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Mylan Reaps The Whirlwind: Senator Says EpiPen Scam Has Bilked Government Health Plans Out Of Hundreds Of Millions

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Mylan Reaps The Whirlwind: Senator Says EpiPen Scam Has Bilked Government Health Plans Out Of Hundreds Of Millions
Billion Dollar Babies: EpiPen Company Mylan Made Over A Billion From Government Health Plans There’s a famous old book you may have heard of that has a line about sowing the wind and reaping the whirlwind, meaning that which you put out in the world will come back to you a thousand-fold. That seems to be what is currently happening to the infamous Mylar corporation, the makers of the EpiPen.… Read the rest

Holy Mixed Signals, Batman: U.S. Attorney General Admits Marijuana Not A Gateway Drug

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Holy Mixed Signals, Batman: U.S. Attorney General Admits Marijuana Not A Gateway Drug
Mixed Signals Are Us: U.S. Attorney General Admits Marijuana Not A Gateway Drug And Opioids Are There is something so satisfying when a serial liar–or at least a serial lie–is finally called out for what it is. Especially if that comeuppance comes from their own mouth; that is the crown jewel of comeuppance, the most glorious kind there is. The only problem is that this sort of thing doesn’t often happen in real life.… Read the rest

North America’s Biggest Liver Killer Under Attack: Canadian Government To Label Acetaminophen-Containing Products

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North America’s Biggest Liver Killer Under Attack: Canadian Government To Label Acetaminophen-Containing Products
Deadly Acetaminophen’s Time May Finally Be Coming: Canada Announces Plans To Label Products That Contain It Acetaminophen has long been a secret killer, holding the dubious honor in both the U.S. and the U.K. of leading the way on acute liver failure causes. Tylenol and other acetaminophen-containing products are the underlying cause of over 100,000 calls to poison control centers every year, leading to 50,000 emergency room visits, 26,000 hospitalizations, and more than 450 deaths from liver failure.… Read the rest

We Spend Trillions Of Dollars Researching And Fighting Cancer. So Why Are Childhood Cancer Rates Going Up?

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We Spend Trillions Of Dollars Researching And Fighting Cancer. So Why Are Childhood Cancer Rates Going Up?
Childhood Cancer Rates Are Rising, And The Reason May Surprise You Cancer has always existed in humans, surely. Surely there were ancient cave-people who suffered from the scourge, even if they didn’t have a name for it or understand it like we do today. And understand much of it we do. To be sure there is a lot left to discover.… Read the rest