When Citrus Gets Lethal

So, the other day I got a new prescription, and as I skimmed through the 300 pages of side effect warnings (okay… maybe it was only 3 pages, but the font was ridiculously tiny), I noticed a warning about consuming grapefruit and/or grapefruit juice. “Whaaat? Why grapefruit specifically?” The warning is written as follows: “Eating grapefruit or…

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Bizzare Medical Treatments: Bayer Heroin

Bayer heroin advertisement. Bayer AG, a multibillion dollar, German pharmaceutical company is regarded as one of the leaders in its sector, producing mild painkillers such as Bayer Aspirin and Aleve, the vitamin C supplements Redoxon and Berocca, and many other well known drugs. This reputation combined with the angelic sounding tagline on their website, “Bayer: Science…

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