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New Gallup Poll Finds Pharma Viewed As Worst Industry In United States

A revealing new Gallup poll has found that the pharma business is now viewed as the worst industry in the United States. So poor has the […]

Hundreds Of Thousands Of People In England Addicted To Prescription Drugs

Hundreds of thousands of people in England are believed to be addicted to prescription drugs. A recent review looked at the use of strong painkillers, antidepressants and sleeping tablets, used by a quarter of adults in England every year.

Drug Companies Accused In American Opioid Epidemic Reach $260 Million Out-Of-Court Settlement

Hours before the first federal trial over the American opioid epidemic was about to start, four big drug companies reached an out-of-court settlement totaling $260 million.

Big Drugmakers Could Lose $1 Trillion In Sales And Still Be Most Profitable Industry

A new analysis of publicly reported financial data has found that large, brand-name drug manufacturers would still be the most profitable industry sector in the United States even with $1 trillion in lower sales.

Monsanto Pleads Guilty To Illegally Spraying Banned Pesticide In Hawaii

Agrochemicals company Monsanto has pleaded guilty to spraying a banned pesticide on research crops on the Hawaii island of Maui in 2014.

Statin Drugs Increase Risk Of Diabetes And Skin Infections

A new study has found that using cholesterol-lowering statin drugs for even as little as three months can put patients at risk of developing diabetes, as well as skin and soft tissue infections.

World AIDS Day 2019: 37.9 Million People Worldwide Now Living With HIV

NEWS World AIDS Day 2019 was held on Sunday 1st December. At the end of 2018 a total of 37.9 million people worldwide were living with […]

New Report Concludes Pharma Industry Is Distorting Medical Research And Education

NEWS A new report from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has concluded that widespread pharma industry influence is jeopardizing the integrity of medical research […]