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Research into drugs to treat Alzheimer’s disease has been fraught with disappointments and difficulties, leaving patients with only five FDA-approved treatment options. The options that are [...]

Price scandals in the pharmaceutical industry have garnered widespread media attention in recent weeks. Martin Shkreli, founder and CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals, became a household name last [...]

Public outrage over aggressive pharmaceutical price hikes is growing as the incidences of price gouging seem to be increasing exponentially. The two most recent public scandals — Turing [...]

Michael Pearson, the former CEO of Valeant Pharmeceuticals International, Inc., may not be the only casualty in the recent investigations into the firm’s aggressive price increases on its [...]

Since the first scientific study linked talcum powder products with an increased risk for cancer in 1982, evidence has continued to emerge that talcum-based hygiene products are especially [...]

Everywhere you look these days, there is a new diet or lifestyle trend that promises radical weight loss and health improvements. Whether vegan or paleo, low-carb or raw foods, these diets all [...]

The 2016 Olympics have just concluded in Rio, leaving millions of people worldwide inspired by the supreme skill, talent, and fitness of the world’s top athletes. But there is a huge gap [...]

Over a third of US children and adolescents are overweight or obese, and that figure is expected to continue to rise. American adults are not doing much better, with more than 80% failing to get [...]