A dramatic increase in people being admitted to hospital with severe reactions to party pills has experts calling for urgent action.
Four to five patients are being admitted to Wellington Hospital on a typical Saturday night after taking the new- generation pills, emergency doctor Paul Quigley says.
Patients were scared, jittery and anxious. “We’re getting semi-hysterical type [...]

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There’s new scrutiny of statins, which are the most popular prescription drug ever that’s been marketed as a cholesterol-lowering medication.
As Businessweek reports: “The drugs are thought to be so essential that, according to the official government guidelines from the National Cholesterol Education Program, 40 million Americans should be taking them. Some researchers have [...]

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