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Just One Day on Ibuprofen Increases Your Chance of a Heart Attack

In All Health Watch, Big Pharma, Featured Article, Health Warning, Heart and Cardiovascular, Heart Attacks

Big Pharma tells us they are “safe, fast, and effective” for relieving temporary aches and fever. They encourage you to take them for everything from headaches and muscle pain to menstrual cramps and arthritis.

But we’ve warned you in the past that ibuprofen and naproxen can lead to heart attacks… Now a major new study shows they are even more dangerous than we thought.… Read More

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Is Your Doctor Taking Big Pharma Bribes?

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A new study shows that drug companies paid U.S. doctors $2.4 billion in cash and gifts in 2015.

These bribes help persuade doctors to prescribe pricey brand name medications…and keep Big Pharma’s $60 billion annual revenue stream flowing.

The drug companies don’t even make an attempt to hide it, says Dr. R. Adams Dudley, a pulmonologist and professor with the University of California, San Francisco.… Read More

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Profit Motive Fuels Prostate Radiation Treatment

In All Health Watch, Big Pharma, Cancer, Featured Article, General Health, Health Warning

When your doctor delivers the terrible news that you have cancer, the last thing you want to worry about is whether his treatment recommendation is motivated by profit.

But a new study shows that men with prostate cancer have good reason to worry.

The standard treatments are surgery, radiation, and watchful waiting, also called active surveillance. Watchful waiting means having regular checkups to make sure the tumor isn’t spreading.… Read More