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Don’t believe the drug cost spin…
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Biden-Harris price controls will reduce generic competition, which would save consumers even more money.
Marijuana’s time has come. Even the government agrees.
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“If everyone smoked weed, the world would be a better place.
Even if one takes every reefer madness allegation of the prohibitionists at face value, marijuana prohibition has done far more harm to far more people than marijuana ever could.” — William F. Buckley Jr.
Tags: marijuana pros and cons, medical, recreational
Ketamine — party drug or pain manager?
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Almost everybody knows about actor Matthew Perry’s tragic death.
But not everybody knows about the ground-breaking benefits of Ketamine.
How it’s helping some people with drug resistant depression, unrelenting pain, crippling anxiety.
“This has been life-changing for my friend who used to call me all of the time in tears from some emotional drama or another.
I used to have to talk her off a cliff, now we just talk like healthy people.” – Beth, Colorado
Tags: anxiety, drug-resistant depression, ketamine, mental health, pain, PTSD
Senators Thrash BIG Pharma CEOs for Pricing Drugs Higher in the U.S.
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One in four Americans can’t afford their prescription drugs.
No big surprise.
Price are higher than any other wealthy nation.
Here are some stunning examples: Johnson & Johnson’s arthritis drug Ustekinumab (Stelara) costs $79,000 in the U.S.
But it costs $20,000 in Canada and $12,000 in France.
Tags: BIG Pharma, corruption, governmemt, political system, prescription drugs, U.S., well-paid lobbists
How much is epilepsy costing YOU?
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Here’s a look at how epilepsy can affect your pocketbook. And why it’s called an “orphan disease”.
Whatever Happened to Mitch McConnell?
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He fell. And had a concussion.
Which technically could have been caused by a TBI, mini stroke, or seizure.
Leading to cognitive damage or an underlying neurological issue.
The Capitol physician deemed him ok to go. Not a neurologist, but a physician.
Tags: 81 years old, cognitive damage, mini stroke, Mitch McConnell, seizure, Senator, stuttering silences, TBI
Hidden Rescue Med Assistance Programs
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For many years I thought Patient Assistant Programs were only available to those not covered by insurance or only to children or to those in the hospital.
But, I was wrong.
Whoopee! A new knee!
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Nothing lasts forever. And it seems my knee is one of those things.
So, I’m scheduled for total knee replacement surgery on Wednesday, August 2nd.
Many neurologists unaware of AED safety risks
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A study by Johns Hopkins researchers shows that a fifth of U.S. neurologists appear unaware of serious drug safety risks associated with various anti-epilepsy drugs, potentially jeopardizing the health of patients who could be just as effectively treated with safer alternative medications.
Tags: AED risks withheld, counseling, dangers, poor communication, safer alternative drugs
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION TO DECLARE ASPARTAME AS POSSIBLE CARCINOGEN!
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The World Health Organization (WHO) is about to confirm what we’ve known for decades.
Aspartame can cause cancer.
Here’s the scandal…
Tags: cancers, carcinogen, consumer complaints, dangerous, FDA complaints, political, toxic, World Health Organization
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