It’s been known for decades that animals such as chimpanzees seek out medicinal herbs to treat their diseases, in order to alleviate their pain (NOTE: Subscribers can till listen to this story, as well as Whitley’s commentary on it). Moths, ants and fruit flies are now known to self-medicate. Dogs and cats lick their wounds because their saliva has antibiotic properties.
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There are lots of ways that men and women are different from each other, and one of these is reactions to the drugs they take.
For instance, men metabolize sleeping pills faster than women do, meaning that they knock women out more quickly and completely. The FDA is recommending different types of sleeping pills for each sex.
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Medicines can kill, but sometimes they don’t work. All medicine is tested, but often the RESULTS of these tests are kept secret from the doctors who prescribe them–the people who need to know the most.
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Drugs don’t’ always heal: More Americans now die each year from prescription drug overdoses than from cocaine, heroin and other illegal drugs.
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