1911, May 15
The Supreme Court of the U.S. finds John Rockefeller and his Trust guilty of corruption, illegal business practices and racketeering. As a result of this decision, the entire Rockefeller Standard Oil-Trust, the world’s largest corporation of its time, was sentenced to be dismantled. But Rockefeller was already above the Supreme Court and did not care about this decision. Continue reading
Category Archives: PHARMACEU’TIC: A Spoonful of Sugar
Full List of Drugs That Could Be Slashed Under Trump’s New Executive Order
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President Trump touted a new executive order that would more closely align drug prices in the US with those sold in Europe and the UK, opening the door for drugs used by millions of Americans to become cheaper.
The EO does not specify which drugs will be targeted but a similar policy proposed by Trump in 2020 included drugs administered in hospitals or clinics under Medicare Part B, which covers inpatient drugs for seniors. However, that policy was blocked by a federal judge who ruled the government had overstepped its bounds by sidestepping Congress. Continue reading
Bennett: But it’s all OK – Just Take a Little Pill…
ADHD drug Ritalin affects the brain like cocaine – so why is it being prescribed to children?
I was a third week Senior at Glenbrook North High School in 1965 – and I knew that something was wrong…
As I progressed from the 5th grade on – through the 6th grade and then into Middle School at Northbrook Junior High and subsequently into High School, I found myself beginning to lack in numerous areas of my education. In English, I was an astute reader (and still am), and Science classes were interesting to me – chiefly due to the exciting talents of one teacher in Junior High – who smoked a pipe in class! History was always a subject that I thoroughly enjoyed, but as time went on, many of the teachers became boring – hence I became bored – more so in High School. Continue reading
ADHD Drugs Linked to Blood Pressure, Heart Rate Increases
Experts discuss comprehensive treatment approaches including both medication and behavioral interventions.
Rates of ADHD medication use, particularly stimulants, have been rising in the United States, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic, with prescriptions for both stimulant and non-stimulant ADHD medications surging.
The rising frequency of ADHD medication prescription has prompted a renewed focus on their safety profiles. Recent research shows that all common treatments result in slight increases in blood pressure and heart rate. However, experts caution that these effects should be considered alongside the significant benefits these medications provide. Continue reading
Drugmakers Just Hiked Prices for Over 500 Medicines
We’re the only nation that can’t control our drug prices. The reason we can’t control them is because big Pharma has bought the government, and we let it. ~ Editor
Pharmaceutical companies just raised list prices for over 500 medicines, including Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic, Gilead’s HIV-1 treatment Biktarvy and Genentech’s hemophilia A medication Hemlibra.
Drugmakers typically increase prices in the U.S. every January, according to 46brooklyn Research, a nonprofit group that analyzes drug prices. And although this month’s price hikes are comparable with those in recent years, consumers and insurance companies will likely feel the impact. Continue reading
Drugmakers to Raise US Prices on Over 250 Medicines Starting Jan. 1
Drugmakers plan to raise U.S. prices on at least 250 branded medications including Pfizer COVID-19 treatment Paxlovid, Bristol Myers Squibb’s cancer cell therapies and vaccines from France’s Sanofi at the start of 2025, according to data analyzed by healthcare research firm 3 Axis Advisors. Continue reading
ADHD Patients May Be Twice as Likely to Experience TDIs
Individuals with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be at twice the risk of sustaining traumatic dental injuries (TDIs). The systemic review was published in the European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences.
Therefore, clinicians should be trained to raise awareness and implement preventive strategies to reduce the risk of TDIs in individuals with ADHD, the author wrote. Continue reading
Granny’s Pharmacy Pharmaceutic ~ Lessons from Granny
PHARMACEU’TIC, PHARMACEU’TICAL, adjective [Gr. to practice witchcraft or use medicine; poison or medicine.] Pertaining to the knowledge or art of pharmacy, or to the art of preparing medicines.
‘Granny’ is an old friend and contributing columnist to the family of web-sites of Kettle Moraine Publications. Is she a pharmacist or pharmacologist? Absolutely not – but she is now in her 80’s and has learned from a personal standpoint about the good and bad of that which is manipulated by the likes of BIG Pharma and those who they line the pockets of – our elected Congress official-DUMB and those in the Medical field who continue to buy into all of the nonsense of the sales pitch.
Will Granny be a frequent columnist and continuing contributor – maybe – maybe not – but our purpose here today – is quite simple to understand. Remember after all – It’s YOUR Health – YOUR Choice! ~ Editor
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Zhang: Common Medications for ADHD Linked to Increased Risk of Glaucoma
Many popular ADHD drugs activate the sympathetic nervous system. However, their downstream effects can inadvertently contribute to elevated eye pressure.
Just take a little pill…
Common drugs prescribed to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are associated with an increased risk of glaucoma, a recent Canadian study found.
Glaucoma is a progressive eye disease that causes vision loss. Angle-closure glaucoma is a subtype that contraindicates with popular ADHD drugs. Continue reading
What to Do if You Can’t Afford Your Medications
After Jackie Trapp was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, an incurable blood cancer, in 2015, she thought her biggest health shock was behind her. Then came the bills for Revlimid, a powerful cancer drug that her doctor said was her best hope for controlling the disease. The first month’s supply cost $11,148; the second, $12,040 – and her insurer denied coverage. “I’d need to take the drug every month, for years,” says Trapp, 59, a former high school teacher and realtor from Muskego, Wis. “My husband and I had done well in our careers, we’d been frugal and we’d saved, but there was no way paying $120,000 a year or more was sustainable.”
Figuring out how to pay for the drug that’s keeping her alive has become an all-consuming project. Trapp fought her insurer’s denial and won, and has switched health plans twice to ensure continued coverage. To afford her annual co-pays for Revlimid – $15,000 to $21,000 a year recently, before a new law capping out-of-pocket costs for people on Medicare took effect in 2024 – she’s tapped into assistance programs from drug makers and grants from health care foundations. She has also drawn down savings, taken out two mortgages, sold her car, some furniture, and her husband’s classic truck, and lives as cheaply as possible, growing her own vegetables and DIY-ing everything from lawn care to hair cuts. Continue reading
ADHD Traits May Have Evolved to Provide Foraging Advantages
People with ADHD-like traits may have an evolutionary advantage when it comes to finding food in the wild.
In a new experiment, researchers found that individuals with distinguishing qualities of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, like difficulty regulating where they focus their attention, and restlessness, have better foraging strategies than those with more neurotypical traits.
The findings have researchers speculating that ADHD evolved as an adaptive survival strategy – one that hinders resource exploitation in the same spot and instead favors exploration of new spots. This could possibly explain why ADHD is so prevalent in the human population today, impacting hundreds of millions worldwide. Continue reading
15 Cancer Drugs Are in Short Supply
Uncle Sam has made some progress in reducing cancer drug shortages by working with manufacturers to restart U.S. production facilities that were previously shut down, as well as securing vital overseas supplies.
One drug, cisplatin, often used to treat ovarian, bladder and testicular cancer has already returned to near 100% pre-shortage levels of supply. However, The U.S. still has an overall shortage of 15 cancer drugs, per the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), because of manufacturing and supply chain problems. Continue reading
Cancer drug Avastin leaves 12 diabetic patients BLIND, prompting government to launch investigation
Health authorities in Punjab, Pakistan, where the incident took place say that Avastin, a cancer drug injection made by Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche, say they are currently probing two distributors of the shot, which contains the active ingredient bevacizumab.
In Pakistan, bevacizumab is licensed for use in the same ways it was first approved for use in the United States back in 2004, particularly in the treatment of colon cancer. Since then, bevacizumab has been given the green light for use in treating cancers of the lung, kidneys, and brain.
The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) recently gave bevacizumab the go-ahead to also be used in treating colorectal cancer and other forms of metastatic carcinomas. Continue reading
cancer, Cancer, CANCER ~ December 13, 2023
Dr. Robert Malone Warns Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine May Cause CANCER
Dr. Robert Malone has warned that Moderna’s own patent shows that its Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine contains “billions of DNA fragments and other contaminants linked to birth defects and cancer.”
Malone made the warning at the recent “Injuries Caused by COVID-19 Vaccines” hearing led by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia).
At the November hearing, Malone revealed that Moderna acknowledges in its own patent that RNA is preferable to DNA in vaccines because of the risks involved. Additionally, Moderna’s mRNA injection, which was administered to tens of millions of people… (Continue to full article)
Government Data Shows Young People Now Dying of Cancer at “Explosive” Rates Following COVID Vaccine Push
There is no denying, based on available data, that cancer rates massively spiked following the release of Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) “vaccines” through Operation Warp Speed.
Between 2021 and 2022 when most of the now-fully vaccinated world got jabbed, cancer deaths skyrocketed, particularly among young people, according to data from the United Kingdom’s Office for National Statistics (ONS).
The same government entities that pretended to care about everyone’s health in 2020 when they shut down businesses and schools and told everyone to stay at home in isolation suddenly could not care less once 2021 arrived and the jabs started to cause widespread health problems… (Continue to full article)
Young Adults Who Took 4 COVID Vaccines Are 256% More Likely to Die, Especially From TURBO CANCERS
The Office for National Statistics (ONS), the official reporting department of the United Kingdom, quietly published a data set that shows appalling mortality rates in young adults who took four Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines. The ONS data tracks deaths by vaccination status from April 1, 2021, to May 31, 2023.
From January to May 2023, young adults aged 18 to 39 who were vaccinated four times up until that point were 256 percent more likely to die compared to their unvaccinated peers. In February 2023, the quadruple vaccinated were 318 percent more likely to die of any cause compared to unvaccinated people.
One of the most alarming trends is skyrocketing cancer rates among young people… (Continue to full article)
“Here’s how i knew i had cervical cancer”
One Survivor’s Story of Discovering Unexpected Symptoms
Cervical cancer symptoms might not present in the ways you’d be inclined to guess. One woman’s story highlights how important it is not to question your own questions: “It was the look on my doctor’s face.”
Despite standard gynecological practices, the CDC says more than half of women diagnosed with cervical cancer say they never or rarely had a Pap test nor were tested for the human papilloma virus (HPV) that leads to many cervical cancers. “This is a travesty,” says Pari Ghodsi, MD, FACOG, an OB/GYN and women’s health specialist in Los Angeles, CA, “because the symptoms of cervical cancer can be very subtle, yet they can be detected very early on with regular screenings.
Christie O’Sullivan, 48, of Trinity, FL, is one of these women whose life was saved when symptoms caused her to request a cervical cancer screening… (Continue to full article)
EARLY DETECTION, EARLY DEATH: Mammograms Linked to 84% Higher Breast Cancer Death Rate
New research published in JAMA Oncology reveals that mammography is responsible for an astounding 84 percent higher rate of breast cancer deaths over a 20-year surveillance period.
Because of the very high rate of false positives they produce, mammograms end up killing, it would seem, many more women than would otherwise die from breast cancer had they never participated in the mammography racket.
Mammograms produce trauma in patients, both physically in breast tissue and also psychologically, emotionally and even spiritually in women who end up being told that they must undergo even more invasive “treatments” in order to survive.
The pressure that mammography puts on breast tissue can be a cause of cancer in and of itself… (Continue to full article)
Sweet and Deadly: Here’s how SUGAR fuels CANCER in the body
While sugar provides much-needed sweetness to make food delicious, it also “feeds” cancer cells in the body.
How does this happen?
It’s best to start from the source itself – sugar, a simple carbohydrate produced naturally by green plants through the process of photosynthesis. Sugar cane and sugar beets have the greatest quantities of sugar of all plant types, making them the top sources of table sugar after processing.
Glucose, fructose, sucrose, dextrose, lactose and maltose are some of the different forms of sugar found in food. Sugar molecules can stick together; glucose and fructose can combine to become sucrose, commonly known as table sugar… (Continue to full article)
Long-Term ADHD Medication Use Linked to Potential Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases
Long-term exposure to ADHD medication is linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases, particularly hypertension and arterial disease, according to a new study.
Randomized clinical trials (RCTs) may have demonstrated ADHD medications effectiveness, but some studies raise concerns about the drug’s cardiovascular safety. Meta-analyses found ADHD medications can slightly increase heart rate and blood pressure. Investigators of a 2015 study wrote how randomized clinical trials typically evaluate short-term effects as the average treatment duration sits at 75 days. Therefore, the increase in blood pressure and heart race ADHD medication causes could potentially lead to cardiovascular disease over time. Continue reading