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Canine “Prevention” Medications Poisoning the Environment by Dr. Kim .. Naturopathic Doctor

Posted Mon 02 May 2011 4:11pm Not only do these “medications” poison the environment but also our dogs! I’m not sure how they can be called preventive medicine when they do not prevent anything and are nothing more than pesticides that not only kill the targeted pests but also and ultimately cause harm to our dogs. Most people are unaware of this and use these prod ... Read on »

Top 10 Human Medications Poisonous to Pets Revealed by Andrea Patient Expert

Posted Fri 08 Jan 2010 12:00am I have stuffed animals as pets (they consider themselves members of my family) so I don't have to worry about pets being poisoned by any of my medications, but I ran across this article from VetinaryPracticeNews.com ----- it lists the 10 most common human medications that can poison pets if accidentally ingested. Both hormones and thyroid medic ... Read on »

Obama Administration Already Pushing Utilitarian Medical Poison by Wesley J. Smith Patient Expert

Posted Thu 22 Jan 2009 5:54pm Uh, oh: Here it comes. Incoming Secretary of Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Daschle wants to create a US Agency to control costs based on the UK's Orwellian-named National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), which substantially controls the ethics and medical availability of care under the NHS. From a column in the Wall S ... Read on »

Medical Info & Conspiracy Theories: Fluoride Poisoning by Dr. Lawrence Kindo Posted Thu 24 Jan 2013 10:08pm There seems to be a certain group of people in the United States who just love conspiracy theories. I have to wonder if all of the conspiracy theorists hang out together and have conspiracy theory conventions once a year. But then I realize that they’d probably convince themselves that the convention is just a government ... Read on »

Darvon and Darvocet Legal Cases Stand to be Bigger Than Vioxx States Swedish Doctor of Public Health-Drug That Poisons and Kills by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Mon 07 Feb 2011 12:59am The doctor and his wife are both researchers and have written and published 8 scientific articles about PROPOXYPHENE since 1993. He feels that the drug has killed more people than any other drug in history. The drug was invented by Eli Lilly in 1953. Darvon is an opiate and in the same family as morphine and heroin. He also states that co ... Read on »

The ‘Poisonous Cocktail’ of Multiple Drugs - New York Times by Dr. Aniruddha M. Medical Doctor

Posted Tue 18 Nov 2008 12:14am The ‘Poisonous Cocktail’ of Multiple Drugs - New York Times: "This is what doctors call polypharmacy, otherwise known as a “poisonous cocktail” of many drugs that can interact in dangerous ways and cause side effects that can be far worse than the diseases they are treating. Elderly people are especially vulnerable because they often have sever ... Read on »

Poisoning by Prescription Drugs on the Rise by Ed H. Doctor of Pharmacy

Posted Wed 07 Apr 2010 3:42pm Poisoning is now the second leading cause of unintentional injury death in the U.S. While several recent high-profile Hollywood celebrity cases have brought the problem to public attention, the rates of unintentional poisoning deaths have been on the rise for more than 15 years, and in fact, unintentional poisoning has surpassed motor vehicle c ... Read on »

New drug once used as bird poison shows promise for Multiple Sclerosis by Jeff Pile

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Posted Wed 11 Nov 2009 10:02pm Dr. Andrew Goodman University of Rochester An FDA panel is looking into the possibility that a new drug named Ampriva is helping people with Multiple Sclerosis. The drug is a reconfigured form of fampridine, which was originally used as a bird poison. The Food and Drug Administration is reviewing reports that the medication has he ... Read on »

New drug once used as bird poison shows promise for Multiple Sclerosis by Jeff Pile

Posted Fri 07 May 2010 7:56am An FDA panel is looking into the possibility that a new drug named Ampriva is helping people with Multiple Sclerosis. The drug is a reconfigured form of fampridine, which was originally used as a bird poison. The Food and Drug Administration is reviewing reports that the medication has helped with mobility for people crippled with MS.It ... Read on »

Stoned dogs and rolling cats: On illegal drug poisoning in pets by Dr. Patty Khuly Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

Posted Wed 17 Feb 2010 10:00pm Illegal drug poisoning in pets is more common than you think. While most pets won’t consume alcohol in sufficient quantities for intoxication (not willingly, anyway), other mind-altering drugs don’t provide the same degree of safety. Marijuana, ecstasy, cocaine, crystal meth. They’re all common culprits in emergency pet medicine. In fact, v ... Read on »