Adverse Reactions: 700,000 people need emergency hospital care every year - Statistic of the week: Every year 700,000 people in the USA need emergency out-patient hospital care following an adverse reaction to a prescription...

The 3 most dangerous drugs: They cause a third of all adverse reactions in the elderly - Just three drugs are responsible for a third of all serious adverse reactions among the elderly. The drugs – warfarin, insulin and digoxin – were 35...

Your Prescription: Nobody knows, except the regulator, a large corporation, and drug companies - You might reasonably assume that the treatment that your doctor prescribes for you in his surgery is as private as the confessional. But, of course,...

Surgery: Heart problems not helped by drugs - Around 1 million people suffer heart complications, such as heart attack, angina and heart failure, every year after surgery. Of these, 250,000 die.

Cancer drug: heart problems - The drug paclitaxel, used to treat advanced breast and ovarian cancer, can cause severe circulatory and heart problems. ...

Adverse drug reactions need to be taken seriously - I regularly hear from patients and parents that reporting adverse drug reactions to doctors frequently leads to denial of the association This short...

Adverse drug reactions need to be taken seriously - I regularly hear from patients and parents that reporting adverse drug reactions to doctors frequently leads to denial of the association This short...

Losing Weight: The pills don’t work, but still the drug companies push them - Can you lose weight just by popping a slimming pill? Needless to say, the drug companies think so, and they’re in the process of making the best-sell...