Big Pharma Is Robbing Us Blind and We’re Letting It Happen

Robert Reich / Truthdig Oct 6, 2014 America spends a fortune on drugs, more per person than any other nation on earth, even though Americans are no healthier than the people of other advanced nations. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

New, Condom-Free Birth Control for Men Could Soon Be a Reality

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Sep 12, 2014 Soon, men may be able to shoulder the burden of contraception without the finality of vasectomy or the muss and fuss of condoms. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Irish Infants in Catholic Care Homes Allegedly Vaccinated in Illegal Drug Trial

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Jun 10, 2014 As the world was still reeling from news that a home for "unwed mothers" in County Galway, Ireland, had gotten rid of some 800 unidentified children's bodies near a septic tank, another horrific allegation came to light. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

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Recurring Nightmares? Wake Up and Take Action

By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers May 17, 2013 The weekly news is like a recurring bad dream that is becoming an even worse nightmare. While the investor class cheers a rising stock market, the rest of us sink. The headline that jumped out at us this week came from Bloomberg News: "CEO Pay 1,795-to-1 Multiple of Wages Skirts U.S. Law." Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

The Care and Feeding of a Corporate Propagandist

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 21, 2012 Over the last decade, New Yorker columnist Malcolm Gladwell has managed to metamorphose from a trained shill for Big Tobacco, Big Pharma and the deregulatory movement into an intellectual darling of mainstream "liberal" America. How did he do it? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Study: Prescription Sleeping Pills May Cause Cancer, Death

Staff / Truthdig Feb 29, 2012 Having trouble catching enough shut-eye? Consider this before reaching for the Ambien: According to a new study published in BMJ Open, the potential risks of popping pills to help you sleep may far outweigh the benefits. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Antidepressant Nation

Staff / Truthdig Jul 14, 2011 A serious conversation is under way in the United States on the subject of psychiatric drugs The debate consists of three fundamental issues: first, whether antidepressants actually treat depression; second, the vast, growing body of evidence that psychotropic medications (more). Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Americans Double Down on Antidepressants

Staff / Truthdig Aug 4, 2009 The number of Americans who are exploring the concept of better living through antidepressant chemistry nearly doubled in the decade from 1996 to 2005, according to a study published in Archives of General Psychiatry -- and that was well before the economic meltdown. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Baucus’ Raucous Caucus

Amy Goodman / Truthdig May 13, 2009 Single-payer advocates have been protesting in Senate Finance Committee hearings, chaired by Democratic Montana Sen. Max Baucus. Last week, at a committee hearing with 15 industry speakers, not one represented the single-payer perspective. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )