The high cost of prescription drugs has created a health care crisis in the United States. The Campaign for Personal Prescription Importation (CPPI) is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping Americans find safe alternatives to purchasing their prescriptions by importing 90-day supplies from Canada. With more...
The cost of drugs in the United States is expected to rise by about 4% this year, and this is driven by a variety of factors, one of them being that few generic drugs are hitting the market. Prescription drugs make up about 10% of...
Cracking your joints, an action commonly referred to as “popping” is a form of manipulation in the joints. The end result is usually a cracking sound. Individuals tend to a wide variety of joints in their bodies including wrists, hips, knuckles, jaws, and even the...
Drugs that are dangerous often remain on the market for more than three years before being taken off. At least this is what recent Canadian research is showing. A study conducted by Dr. Joel Lexchin, an emergency physician and University professor., concluded that four “perfect” drugs...
Universities in Manchester have conducted new research that demonstrates how British Muslims with diabetes are avoiding getting GP surgery in order to participate in fasting during “Ramadan”, a holy month celebrated in the religion. For the UK, this research is considered the first of its...
Millions of men across the country deal with the effects of Erectile Dysfunction or impotency. It can be an extremely stressful condition to deal with, and can put a strain on the man’s relationship with his partner. Many men are ashamed to admit they have...
CIPA, otherwise known as the Canadian International Pharmacy Association, is known for its active role in taking action against rogue online pharmacies that operate maliciously. Oftentimes, fraudulent online pharmacies display the CIPA seal on their websites, in order to appear like a certified and credible...
Practically every type of medication on the market today comes with a warning label. While the FDA requires many of the warnings to be listing on the packaging, drug manufactures hope that these warnings improve customer’s confidence in their product rather than deter them from...
You go to work every day. You know the ins and outs of the office and you feel comfortable in your work space. What you may not have known is that some of the places in your office, some of the objects that you touch...
Everyday you go onto your computer and search for various things on the internet. To search for these things you go to many websites that end in .com or .org or .net – but did you know that soon you will be able to visit...
Everyone enjoys saving money, but what if saving money was putting your health at risk? Recently, more and more prescriptions are being filled but not picked up at the pharmacy. In Europe, the government has imposed that major pharmacies introduce cuts in drug prices to...
Chances are that if you were to ask people “what is positive stress?” you would get only a bewildered look as a response. After all, we have always been taught that stress is bad for our health and that we should avoid it whenever possible. Even...
