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10/14/2018 / By Russel Davis

Hormone-based pregnancy test prescribed by doctors caused horrific birth defects… huge cover-up

Primodos, a hormone-based pregnancy test used in the 1960s, may have caused severe deformities or abnormalities in children, new evidence suggests. Data from an archived study by renowned Professor William Inman show that pregnant women who took the drug were five times more likely to have a child with birth defects — such as missing […]

08/11/2018 / By Russel Davis

Fertility doctors caught on camera LYING to women with wildly optimistic claims about unreal success rates

A recent report by The Daily Mail‘s Investigations Unit found that fertility doctors often present exaggerated claims about the success rate of using frozen eggs during in-vitro fertilization cycles. In the undercover report, one fertility clinic claimed that using frozen eggs may help women conceive by as much as 65 percent. In contrast, official figures show that only […]

07/12/2018 / By Russel Davis

Steroid injections given in the hip are associated with risk of bone death

Undergoing hip steroid injection treatment may do more harm than good in patients with osteoarthritis (OA), recent research shows. A team of health experts found that while steroids and anesthetics are commonly given to OA patients to relieve joint pain, the treatment may significantly increase the likelihood of suffering from subsequent bone death and collapse. The […]

07/12/2018 / By Russel Davis

People in their silver years are golden geese to Big Pharma: More than half are on at least 5 prescriptions, some more than 20

A recent study published in the journal Age and Aging has revealed that seniors and pensioners across the U.K. are being overly medicated for various diseases, making them an instant target among big pharmaceutical companies. A team of researchers at the Cambridge Institute of Public Health pooled data from more than 15,000 older people in order to accomplish […]

02/09/2018 / By Russel Davis

Popular FDA-approved morning sickness drug barely has any effect on pregnant women, study finds

The morning sickness drug Diclegis may not be as effective as previously thought, a study published in the journal PLOS ONE revealed. The researchers discussed that the drug, which received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2013, did not fare better than a placebo pill in improving symptoms of morning sickness in pregnant women. […]

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