The above headline came from April 3rd, 2000 ABCnews.com site. This article points out a large problem caused by the rate at which Americans use prescribed drugs. In the article it states that last year alone an estimated one and a half million Americans were admitted to hospitals suffering from adverse side effects of medications.
read moreA research study published in the July 12, 2006 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), shows that daily activity can have a positive impact on life expectancy in older adults. It was previously known that exercise had a positive effect on life expectancy. This study also shows that those who are
read moreThe May 2001 issue of the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine featured a study that showed a consistent increase of psychotropic medication usage in children and adolescents. This study showed that prescription prevalence in school-aged children 6 to 14 years increased from 4.4% to 9.5% of the population for stimulants during the study period.
read moreA study to be published in the December 1999 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine (available on the internet at http://www.acponline.org/journals/annals/05oct99/bloom.htm ), addresses the growing dangerous practice of purchasing prescription drugs through the internet. The study conducted by Bernard S. Bloom, PhD, and Ronald C. Iannacone, BS at the Department of Medicine, University of
read moreAs reported on December 28th, 1999 on MSNBC, the US Federal government is pushing for new unprecedented powers to “crack down” on web sites dispensing drugs. The proposed measures include requiring the US Food and Drug Administration to verify the legitimacy of web site pharmacies. The concerns are with those sites selling drugs without a
read moreIn a series of articles dated July 21 and 22, 2002 from the Chicago Tribune comes a frightening report of needless deaths of thousands of infants due simply to actions of hospitals and their workers. According to an analysis done by the Tribune of records at the federal centres for Disease Control and Prevention, pediatric
read moreFrom the September 28, 2003 New York Daily News comes an article that suggests that America is becoming a drug-dependent nation. The title of the article is, “We need a war vs. legal drugs”, and starts off by noting that from 1998 to 2002, sales of anti-depressant medications increased 73% to more than $12 billion,
read moreFrom the September 19, 2002 issue of the online Intelihealth comes a story with the headline that highlights a serious trend, “Kids Using Prescription Drugs More.” The story, originating from the New York Associated Press shows that according to a new study the use of prescription drugs is growing faster among children than it is
read moreA November 10, 2003 MSNBC article from Reuters news starts off by saying, “A consumer group charged that the marketing of fatty, sugary, and low-nutrient foods was fueling childhood obesity and it called for restricting promotions targeted at the young.” A Washington, D.C.-based advocacy group, The centre for Science in the Public Interest, (CSPI) released
read moreFrom the July 6, 2003 edition of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution comes an article about how loss of sleep over a period of time can have dire consequences on your health. The article states, “Recent research indicates that chronic under-sleeping does more than undermine productivity or make people more irritable. It also increases the risk of
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