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The manufacturer of Biofreeze is celebrating its 25th year by sponsoring an essay contest for those using its product to provide natural and safe musculoskeletal pain relief. Speaking of safety, a new large study demonstrates that "half of antibiotic prescriptions for acute respiratory conditions may have been unnecessary, representing 34 million antibiotic prescriptions annually," and "collectively, across all conditions, an estimated 30% of outpatient, oral antibiotic prescriptions may have been inappropriate." Why is the use of unsafe medication so widespread? A study of the 2,444 Massachusetts medical doctors in Medicare’s prescribing database demonstrates that common medical doctors who receive payments or gifts from pharmaceutical companies are more likely to prescribe brand name medications, and that 37 percent received payments from the drug industry.

 

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