Thom Hartmann / Independent Media InstituteJan 17, 2020
By manufacturing in such poorly regulated countries as China and India, the industry risks that our drugs may be laced with carcinogens. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Common DreamsJul 29, 2019
The presidential candidate travels with a caravan of type 1 diabetes patients seeking affordable insulin in America's northern neighbor. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Ilana Novick / TruthdigJun 17, 2019
“It felt like we were robbing the pharmacy,” one buyer says of the low prices she paid in Canada. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Ellen Brown / TruthdigApr 3, 2018
The Trump administration should veto the chemical giants' pending merger to protect not just competitors but human and environmental health. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 7, 2017
"Less efficient" sleep might explain racial disparities in the risk for certain diseases, especially in women. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigAug 31, 2015
Frequent users of antibiotics were about 50 percent more likely to be diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes than those who had taken the drugs infrequently, researchers in Denmark found. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigSep 29, 2014
People "give up" coffee the way they do cigarettes and red meat, but numerous studies tell us that unlike those other vices, America's liquid breakfast of choice has many health benefits. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigSep 13, 2014
Though Humulin has been on the market for many years for a relatively cheap price, a single monthlong dose of the insulin variety manufactured by Eli Lilly costs $1,200 today -- more than five times the amount in 2007. Why? Because the company can charge that much, Eli Lilly's insulin marketing director said. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigAug 25, 2014
To prove a hilarious point about how over-the-top headlines on news websites tend to be, the "Last Week Tonight" host takes a bat to the "Trojan donkeys of diabetes." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 8, 2014
The World Health Organisation Wednesday said the recommended amount of sugar consumed daily should be halved as it stepped up its battle against public health problems like obesity and tooth decay. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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