According to a paper released by The Global Commission on Drug Policy, there are strategies that governments can employ to fight the worsening opioid epidemic. Some such changes include, for instance, the decriminalization of drugs and the extension … [Read more...]
Popular Antibiotics Linked to Increased Risk of Aortic Dissection or Aneurysm
Blood is pumped from the heart to the rest of the body through the arteries. The main artery that branches from the heart is known as the aorta. When the aorta is put under immense pressure, its walls weaken. This results in what is known as an … [Read more...]
SSRI Use in Pregnancy Increases the Risk of Autism
New research, published on December 14, 2015, in JAMA Pediatrics found that when mothers take antidepressants during the second and/or third trimester of pregnancy it increases the likelihood that their babies will later be diagnosed … [Read more...]
The Gynecomastia and Risperdal Time Bomb
It feels like not a week goes by without a new legal case as a result of the increased male breast tissue, gynecomastia, arising in children as a result of using Risperdal. The numbers are quite startling. This Johnson & Johnson drug has been … [Read more...]
Hypospadias
Hypospadias is a birth defect that affects boys. In hypospadias the opening of the urethra is not located at the tip of the penis, where it should be, but somewhere on the underside of the penis. Surgery is required to correct the defect and is … [Read more...]
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