Makers of Tainted Dietary Supplements Have Criminal Pasts

Makers of tainted dietary supplements have criminal pasts
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USA TODAY's ongoing investigation has shown that consumers of tainted diet supplements have paid dearly in some cases, suffering side effects ranging from severe bleeding and dangerous effects on diabetes control to liver damage, strokes and death … Read more on Detroit Free Press

Tobacco, drug use in pregnancy can double risk of stillbirth
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Smoking tobacco or marijuana, taking prescription painkillers, or using illegal drugs during pregnancy is associated with double or even triple the risk of stillbirth, according to research funded by the National Institutes of Health. Researchers based … Read more on HealthCanal.com

Patients go 'doctor shopping' to feed their prescription drug addiction
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Steve Rolles, senior policy analyst at Transform Drug Policy Foundation, said: "The scale of addiction to prescription drugs as the report shows is very significant and it runs into the hundreds of thousands, if not into the millions. "It's an often … Read more on The Voice of Russia