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NFL players sue league for allegedly drugging up players with dangerous painkiller drugs in order to conceal concussions

12/23/2011 - With all the controversy surrounding the willful use of steroids and other illicit, performance-enhancing drugs by some professional sports players, it might come as a surprise to some readers to learn that professional sports leagues themselves may also be responsible for illicitly dishing out dangerous...

Common painkillers block supposed benefits of SSRI antidepressants, says research

9/26/2011 - Some mainstream articles have reported on how non-prescription pain killers block the benefits of prescription SSRI anti-depressants. This information could be a Big Pharma ruse to deflect legal liability of their lethal side effects. Suicidal and homicidal side effects continue among those using anti-depressants....

Pasteurized milk found to contain painkillers, antibiotics and growth hormones

7/25/2011 - A single glass of pasteurized milk can contain a toxic chemical cocktail of 20 painkillers, antibiotics, and growth hormones, new research has shown. Using a highly sensitive test, scientists found drug-related chemicals used to treat human illness not only in cow milk, but in goat and human breast...

Robberies on the rise at pharmacies as drug addicts pull weapons to get their fix

6/16/2011 - Forget robbing banks. Whether it is to satisfy their own addiction or to make big bucks on the black market, drug addicts and criminals alike are increasingly targeting local pharmacies for prescription painkillers like OxyContin which have become the new drugs of choice for many addicts who now prefer...

Study suggests common painkillers inhibit effectiveness of antidepressants, but do antidepressants work at all?

4/28/2011 - A new report put forth by researchers from The Rockefeller University (RU) in New York City suggests that combining selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) like Prozac and Zoloft, with popular over-the-counter painkillers like aspirin and ibuprofen, can effectively weaken or negate the alleged...

Abuse of prescription painkillers now an escalating epidemic of addiction

11/2/2010 - Abuse of prescription painkillers continues to rise, according to a study conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). "We urgently need to take action," CDC Director Thomas Frieden said. "These prescription...

Drug factories flush painkillers down the drain, contaminating streams

10/26/2010 - A study conducted by researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has exposed drug factories as major sources of pharmaceutical pollution, revealing drug concentrations in the wastewater downstream of these factories more than a thousand times higher than those found in other wastewater. "The...

Prescription painkillers now gateway drugs to hard drug use

8/30/2010 - Shocking new research out of the University of Buffalo has revealed that popular prescription opioid medications are causing people to become addicted to street drugs. Once addicted, nearly half of patients prescribed opioid pain pills end up transitioning to street drugs like heroin because these drugs...

Pharmacists, doctors are the new drug dealers who flood the streets with addictive pills

8/8/2010 - Prescription drug abuse is emerging as the new face of the U.S. drug problem, with unscrupulous pharmacists and doctors taking the place of street pushers or other stereotypical visions of the "drug dealer." Southern Ohio has emerged as a major supplier of illegal prescription drugs, with 74,000-person...

Everyday Painkillers Become Addictive After Just Three Days of Use

12/31/2009 - Over-the-counter painkillers that are widely popular in the United Kingdom can become addictive with as little as three days of use, the country's Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has warned. "We are really pleased that the MHRA are now sitting up and taking notice," said...

FDA Warns on Overdose Risk for Darvon and Darvocet Painkillers

11/27/2009 - The FDA has issued a warning about the high overdose risk from the opiate painkillers Darvon and Darvocet, but has stopped short of banning the drugs as the United Kingdom has done. Darvon and Darvocet contain a mix of an over-the-counter painkiller (either aspirin or acetaminophen) and the opiate...

Anti-Inflammatory Painkillers Actually Worsen Dementia

10/3/2009 - Rather than reducing the risk of dementia as some researchers have suggested, regular use of anti-inflammatory drugs actually appears to worsen a person's risk of cognitive decline, according to a study conducted by researchers from the HMO Group Health Center for Health Studies and published in the...

FDA Recommends Ban of Painkiller after Fifty Years

2/13/2009 - At the end of January the FDA held a public hearing to reconsider the safety of Darvon, a painkiller that has been on the market since 1957. The panel voted 14 to 12 in favor of withdrawing the drug from the market, following in the footsteps of the United Kingdom which banned the drug in 2005 after...

Prescription Drugs Kill 300 Percent More Americans than Illegal Drugs

11/10/2008 - A report by the Florida Medical Examiners Commission has concluded that prescription drugs have outstripped illegal drugs as a cause of death. An analysis of 168,900 autopsies conducted in Florida in 2007 found that three times as many people were killed by legal drugs as by cocaine, heroin and all...

The Dangers of Dehydration (Part I)

6/16/2008 - The human body is composed of 75 percent water and 25 percent solid matter. To provide nourishment, eliminate waste and conduct all the trillions of activities in the body, we need water. Most modern societies, however, no longer stress the importance of drinking water as the most important "nutrient"...

Natural Painkillers and Strong Antioxidants Found in Tart Cherries

4/17/2008 - The chemicals that give tart cherries their red color may relieve pain better than aspirin and may provide antioxidant protection comparable to commercially available supplements like vitamin E, according to Michigan State University researchers. The new findings "suggest that the consumption of cherries...

Painkillers found to cause hypertension

4/3/2007 - The three most commonly used medicines in the United States - the painkillers acetaminophen, ibuprofen and aspirin - were found to increase the risk of high blood pressure in middle-aged men in a new study published in the "Archives of Internal Medicine." Jump directly to: conventional view | alternative...

FDA proposes warning on acetaminophen painkillers 30 years after the fact

12/21/2006 - Dr. Peter Lurie, Deputy Director of the Health Research Group at Public Citizen -- a non-profit consumer advocacy organization -- issued a statement this week questioning the length of time the Food and Drug Administration took to issue recommendations for warning labels on over-the-counter acetaminophen...

Prescription painkillers now more common than heroin as street drugs

11/27/2006 - Hard recreation drugs are being passed up many drug abusers in favor of prescription narcotics like morphine and OxyContin, according to a new study across seven Canadian cities. A recent research report states that heroin continues to be the number-one illegal drug across cities such as Vancouver...

11 million bottles of acetaminophen recalled after metal fragments found

11/10/2006 - Generic drug maker Perrigo Co. announced yesterday that 11 million bottles of the popular painkiller acetaminophen are being recalled because they may contain fragments of metal. The recall affects bottles of 500-milligram acetaminophen in varying quantities that were sold under store-brand names...

Common painkillers linked to heart attack and stroke, research finds

10/25/2006 - Britain's Commission on Human Medicines is warning UK doctors that daily high doses of common painkillers such as ibuprofen may increase patients' risk of stroke and heart attack. The British Medical Journal published research in June warning that prescription-strength daily doses of the painkillers...

Common painkillers taken by expectant mothers linked to congenital defects in newborns

8/25/2006 - New research published in the September issue of the journal Birth Defects Research Part B found that pregnant women who take NSAIDs -- non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs -- in the first trimester run an increased risk of having a child with congenital birth defects, particularly heart anomalies. Canadian...

Painkillers tied to risk of erectile dysfunction (press release)

7/31/2006 - Regardless of the reason for taking them, painkillers classified as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) apparently increase the likelihood that middle-aged and elderly men will develop erection difficulties, according to a new report. NSAIDs include several widely used drugs, such as ibuprofen...

Prescription painkillers cause more overdoses than heroin or cocaine

7/26/2006 - Death due to overdose of drugs such as heroin and cocaine have been overshadowed by deaths from opioid prescription painkiller overdoses, a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study recently found. The opioids Oxycodone, hydrocodone, methadone and fentanyl have been sold in increasing...

Common painkillers associated with increased risk of first hospital admission for heart failure (press release)

7/1/2006 - Common painkillers, such as ibuprofen, are associated with a 30% increased risk of first hospital admission for heart failure, reveals research published ahead of print in Heart. Although the overall risk is small, say the researchers, it may have a considerable impact on public health, particularly...

Merck caught in scandal to bury Vioxx heart attack risks, intimidate scientists and keep pushing dangerous drugs; Vioxx lawsuits now forming

11/6/2004 - The truth has finally come out about Vioxx: insider emails published by the Wall Street Journal reveal that Merck, the maker of Vioxx, was fully aware of the health risks of its COX-2 inhibitor anti-inflammatory drug as early as March, 2000. As is apparent from the published emails, there was a concerted...

Arthritis creams merely mask symptoms and offer no long-term relief, study shows

8/3/2004 - New research published in the British Medical Journal is showing that arthritis creams used topically offer only temporary relief that fades within 2 weeks. This is the conclusion from a trial involving nearly 2000 patients, and it indicates that arthritis creams are basically useless. All they do is...

Long-term use of Tylenol (acetaminophen) found to cause kidney damage, says new study

7/27/2004 - New research shows that long-term use of acetaminophen -- sold under the brand name Tylenol -- harms kidneys. This research was conducted on 1,700 women, and spanned 11 years. Overall, it showed that 10% of the women experienced a decline in their kidney function, indicating that their kidneys were...

FDA once again asleep on the job; the GAO investigates a dangerous drug manufacturer

1/22/2004 6:42:44 PM - Here's another opportunity to contrast the actions of the FDA's actions on prescription drugs versus herbal medicine. As you are probably well aware, the FDA aggressively bans herbs that cause just a few deaths. Ephedra's isolated problems were highly exaggerated and widely publicized in order...

Bad medicine: deadly dose of painkillers prescribed to boy with a headache

1/16/2004 11:07:44 AM - Very few of these medical area stories ever make it to press, but when they do the details are usually quite appalling. In this case doctors manage to actually kill a 12-year-old boy suffering from nothing more than a severe headache by prescribing a fatal cocktail of prescription drugs. The...

Aspirin and painkiller drugs cause widespread stomach ulcers

11/19/2003 3:28:37 PM - A reported 40,000 people die each year from the use of over-the-counter painkillers like aspirin. This statistic goes largely unreported, of course, since it's not something the pharmaceutical industry wants people to know about. Think about it: each year, almost as many Americans die from OTC painkillers...

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