The United States outspent every other country in the world combined when it came to the top-selling 20 pharmaceutical drugs, according to a recent analysis of company financial filings by Public Citizen. Americans spent a total of $101.1 billion, while the rest of the world spent $56.8 billion, on the top 20 drugs. The key…
American Spending on Top 20 Drugs Nearly Doubles the Rest of the World Combined
October 2, 2021
admin
Big PharmaBusiness & EconomyCompaniesDrugseconomyHealth NewsMedicaidMedicaremedicineMind & BodyUSUS News
0 Comment
A Simple Detox From Technology
I remember when our first computer made its grand entrance into my life. It was 1997. I was 8 years old and was thrilled to have this (very large) piece of technology at my fingertips–eager to play games, explore the internet, and print out random clipart to hang around my bedroom. My sister and I…
The Challenges of Daily Routines
There was a moment when I first started adopting daily routines when I got really frustrated. It was toward the end of my morning routine. I found myself feeling frantic and rushed. I hadn’t done everything I felt was important to the routine and now had to get ready for work and head out the…
Managing Diabetes With Diet
Diabetes should change the way you eat. Managing blood sugar can become a life or death situation, and diabetics have a much higher risk for heart disease and other heart-related risks than the general population. Tack on the risk of losing vision and limbs, and you can imagine why controlling the condition is so important….
Merck Says Antiviral Pill for COVID-19 Is Effective, Plans to File for Emergency Authorization
Results from a clinical trial show that Merck’s antiviral pill for COVID-19 is effective, the company said Friday. The antiviral, molnupiravir, cut the risk of hospitalization or death in half for adults who were deemed at risk but not hospitalized, according to a planned interim analysis of the trial. Compared to the 14.1 percent of…
Do You Have the Courage to Be a Real Friend?
When in the midst of great sadness or grief, people really want someone to be with them in their pain. It may be necessary to refrain from turning a friend’s painful experience into an idea or an opportunity to be helpful or wise. Try to keep a suffering friend company in their truth, however messy it…
Commissioner Suggests Health as Defense Against COVID-19
In a recent opinion piece for the LaCross Tribune, Frank Edelblut, commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Education, posed what some vaccine-focused health officials on the COVID-19 front lines might call a radical idea: Why not work on getting healthy to fight COVID-19? “It’s not an anti-vaccination statement to say, vaccinating Americans will not…
How to Relieve Intestinal Gas—Naturally
You’ve probably been privy to all manner of jokes (and attempted jokes) about emitting burps from your mouth or gas from your other end. In reality, everyone passes gas multiple times per day—it’s a natural, healthy bodily function after all. But the laughs all come to an end when someone realizes that there is something…
Cleaning Indoor Air Can Limit Viral Exposure
One strategy to reduce viral illnesses is to lower the concentration of viruses in the air, which may also improve health issues linked with indoor air pollution. Portable air purifiers, also known as portable air cleaners, are one of the easiest ways to accomplish that. A recent study published by Cambridge University Press evaluated the…
Want to Stay Young?
People get obsessed with staying young. They want to find every little thing to make them look younger and feel better—often to the point where it becomes debilitating. When you’re always worried about “getting old” and what that means, you’re putting a lot of stress on your body and mind, stress that accelerates aging. Skin…
-
Recent Posts
-
Archives
- May 2025
- April 2025
- July 2023
- June 2023
- May 2023
- April 2023
- March 2023
- February 2023
- January 2023
- December 2022
- November 2022
- October 2022
- September 2022
- August 2022
- July 2022
- June 2022
- May 2022
- April 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- September 2013
- July 2013
- March 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- December 1
-
Meta