23andMe Is Sharing 5 Million Clients’ Genetic Data with GlaxoSmithKline
"Though 23andMe gets the consent of its customers to use their genetic data, it's unlikely that most people are aware of this."
Meet the Anarchists Making Their Own Medicine
"By freely distributing plans for medical devices and pharmaceuticals, a loose collective of anarchists and hackers is threatening to pull the rug out from under one of the most regulated and profitable industries in the world. And they’re just getting started."
US bans generic form of opioid treatment drug Suboxone
"The UK based pharma company Indivior PLC had got the restraining orders against Dr Reddy's just a day after the US FDA granted the final approval last month."
DEA’s Move to Restrict Opioid Prescriptions Pushed Users to the Dark Web
"New research adds to an increasing body of evidence that restricting opioid prescribing has not solved the opioid crisis but instead worsened it."
Trump signs ‘right to try’ drug bill
"Terminally ill patients will now have access to experimental medical treatments not yet approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)."
Support the Troops with Peace and the ‘Right to Try’
"For those suffering from severe depression or PTSD, suicide is often just one dark thought away. But these souls are told they must suffer lest they be thrown in jail for using something as 'evil' as marijuana or psychedelics, both illegal in the eyes of the state."
Philly DA Sues Big Pharma, Drops All Marijuana Possession Charges
"The DA’s office announced that it is suing 10 pharmaceutical companies in connection with the opioid epidemic and is dropping all outstanding marijuana possession charges."
A War On Opioids Is A War On Suffering People
"Appointing an Opioid Czar and strictly restricting access to said drugs is not the way to stop the 'opioid epidemic,' if I may use the term. People, good people, people with families and jobs and homes, people who just want to be able to do something that approximates functioning, are having serious issues getting medicine that they need. Because they’re having trouble getting medicine their doctor deemed they needed, more and more are finding themselves in pain crises and heading to their local emergency rooms for relief, clogging up an already-congested system and causing delays in care for people who are dealing with other critical emergencies."
With the stroke of a pen, 31 million more Americans have hypertension
"Tighter blood pressure guidelines from U.S. heart organizations mean millions more people need to make lifestyle changes, or start taking medication, in order to avoid cardiovascular problems. At the new cutoff, around 46 percent, or more than 103 million, of American adults are considered to have high blood pressure, compared with an estimated 72 million under the previous guidelines in place since 2003. Potentially deadly high blood pressure can be brought under control with a wide array of medications."
How Congress and drug company lobbyists worked to neutralize the DEA
"The law was the crowning achievement of a multifaceted campaign by the drug industry to weaken aggressive DEA enforcement efforts against drug distribution companies that were supplying corrupt doctors and pharmacists who peddled narcotics to the black market. The industry worked behind the scenes with lobbyists and key members of Congress, pouring more than a million dollars into their election campaigns."
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