(Natural News) One risk in the pharmaceutical industry that tends to get glossed over quite a bit is racemization, which occurs when a drug essentially turns into a mirror image of itself, which in some cases might make it inert and in others could cause it to become extremely dangerous. The chemical conditions in the […]

(Natural News) Virginia residents have a big motivation to make getting healthy part of their new year’s resolution as reports indicate that health insurance premiums in the state’s individual marketplace could rise by as much as 265 percent in 2017. An Affordable Care Act filing from the Virginia State Corporation Commission shows that Optima Health […]

(Natural News) Sometimes the cure is worse than the ailment, and a new study shows that could well be the case when it comes to medication that claims to prevent osteoporotic fractures. Researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy in Sweden used a novel approach to studying the bone biopsies taken from eight patients who had been […]

(Natural News) In yet another story of heartless price gouging, a pharmaceutical company has raised the price of a drug that was once free to more than $100,000 a year. Businesses exist to make money, of course, but Big Pharma is no stranger to taking advantage of people’s suffering. Turning a profit is one thing, […]

(Natural News) A drug that treats periodic paralysis may be pricing those afflicted with the condition out of the market. Originally a medicine approved for glaucoma treatment, the U.K. National Health Service made Daranide available for the equivalent of about $500 U.S. dollars for a year’s supply. Daranide reportedly didn’t work well for the eye disease, […]

(Natural News) It is well-known that taking certain medications can cause certain side effects to occur in humans. In the case of antiviral medications for flu, patients in Japan have reportedly been experiencing “abnormal behaviors” that has led the government itself to issue a warning to Japanese citizens. Lock patients inside of their rooms while […]

(Natural News) A lot of drugs have been on the market for quite a long time. Created decades back, some of these have fluctuated over the course of their existence with patients not having any trouble adjusting to the changes, except in certain cases. One such case is a drug now called Keveyis. The drug was […]

(Natural News) A record number of pharmaceutical drugs were prescribed this past year in England. The United Kingdom’s National Health System (NHS) uncovered an alarming 1.1 million prescriptions for “conditions” that can mostly be avoided with better lifestyle choices. Prescription drug use has become a new societal norm, with mental health declining for numerous people […]

(Natural News) President Donald J. Trump campaigned, in part, on a pledge to pursue policies that would end the nightmare trend of skyrocketing costs for medications across America, and the latest data on Big Pharma’s revenue stream proves once again that this is a promise he really needs to keep. In October, the president heavily […]

(Natural News) Most people think it’s completely normal to take prescription medications, believing that our bodies need synthetic, lab-made chemicals to balance or help control bodily functions or biological processes that aren’t performing properly. What other choices do we have, after all? Put it this way: Medical doctors go to college for eight years to […]