By Alex Pietrowski Along with the opioid epidemic, we are in the midst of a benzodiazepine epidemic. This class of prescription drugs, which includes the extremely popular drug Xanax, is primarily prescribed for anxiety, but is exceptionally prone to abuse, addiction, and were involved in…
By John Vibes Two Tennessee legislators are proposing a new policy that would put combination locks on pill bottles. The lawmakers say that pill bottles containing opioids are too easy to open, thus making them easier to steal. It is likely, however, that opiate pills…
By Truthstream Media Rant incoming… Without lifelong treatments, vaccines and the whole range of Big Pharma offerings, where’s the profit? What’s the point in helping people if a real cure is the goal? Did you know that a scientist claims to have a cure for…
By Elias Marat Illinois residents will now be able to seek out medical marijuana as an alternative to opioid painkillers through a new program allowing patients with prescriptions for opioids to instead opt for temporary access to the plant. The Opioid Alternative Pilot Program was…
By David Armstrong Secret portions of a lawsuit allege that Purdue Pharma, controlled by the Sackler family, considered capitalizing on the addiction treatment boom — while going to extreme lengths to boost sales of its controversial opioid. This story was co-published with STAT. Not content…
By Mac Slavo The Massachusetts attorney general has declared that the family behind the drug OxyContin is responsible for the opioid epidemic ravaging the United States. Purdue Pharma and eight members of the Sackler family who own the company, are being accused of personally starting the opioid crisis…
By Matt Agorist In a massive move to expose the Food and Drug Administration’s loyalty to big pharma, a top official from within the agency has come forward with damning claims. The FDA has succumbed to Big Pharma’s influence and is approving deadly drugs to…
By Matt Agorist A new survey published this month in the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs helps explain why Big Pharma is so afraid of cannabis. The pharmaceutical and alcohol industries, both powerful influences in Washington, have long lobbied against cannabis legalization in order to protect…
By Katie Thomas, The New York Times, and Charles Ornstein, ProPublica This article was reported and written in collaboration with The New York Times. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, one of the world’s leading research institutions, announced on Friday that it would bar its top…
By Catherine J. Frompovich Who would have ‘thunk’ it: a routine international traveler’s vaccination apparently delivered organ failure to renowned cancer expert Martin Gore, 67, who took the Yellow Fever vaccine. Can we equate Dr. Gore’s sudden death with what infants often experience after receiving…
By corbettreport On this week’s edition of #PropagandaWatch we examine a case study in corporate spin as a thoroughly researched and meticulously documented Reuters report is marginalized with a magic two-word phrase. Corporate stooges and PR lackeys take note! [do_widget id=text-16] SHOW NOTES: https://www.corbettreport.com/?p=29601
By Michael Snyder If the U.S. health care system was a country, it would have the fifth largest GDP on the entire planet. At this point only the United States, China, Japan and Germany have a GDP that is larger than the 3.5 trillion dollar…
By Catherine J. Frompovich Just when parents, and those concerned about vaccine safety issues, think it can’t get any worse regarding over-vaccination than it is, the U.S. CDC/FDA just approved a new six-active vaccine to be given to infants in three doses starting as early…
By Meadow Clark Dozens of blood pressure medicines have been recalled. The medications, containing an ingredient used to make rocket fuel, are the latest in the recent mass blood pressure drug exodus. The recent recall that follows months of blood pressure drug recalls may be…
By Gary G. Kohls, MD “One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We’re no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It is…
By Alex Pietrowski A physician’s word is often taken very seriously and with little skepticism. An opinion from one or two doctors, when made in a professional office or hospital, can persuade a worried patient to take drugs with complex side-effects, or even undergo traumatic treatments…
By Mac Slavo A major antitrust lawsuit against some large drug companies accuses Big Pharma of working together to raise the cost of generic drugs. These drugs have had their prices increased by 1,000 % or more. The drugs in question were prescribed to treat…
By Katie Thomas, The New York Times, and Charles Ornstein, ProPublica This story was co-published with The New York Times. Dr. José Baselga, the former chief medical officer of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, resigned under pressure on Wednesday as one of the editors in…
By Catherine J. Frompovich The 116th United States Congress will convene sometime after January 3, 2019. One newly-elected member of the U. S. House of Representatives is a medical doctor from Tennessee, the former TN State Senator Mark Green, who has vowed to take on…
By Charles Ornstein, ProPublica, and Katie Thomas, The New York Times The dean of Yale’s medical school, the incoming president of a prominent cancer group and the head of a Texas cancer center are among leading medical figures who have not accurately disclosed their relationships…
