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When was the last time you visited your pharmacy? Chances are, the trip left you reeling over a painful price tag. And many others think the same thing. So officials in 44 states have said enough is enough, taking on an apparent nationwide price-gouging conspiracy in what is sure to be a massive legal battle.A multi-state lawsuit has been filed against dozens of pharmaceutical companies accused of...
6/7/2019 7:00:00 AM
Acne reminiscent of the teenage years isn’t the “youthful” look most adults are aiming for. Breakouts can be frustrating and feel like something that should have been left in the past, along with awkward prom dates and first jobs.We wanted to tackle this for our readers and our preliminary research indicates some exciting news that puts at least some amount of control in the hands of those with this...
6/6/2019 7:00:00 AM
Heart transplant waiting lists could someday be a thing of the past. 3D printing technology has taken a step in an incredible new direction with the first complete printing of a human heart. Researchers are apparently now using 3D printing technology to create human hearts using ink made with heart and blood vessel stem cells combined with hydrogel. These researchers used CT imaging to make the transplant...
6/5/2019 7:00:00 AM
Federal officials have charged 53 medical professionals, including 31 doctors, with illegally prescribing and distributing narcotic pain killers. The April 2019 bust, conducted by the Appalachian Regional Prescription Opioid Strike Force, proved to be the largest takedown of “whitecoat” opioid prescribers to date. The law enforcement effort focused on states most heavily impacted by the opioid crisis,...
6/5/2019 7:00:00 AM
Hunters and fans of deer, elk and moose meat may have a growing threat to worry about. At least 25 U.S. states and 3 Canadian provinces have confirmed cases of a deadly and contagious disease ravaging wild and domestic game populations. This “zombie” deer disease causes muscle wasting, reduced coordination and behavioral changes in these animals, is similar to “mad cow disease,” and we don’t yet know...
6/4/2019 7:00:00 AM
How much say do we really have when it comes to our children’s medical care? When is it okay for a doctor or judge to override a parent’s wishes? The recent case of parents being forced to put their 3-year-old child on chemotherapy has taken the media by storm --- but there may be more to the story than we’ve been told.Recent headlines have painted a picture of parents being stripped of their rights,...
5/30/2019 5:11:42 PM
The bad news - millions of people experience and are slowed down by lower body pain and stiffness. The good news - they can loosen up some of those tight spots with the right exercises. We have a few that are proven to help and you don’t need to be naturally flexible or athletic to get started.When our back, knee or hip is giving us trouble we tend to move less, because of the pain it causes. This...
5/23/2019 7:00:00 AM
Hundreds of thousands of people could one day get their lives back…For decades, doctors haven’t been able to agree on how to treat it. Patients have suffered in the meantime, some even resorting to dangerous alternative treatments in their desperation to get well. But mainstream medicine might finally have an answer for people who continue to suffer from Lyme disease, which is often misunderstood.Many...
5/16/2019 4:06:13 AM
Wellness Tip: Cardiologists from the University of Maryland Medical Center believe that laughter helps your heart. Laughter helps increase blood flow, lower stress hormones and improve our immune system.Stress and inflammation in and around our inner blood vessels (endothelium) can lead to heart attacks and strokes. But when we laugh our body releases beta-endorphins; this causes our inner blood vessels...
5/15/2019 7:00:00 AM
The opioid crisis has hit sufferers in two equally profound ways. Overprescribing, misuse and abuse have taken their toll on countless lives, with overdose death rates hitting epidemic proportions (130 per day in the U.S. alone!). But on the flip side of that coin, many doctors have become afraid to prescribe opioid pain medications at all, causing people who are genuinely suffering to go without pain...
5/15/2019 7:00:00 AM