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DSM – The ‘Psychiatric Bible’ Responsible for Over Medicating the Population
If you are a parent then there is a good chance your child has been labeled with some type of disorder, whether it be mental, depressive, or hyperactive. But even if your child is “lucky” enough to dodge the onslaught of disease labeling, you can be sure that most other children around weren’t as fortunate. While there are numerous reasons for the influx of disorder-labeling, one of the main reasons actually has everything to do with a simple stroke of a pen in a book known as the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM.
Pharmaceutical Jab Shown to Reduce Body Fat by 39% in One Month
Forever people have been seeking quick and simple fixes for various life issues. These include tight finances, relationship complications, and most definitely one of the top contributing causes of virtually all health problems – obesity. Instead of adopting the sound solution of eating healthful foods and exercising, it seems the quest for the magic bullet continues.
Behind ADD | Drugs, Solutions, and Pharmaceutical Lies
ADD and ADHD are among the most common diagnoses applied to young children and adolescents. The implications of such a diagnosis include a potential health risk, as most children in this category are prescribed behavior altering drugs with dependency based reactions.
Health Officials: Antipsychotic Drugs Given to Millions of Children are Very Dangerous
The number of children on these pharmaceuticals is becoming so astronomical that U.S. pediatric health advisers are now speaking out against the known and unknown dangers of such widespread drugging of children nationwide.
Hospital Curtains Contaminated with Super Bacteria Like MRSA
Researchers have found that privacy curtains used in hospitals to separate patient rooms are oftentimes heavily contaminated with drug-resistant super bugs like MRSA.
22 Million Americans Use Illegal Drugs
The number of Americans using illicit drugs is on the rise, with a new government study showing that 22.6 million people, nearly 9 percent of the population, abused prescription drugs or regularly used marijuana.
DEA Announces Emergency Ban on ‘Bath Salts’
The Drug Enforcement Administration has announced an emergency ban on ‘bath salt’ products which are typically used as hallucinogen-type drugs and sold in legal ‘designer’ drug stores that typically carry other substances like salvia.
FDA: Drug Companies Faked Thousands of Drug Documents
According to the Food and Drug Administration, a major drug research contractor has been found faking documents and manipulating samples. The firm, Cetero Research, has tested medicines for major drug companies that are now being forced to reevaluate their products.
Aspirin to Blame for Intestinal Injury and Bleeding?
Could low doses of Aspirin be to blame for intestinal injury and bleeding? A recent study found a connection between Aspirin and small bowel mucosal damage and blood flow.
Antidepressants Prescribed Without Psychiatric Diagnosis
Antidepressants are being handed out so frequently and effortlessly that they are being prescribed by non-psychiatrists in the absence of a psychiatric diagnosis.
Drug-Resistant Salmonella Found in Tainted Turkey Samples
Investigators found the drug-resistant salmonella virus Heidelberg in 4 samples of turkey during a routine check of retail stores in the United States. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has decided to not yet release the stores.
Bans on ‘Bath Salts’ Continue
Bath salts, used predominantly as a hallucinogenic drug and sold in drug-related shops, have been banned in Texas as of September 1st. The ban follows a long list of city and state regulations against bath salts.
Autism May be Linked to Antidepressant Use
Environmental factors may play a greater role in autism than previously thought, tipping the scale away from a strict focus on genetics, two studies suggest. In one, a team at Stanford University compared cases of autism in identical and fraternal twins and found that fraternal twins — who share only half of the same genes — have unusually high rates of autism, suggesting that factors other than genetics may be triggering the disease.
Top Smoking Drug Chantix Linked to Heart Problems
Chantix, the best-selling prescription drug for smoking cessation, was linked to an increased risk of a heart attack, stroke or other serious cardiovascular event for smokers without a history of heart disease compared with smokers who did not use the drug, according to a Canadian medical journal report released on Monday. The finding added to previous warnings about the pill’s connection to psychiatric problems and cardiovascular risks for people with a history of heart disease.
Idaho Producer Recalls Sprouts Over Salmonella Fears
A week after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned of a possible link between salmonella and sprouts from Evergreen Produce of Moyie Springs, the company is now issuing a recall of its alfalfa and spicy sprouts. Evergreen initially refused a recall, but the company stated Friday that it is responding to agency pressure. At least 21 cases of salmonella have been reported in Idaho, Montana, Washington, North Dakota and New Jersey.
FDA Halts Best-Selling Cancer Drug Use for Breast Cancer
A panel of cancer experts has ruled for a second time that Avastin, the world’s best-selling cancer drug, should no longer be used in breast cancer patients, clearing the way for the government to remove its endorsement from the drug. The unprecedented vote yesterday by a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel comes less than a year after the same panel reached the same conclusion.
Pfizer Stop-Smoking Pill Raises Heart Risk Says FDA
Pfizer Inc’s (PFE.N) stop-smoking drug Chantix can lead to a small increase in cardiovascular problems such as heart attacks for patients who already have cardiovascular disease, U.S. drug regulators said on Thursday. The Food and Drug Administration is changing the label for Chantix after reviewing the results of a clinical trial. An independent randomized trial of 700 smokers with cardiovascular disease who were treated with Chantix or a placebo showed that Chantix was effective in helping paients quit smoking for as long as one year.
Drug Labels Contain 70 Negative Side Effects on Average
Have you ever counted the number of side-effects you might hear in a prescription drug commercial? Although the number may seem like, and definitely IS a lot, there’s a good chance that what you’re hearing is only a partial list of damaging effects. New research shows that the average drug label contains an astonishing 70 possible negative side-effects! What’s more, the researchers found that the drugs prescribed on a very regular basis averaged around 100 side-effects each, with some reaching sky high for 525 negative reactions.
Hearing Loss Reported with Viagra Use
It may help you reach the heights of passion, but Viagra could stop you enjoying the pillow talk afterwards. The little blue pills taken by hundreds of thousands of British men may cause deafness, doctors have warned. Viagra and similar impotence drugs have been linked to hundreds of cases of sudden hearing loss around the world, including some in the UK. Users in the U.S. are now being warned that the drugs could damage hearing, and the British specialists behind the findings want the same alert to be given here.
Oxytocin Connected to Postpartum Depression
According to a new study published in Neuropsychopharmacology, researchers, led by Gunther Meinlschmidt, PhD, may have found a connection between the brain chemical oxytocin and postpartum depression. Postpartum depression affects close to one in five women and can create bonding issues with a newborn child. It can also cause suicidal thoughts, and is a leading cause of maternal death in the UK. It affects up to 19 percent of mothers and can adversely affect the mental development of a child.
