By Jane Chang, King’s College London Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is quite common. It affects about one in 20 children and is three or four times more common in boys than in girls. Children with ADHD, which is characterised by inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity,…
By Rosanne Lindsay, Naturopath There is a growing trend in the redefining and reversal of words. Up is down. Black is white. Disease is health. Abnormal is normal. Only in the Modern world is it fashionable to return to Medieval times where everything old is…
By Oliver van Hecke, University of Oxford GPs in the UK carry out over 300m patient consultations every year and at least a quarter of these deal with children. Almost two-thirds of such appointments are for coughs, sore throats, or earaches – illnesses which young…
By Sean Walton Mylan Pharmaceuticals is pulling one lot of Xanax from pharmacy shelves nationwide because of what the company said is “the potential presence of a foreign substance” in the popular prescription anti-anxiety drug. The drug manufacturer cited a small chance of infection in…
By John Vibes Sesame Street, one of the longest-running children’s television shows in the United States, has introduced a new character that has a mother who is addicted to opioids. The new character is a bright green Muppet with yellow hair who is friends with…
By Mayukh Saha Controlled fasting is considered by some as a safer and effective substitute for many medicines. It is believed to be a cure for a host of ailments as it negates the ill effects of our constant obsession with eating unhealthy foods. Will…
By Jon Rappoport If you were the head of a drug company… If you had no conscience (the key fact)… If one of your drugs was causing people to commit murder… If MANY law suits against your company were waiting to go to trial… And…
By Arjun Walia The Facts: A recent interview with Michael Pearson, the CEO of Valeant Pharmaceuticals, outlined the importance of keeping shareholders happy. Reflect On: Are pharmaceutical companies in the business of health care, or sick care? Is their priority profit or helping to cure…
By John Vibes The Sacklers, the notorious family that owns Purdue Pharma, the company responsible for the controversial opiate OxyContin, is accused of transferring $1 billion to offshore accounts, in an attempt to hide their wealth, amid a flurry of lawsuits related to the drug….
By Yvonne Black, University of Hull Spending time in outdoors, taking time out of the everyday to surround yourself with greenery and living things can be one of life’s great joys – and recent research also suggest it’s good for your body and your brain….
By Tyler Durden In the first of potentially thousands of verdicts against pharmaceutical companies accused of inciting the opioid epidemic, an Oklahoma judge on Monday ruled that Johnson & Johnson must pay a $572 million penalty for allegedly helping to fuel the opioid epidemic with…
By Jon Rappoport We’re now living in a time of accusations. A public official or mainstream press outlet doesn’t like what they’re hearing, and they say, “Well, that’s just another conspiracy theory.” And then know-nothing people breathe a sigh of relief and move on. “Thank…
By Elias Marat As attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) continues to remain an extremely common diagnosis for children in the United States, researchers are warning doctors to hold off on issuing popular ADHD drugs such as Ritalin and Concerta unless absolutely necessary. The warnings come as scans…
By Laura Williams and Dan Sanchez What does it take to get vital medical care in America? For Laura Matson, a type-1 diabetic, it took upending her whole life. To pay for her insulin treatments, she had to sell her car and furniture, relocate, and…
By John Anderer There seems to be a new drug to treat anything and everything these days, but are these medications as effective as they claim to be? A new study has concluded that the answer to that question is no. Furthermore, researchers say that international…
By John Vibes Last summer, an art gallery owner from Connecticut was arrested for leaving a large sculpture of a heroin spoon outside of Purdue Pharma’s headquarters. Fernando Luis Alvarez says that the spoon was a gift to the drug company, which he believes is…
By Arjun Walia The Facts: A new study has linked heartburn drugs linked to fatal heart and kidney disease, stomach cancer, among other things. Reflect On: How do drugs like this constantly get approved by our federal health regulatory agencies? Why is nobody talking about…
By Jake Johnson A far-reaching lawsuit filed Friday by the attorneys general of more than 40 states accused some of the nation’s largest generic drug manufacturers of conspiring to inflate prices, in some cases by over 1,000 percent. “We have hard evidence that shows the…
By Dagny Taggart Sleep medications like Ambien have long been controversial and have been linked to bizarre behavior in users. On Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it is requiring manufacturers of Ambien and other sleep medications to add a Boxed Warning –…
By Mac Slavo Sleeping drugs such as Ambien have been making people kill themselves in their sleep, says the Food and Drug Administration. Drugs that supposedly help people sleep are linked to falls, burns, poisoning, limb loss, drowning, and even suicide. According to The New…
