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Be Careful If You Take Multiple Medications
| October 15th, 2019
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration estimates that around 1.3 million people suffer injuries and adverse health events due to medication errors each year in the U.S. According to a 2017 report by the AARP, one in five drug errors are associated with cardiovascular drugs, including medications designed to treat the symptoms of high blood
Read More5 Alternatives to Opioid Pain Medications
| October 8th, 2019
There’s a huge opioid addiction epidemic in America right now, and it was recently spotlighted in the news when the state of Oklahoma sued Johnson & Johnson for its role in causing the crisis. Oklahoma won the case, and Johnson & Johnson is being forced to pay nearly $600 million to the state. Opioids are
Read MoreJUUL E-Cigarettes Face Increased Scrutiny Due to Health Concerns
| October 1st, 2019
Last week, Juul Labs, the manufacturer of popular JUUL e-cigarettes, announced that it would stop advertising its products in the U.S. after numerous cases of users developing serious lung-related illnesses were reported. In addition, the company says it won’t push back on efforts to pull its flavored e-cigarettes from the market, which some believe are
Read MoreWeed Killer Ingredient Increases Cancer Risk by 41%
| September 24th, 2019
Popular herbicide Roundup has been in the news ever since it was discovered that its primary herbicidal ingredient is linked to cancer. In Feb. 2019, an analysis found that the herbicide, called glyphosate, can increase the risk of cancer in exposed individuals by up to 41%. A study conducted at the University of Washington found
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