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11/01/2018 / By Vicki Batts

10 rules to avoid health problems caused by prescription drugs

Millions of people use prescription drugs every day for any number of reasons, and a growing number of people are falling prey to prescription drug addiction. While the first rule of medicine is said to be “Do no harm,” it seems that modern medicine has dropped the ball on that front. As drug addiction expert […]

08/21/2018 / By RJ Jhonson

Risk of Parkinson’s disease increases with statin drug use

What if the drug meant to treat you actually gave you a different, just-as-bad disease? A report published in the medical journal Movement Disorders says this could be the case with statins, linking the use of the drugs to an increased risk of Parkinson’s disease. Statins are a class of drugs prescribed to prevent heart […]

09/16/2017 / By News Editors

How Many Drug Scripts Do Doctors Write Per Year?

The increase brought the total to: 4.02 billion. Yes, in 2011, doctors wrote 4.02 billion prescriptions for drugs in America. That’s an average of roughly 13 prescriptions for each man, woman, and child. (Article by Jon Rappoport republished from WakingTimes.com) That’s about one new prescription every month for every American. (Update: the Kaiser Family Foundation […]

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