suffer with severe unrelenting pain. People for whom the only relief is an opiate medication. But not all pain is equal. In the last decade millions have been prescribed OxyContin for a myriad of less intensive pain problems — while being told it was less addictive than other opiates. In 2007, Purdue Pharma paid $654 million for those […]

A pharmaceutical technician recently admitted that the pharma industry does not expend resources developing drugs it knows will be unprofitable, regardless of whether or not they are needed. He also said that if consumers want lower drug prices, then they must be willing to pay higher taxes. The comments were made by seasoned pharma tech […]

Medicinal cannabis is used to treat a myriad of health problems. Unfortunately, in Colorado, marijuana is not allowed to be used to treat post traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, which is fueling a group of veterans to file a lawsuit against the state. Although research has yielded conflicting results, some former members of the military […]

After decades of having the notorious reputation as a dangerous drug with no medicinal value, it looks like cannabis will soon be rescheduled from a Schedule I drug to a Schedule II drug, which will enable scientists to at least research the plant’s medicinal benefits. Although DEA head Chuck Rosenberg views medical marijuana as “a […]

Humans aren’t the only animal with a thirst for drugs. Frightening new research reveals that Puget Sound salmon tested positive for more than 80 different drugs, including cocaine, antidepressants and a litter of other drugs used by people. When researchers tested the water at and close to the sewage treatment plants in the estuaries of […]

A hospital worker with an addiction to the powerful liquid painkiller fentanyl may have potentially exposed thousands of patients in four states to hepatitis and HIV. The report follows a separate incident in which 300 people in Massachusetts were put at risk for developing blood-borne diseases as a result of hospital staff’s failure to properly […]

The revolution to legalize marijuana for medicinal and recreational use continues to gain momentum; however, unfounded and antiquated ideologies (some of which are based solely in fear) still serve as a hindrance to the movement. Lawmakers recently announced plans to regulate the potency of cannabis in Colorado, a move pot sellers say could put them […]

Urban myths in South America are replete with stories about the horrors of a potent drug that could allegedly sap a person’s free will, effectively turning him into a zombie. While the idea might seem to be merely a recreation of the fantastical zombie myth, the fact is, it really exists. The drug that could completely deprive a person of his […]

Recently, five people died in Sacramento County and another twenty overdosed after taking street-mixed medicines laced with Fentanyl. Dr. Olivia Kasiyre, Sacramento County Public Health Officer, has declared a health emergency after five people in the county have died recently from overdoses related to the powerful painkiller, Fentanyl. Fentanyl is labeled a Schedule II prescription […]

After decades of developing drugs and and monopolising the drug industry, finally big pharmaceutical companies have some competition in the form of cannabis, for conditions ranging from pain relief to Parkinson’s disease. This certainly has pharmaceutical companies worried about protecting their profits. It is already known that the pharmaceutical and alcohol industries, both powerful influences […]

The “Big C” is big cash. A whopping $100 billion are spent on noxious chemotherapy treatments each year. Yet in many cases, there is no underlining condition that actually needs to be treated. Tens of millions of people are pumped full of poison after crooked oncologists intentionally misdiagnose them with cancer. Oncologists from all corners […]

When it comes to marijuana, there is no shortage of anecdotal evidence to prove that it works for just about every medical condition. An internet search will reveal that it has cured people of diseases such as cancer, epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, insomnia, depression and more. Should one go ahead and just try it, regardless of […]

According to a 25-year veteran of the DEA and author of the book, Triangle of Death, Michael Levine, the CIA played a pivotal role in enabling the trafficking of illegal drugs, especially cocaine, into the U.S. from Latin America. While serving as an undercover DEA agent, Levine claims the CIA was aware of drugs being […]

Meningococcal disease, or bacterial meningitis, is a serious infection in the protective membranes (meninges) of the brain and the spinal cord that affects fewer than 1000 people per year in the United States. Tragically, this fast acting illness kills 10 – 15% of those infected. Additional complications can include bloodstream infections (septicemia) that may result in brain damage, learning disabilities, deafness and loss of limbs […]