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Even the most common medications pose threats

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:36:38 GMT

Some drugs are so common that consumers -- at their peril -- don't think twice about them. But each drug, whether prescription or over-the-counter, poses risks.
Source: Los Angeles Times

However they sugar it, you’re swallowing a delusion

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:21:39 GMT

In 1796 a German physician called Samuel Hahnemann noticed that if he ate the bark of the cinchona tree, he started to get malaria-like symptoms.
Source: Times Online

Misty Croslin’s Father Busted

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:05:57 GMT

Hank Croslin Sr. , 41, father of Misty Cummings was arrested Tuesday and accused of doctor shopping. He is being charged for withholding information from a practitioner and has been booked into the Putnam County Jail.
Source: Blogger News

Mint tea tested as painkiller

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:55:22 GMT

The study did not look at conventional mint tea “An ancient herbal mint tea from Brazil is as effective at delivering pain relief as commercial medicine,” according to The Guardian.
Source: NHS Choices

Mint tea 'as effective as aspirin, scientists find

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:51:32 GMT

A cup of mint tea could be as effective as an aspirin for pain relief, according to scientists. Research showed that the herb Hyptis crenata, known as Brazilian mint, reduced pain as much as a soluble form of the conventional painkiller.
Source: Times Online

Vioxx risks could have been detected earlier: Study

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:31:46 GMT

Chicago, November 24 — Cardiovascular hazards resulting from consumption of Merck & Co Inc’s painkiller Vioxx could have been detected at least four years prior to the drug being withdrawn from the market, a new study claims.
Source: 24x7updates

Doctor found not guilty of lewdness charge

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:08:26 GMT

WORCESTER Dr. Patrick P. Hogan’s wife pitched forward and clasped her hands after a jury foreman read aloud the verdict she had prayed for: not guilty.
Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Study finds chemicals widespread in Minn. waters

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:16:24 GMT

St. Paul, Minn. — Minnesota scientists say it appears endocrine-disrupting chemicals and pharmaceuticals are found in even the most pristine lakes in the state.
Source: MPR | Minnesota Public Radio

Quoted in 'Nurse is sentenced for drug charges'

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:50:13 GMT

said in SeacoastOnline.com:

When the prescription ran out, she began obtaining Vicodin, Percocet and Oxycodone (the generic name for OxyContin) illegally

Quoted in 'Morning Report: At City Hall, a No-Vacancy Sign'

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:45:32 GMT

said in Voice of San Diego:

For the first time, people are robbing pharmacies and demanding bottles of drugs like Vicodin and OxyContin

Your Brain on Drugs - Hyrdrocodone (College Health Guru)

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 22:19:40 GMT