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The media may do more harm than good when it comes to informing consumers about real health risks, according to Lydia Miljan, Ph.D., of The Frasier Institute, a Canadian public policy organization. Consumers often rely on the media for information about health risks, including everything from the latest studies on cancer [...] Over-the-counter (OTC) pain medications, such as acetominophen, ibuprofen and naproxen, are useful for reducing pain and swelling when taken occasionally, but, when taken daily, the medications may cause serious gastrointestinal and kidney problems. [...] In what The New York Times is calling “The Gathering Storm Over Prescription Drugs,” the debate over price controls for medications is rolling onto the center stage of American politics. At issue is whether the government should step in and try to artificially lower the price of drugs at the risk of interfering [...] |
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