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07/15/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Finally getting it: British government launches urgent review as research shows 1 in 11 are prescribed addictive meds

Thanks to the Daily Mail‘s efforts, the U.K. government has launched an urgent review into the growing crisis of prescription drug addiction. According to data, at least one out of 11 patients are prescribed “potentially addictive drugs” like sedatives, tranquilizers, and painkillers. The rates have gone up by a whopping 50 percent since 2000. Patients […]

06/18/2018 / By Tracey Watson

MEDICATION NATION: One-third of Americans take mind-altering chemical drugs that cause depression

There is a fundamental and unavoidable problem with pharmaceutical drugs: Not only do they not treat the underlying cause of most health issues, they inevitably cause multiple side effects, leading to other long-term problems. The United States has experienced an explosion in the number of people diagnosed with depression in the past few decades, and […]

04/07/2018 / By Zoey Sky

OTC antihistamines found to slow production of sexual hormones in men

If you’re a male with an allergy and want to have biological children in the future, you might want to skip over-the-counter (OTC) antihistamines. According to a study, OTC allergy drugs may be connected to fertility problems in male patients. Antihistamines are usually given to individuals so they can manage the symptoms of allergies like conjunctivitis, hay […]

11/27/2017 / By Janine Acero

DOUBLE your risk of stomach cancer with acid reflux drugs, study claims

A new study claims that you could double your risk of developing stomach cancer by mindlessly taking acid reflux drugs. The report stated that proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) greatly increase a person’s risk of having gastrointestinal tumors. Some of the known PPIs are Prilosec, Prevacid, and Protonix. The study showed data from 63,397 individually-monitored adults who either used […]

09/07/2017 / By Russel Davis

Ibuprofen found to block muscle gains after exercise

A study published in Acta Physiologica warns that long-term use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen may inhibit muscle growth in people who engage in weight training. As part of the study, researchers at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden examined healthy men and women aged 18 to 35 who were randomly assigned to two groups: one group […]

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