New Data on Thromboembolic Events with Ortho Evra Contraceptive Patch The prescribing information for the Ortho Evra Contraceptive Transdermal Patch is being updated with results of a new study on the risk of venous thromboembolism. This study found that women aged 15-44 who used the birth control patch were at higher risk of developing venous [...]
What are fentanyl skin patches? FENTANYL (Duragesic®, E-TRANS® Fentanyl) relieves moderate to severe chronic pain. Fentanyl patches are commonly used to treat pain associated with cancer. Once the patch is applied, the medicine is slowly absorbed through your skin into the bloodstream to help control your pain. Generic fentanyl skin patches are available. FDA Recalls [...]
The Secret History of the War on Cancer By Devra Davis, PhD, MPH Review by Leslie Botha, Holy Hormones Honey! In a recent interview on CSPAN Davis stated, “For much of its history, the cancer war has been fighting the wrong battles, with the wrong weapons, against the wrong enemies.” The Secret History of the [...]
Analysis of decades of drug approvals by a Harvard Research team, published in the March 27th New England Journal of Medicine, provides the first scientific evidence of what many have come to suspect. Congress-mandated deadlines that control the FDA review of new medications may have “spurred a dangerous rush to judgment.” Looking at drugs that [...]
Selling Sickness: How the World’s Biggest Pharmaceutical Companies Are Turning Us All into Patients. “Should be required reading for ALL women and girls!” “Selling Sickness pulls back the curtain on the politically-charged (and financially inspired) machinations of the pharmaceutical industry and explains the mass manipulation. It’s a very disturbing book, but also well documented, well [...]
Coalition of Advocates Launch Just Say “Know” to Prescription Drugs Campaign – Declaring October “Just Say Know month,” effort aims to get one million people to take a second look at the drugs they are taking. A coalition of 10 organizations, advocates, healthcare professionals, academics and concerned citizens have launched a campaign to get one [...]
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