Tag: Big Pharma
A drug to treat a rare disease used to cost patients...
"The egregious price set by Catalyst cannot be allowed to stand. Patients in America should not be allowed to suffer or die because of the greed of a drug company."
Senate Democrats introduce bill to deny tax loophole for Big Pharma...
“The American public shouldn’t be subsidizing Big Pharma’s ads which is why my legislation would close this egregious loophole.”
Former pharmaceutical CEO pleads guilty to opioid bribery scheme
On Wednesday, former Insys president and CEO Michael Babich pled guilty in federal court.
Bernie Sanders and Ro Khanna take on Big Pharma with new...
Currently, one in five American adults cannot afford to get prescription medication that they need.
Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, August 8, 2018
Baltimore set to become first major American city to outlaw water privatization, House Democrats fight back against Big Pharma, Republicans want to give Trump the power to shut down media, and more.
Trump’s drug pricing scam
The plan he announced Friday does little but add another battering ram to his ongoing economic war against America’s allies.
Meeting the definition of terrorism: Big Pharma, Big Oil, and Big...
The terror inflicted on Americans is real.
Big Pharma company that is trying to keep pot illegal was...
“It appears they are trying to kill a non-pharmaceutical market for marijuana in order to line their own pockets.”
The Big Pharma family that brought us the opioid crisis
Purdue Pharma, the drug pushers, have caused hundreds of thousands of deaths, enough fatalities to decrease overall U.S. life expectancy at birth for the last two years running.
Superbug risk rises as Big Pharma fails to disclose antibiotic waste...
This risks creating more superbugs.
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Popular sugar substitute erythritol damages blood-brain barrier, elevating stroke risk
A new study shows how erythritol, a zero-calorie sugar alternative, directly damages human cells that comprise the blood-brain barrier.
Nearly all plant-based meat alternatives Contain mycotoxins
The researchers found that 100 percent of the plant-based meat substitutes contained at least one of 19 different types of mycotoxins, often showing high "co-occurrence" (multiple toxins in a single product).
Waterboarding for dollars in Cuba
The CBS Sunday Morning program, “Next: Cuba?” which aired on April 26, presented a discussion of the recent intensification of sanctions on...
California officials accuse Trump administration of targeting blue states after Medicaid funding freeze
Federal officials cite fraud concerns while California leaders warn millions could lose access to critical healthcare and in-home support services.
Butter (and schools), not guns (and warfare)
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