#Addiction #opioid #FDA The US is in the midst of an opioid epidemic and investigators suggest that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) aided and abetted such a thing to happen from the beginning. Looking at clinical data from Ys 1997 to 2018, researchers found that, of 48 proposed pain products, none had trials that […]
#virus #epidemics #lifespan #CDC #C19coronavirus A fortunate characteristic of virus epidemics is they have limited lifespans. No one knows why, but guesses include herd immunity and mutations of the virus. The following graph from the Centers for Disease Control and the National Center for Health Statistics (CDC) shows the time profile of the C-19 weekly death […]
American’s Dying from Drinking and Obesity is Alarming Since Y 2009, a growing number of Americans have died from liver disease and liver cancer. The increase among those 25- to 34 anni is especially troubling because the deaths are due to cirrhosis, a disease caused by excessive drinking of alcohol, the authors of a new […]
Opioid Drug Epidemic Takes Toll on America’s Economy $GS In a note to clients last Wednesday, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. economists say America’s opioid epidemic is sidelining people in their prime working years and contributing to the low rate of men and women who are either employed or looking for jobs. “Use of both legal […]