UK patients are stockpiling drugs According to The Guardian, there is evidence that there are a number of patients in the UK who are stockpiling drugs against official guidance in fear of a no-deal Brexit. This is being done by asking their GPs for emergency prescriptions as well as ordering drugs from aboard.
"There is a level of concern that has risen quite a lot [in the last few months] and people with diabetes are talking about stockpiling. The government needs to be more transparent about in... continue reading
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The president from the movie Idiocracy who we call Trump, the man so desperate for fame and his cover on Time magazine, has made his own fake covers and put them on display at his company's golf clubs.
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