Most people trust their doctor’s advice, most doctors trust the drugs they prescribe and most drug manufacturers trust the researchers that developed and tested their drugs; but what happens when something goes wrong? In recent decades, we’re seeing more and more cases involving unforeseen consequences and side effects from a number of prescription medications. One [...]

As children, our parents were quick to assure us that doctors were the good guys, people who were always looking out for our best interests and would do what was right for our health. For most people, this idea of medical professionals is firmly ingrained in their minds. While the idea of an all-caring, all-knowing [...]

When you’re sick, you take medicine; when you have an earache, you take medicine; when you can’t sleep, you take medicine. In today’s world it seems that it is almost impossible to go without prescription medication. We take medicine for almost every problem we ever have, whether it be insomnia or nail fungus. Sadly, these [...]