Fake drug, fake illness -- and people believe it!
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A media exhibit featuring a campaign for a fake drug to treat a fictitious illness is causing a stir because some people think the illness is real.
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Testing revealed fake versions of Lipitor and other widely used prescription drugs ordered through Web sites linked to a Canadian pharmacy, the Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday.
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Fake acupuncture works nearly as well as the real thing for low back pain, and either kind performs much better than usual care, German researchers have found.
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South-of-the-border street hawkers advertise suspicious kidney therapy. Part of Wired News' ongoing open-source investigation to out world quackery. In Bodyhack.
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What the Internet tells us about how the media, advertising and awareness months spread information on diseases and illnesses
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Placebos are a surprisingly common prescription, according to a U.S. study in which nearly half of the doctors surveyed said they had doled out a dummy pill at some point.
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The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently issued a flier to combat myths about the flu vaccine. It recited various commonly held views and labeled them either "true" or "false." Among those identified as false were statements such as "The side effects are worse than the flu"...
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An unsurprising response from the FDA.
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Thatâs right! We should not be seeking out and buying prescription drugs that rightfully belong to our Canadian neighbors. By filling prescriptions at Canadian pharmacies, we are threatening the very quality
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Intensive-care doctors monitor patients from miles away. Also: Vioxx might be responsible for more deaths than thought.... New network in southern India gives government a big boost.... and more.
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Alternative remedies abound, but which actually work?.
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For years, dog owners have been informing their doctors about the apparent disease-detecting ability of their pets, and today those claims gain some credibility
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A frighteningly expensive drug of marginal efficacy begets triple-digit multiples? Bring on the miracles.
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Mexican authorities are investigating the sale of fake or substandard medicine in a border town so popular among Americans seeking cheap medications that it has more pharmacies than streets.    U.S...
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(HealthDay News) -- Many people taking prescription or over-the-counter medications may not fully understand how and why to take them.
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Dr. Sidney M. Wolfe, the drug safety gadfly, is on something of a roll.
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Doctors are warning people not to buy the anti-impotency drug, Viagra, over the internet, because they have found conclusive evidence that it is usually fake and could lead to a number of side effects, including a heart attack.