Tag Archives: Medicine

Vets Getting Shaft from Veterans Affairs

Posted on May 22, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

GI with PTSD. Photo by Nine Berman/ReduxPost-traumatic Stress under-diagnosed, documents revealBy Maya Schenwar and Matt Renner / May 21, 2008 Recently released documents from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) are further proof the VA has failed to adequately address … Continue reading →

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Manipulating Highly-Educated Doctors

Posted on May 17, 2008 by RagBlog

Pharmaceutical Payola — Drug Marketing to Doctorsby Robert Weissman / May 17, 2008 Last week, a Congressional committee properly raked Big Pharma over the coals for misleading advertising of pharmaceuticals. A hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s oversight … Continue reading →

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J. Gilles : Medical Means Toxic

Posted on May 11, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Public health and the pharmaceutical mythBy Janet Gilles / May 11, 2008 / The Rag Blog Onward with the lesson that medical means toxic, the FDA cannot approve a drug without establishing the level at which it will kill half … Continue reading →

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Osteoporosis : Drugs and Your Heart

Posted on May 6, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Have a Heart: Be Wary of toxic pharmaceuticalsBy Janet Gilles / May 6, 2008 / The Rag Blog Noting the lastest revelation about an osteoporosis treatment being linked to a heart condition (see article below), it’s looking to me more … Continue reading →

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Hope This Makes You Breathe Easier

Posted on May 4, 2008 by RagBlog

The Greatest Story Never Told: Study Says Smoking Pot Doesn’t Cause Cancer — It May Prevent It!By Fred Gardner / May 4, 2008 Smoking Cannabis Does Not Cause CancerOf Lung or Upper Airways, Tashkin Finds;Data Suggest Possible Protective Effect The … Continue reading →

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