TOPAMAX, Already in Hot Water over Off-Label Promotion, Now Linked to Birth...
By John Saponaro – Off-label promotion has become an ongoing issue over the past several years as pharmaceutical companies continue to violate government policies by advertising drugs for uses not...
View ArticleDoes a Pharmacist’s Right to Conscientiously Object Put Patients at Risk?
Refusing to fill a prescription due to personal conflicts can become a slippery slope By Justin Di Joseph – Doctors are often called upon to treat violent criminals who have been wounded by the police....
View ArticleResearch Focuses on the Dangers of “Third-Hand Smoke”
Contact with tobacco smoke residue can have harmful effects similar to that of first- and second-hand smoke By Marty Grossman – The health risks associated with smoking and the use of tobacco in any...
View ArticleSpring Cleaning: Which Meds Go, How To Dispose of Them, What to Restock &...
By Stef Morisi - How often should you clean out your medicine cabinet? Beth Israel Medical Center’s Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Dr. Elizabeth Palillo, says, “Once a year.” If you want prescription...
View ArticleThe Risks of Cholesterol Drugs Vary As Widely As The Choices
By Steven Di Joseph - I – The Statins Although more people worldwide suffer from high cholesterol than ever before, the problem has reached epidemic proportions in the United States. Fast food, junk...
View ArticleDirty Surgical Equipment Puts Patients at Risk for Infection and Other...
By Justin DiJoseph - Did you ever think a hospital’s surgical team would use dirty equipment when operating on a patient? John Harrison didn’t think so. When he went to The Methodist Hospital in...
View ArticleStudy Finds College Students Remarkably Incompetent
By Stef Morisi - Balancing a checkbook, comprehending newspaper articles, and calculating the cost of gas are just a few tasks that many college seniors cannot handle, according to the American...
View ArticleZithromax: Another prescription drug that fails to justify its existence
By Steven Di Joseph - At one time, writing about a dangerous prescription drug was an infrequent occurrence. Today, however, it has become difficult to keep up with the negative publicity generated by...
View ArticleFDA Caught Red-handed Spying on Its Employees
By Devon Reiff - An investigation by the Food and Drug Administration of a number of its employees, characterized as an effort to quell their communication with outside critics of the agency,...
View ArticleSchool Security After Newtown
By: Frank Shea When referring to most small towns in America, you first need to identify the state and county they’re in before the average person has some idea of where it is located. Simply say the...
View ArticleIn the oil and gas industry, the real danger to workers is on the highway
By: Seth Bader, Esq. Although working “in the field” in the oil and gas industry is widely regarded as a hazardous occupation, the real danger to workers may very well be on the open road. As noted in...
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