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Food, drug shortage crisis rages on: Numerous pharmaceuticals to run out before end of 2023

June 19, 2023 - food shortage in 40 years," to quote Frank Sheppard, CEO of Feeding the Valley Food Bank.

"And it's pandemic related," Sheppard said. "It's really a number of causes our federal government and state governments provided a plentiful amount of food during the pandemic to help so many more people in need. And those supply lines are just a little slow to replenish."

"Then you have the whole supply chain issue. Things are just taking 3, 4, 5, 10 times as long to ...

Adderall shortage in America driving ADHD patients to use METH

November 01, 2023 -

Widely prescribed for ADHD, Adderall is a legal form of mixed amphetamine salts often referred to as "legalized meth." The drug contains compounds such as amphetamine and dextroamphetamine that stimulate the central nervous system and address dopamine imbalance. Individuals with ADHD who take Adderall can focus and function effectively but are at risk of becoming dependent on the drug.

That's why the ongoing Adderall shortage has driven ADHD patients to seek alternatives ...

Shortage of ANTIBIOTICS could worsen SYPHILIS epidemic in the U.S.

July 12, 2023 -

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer announced in a June 12 letter that the long-acting injectable antibiotic Bicillin L-A, formally penicillin G benzathine, currently has low supply. The same problem also applied to another kind of antibiotic called penicillin G procaine.

According to the company, the shortages were caused by a significant increase in demand triggered by the rising rate of syphilis infections. Bicillin's recent use as an alternative to the more common amoxicillin ...

British potato shortage: Farmers warn U.K. could run out of staple crop

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"Farmers in the U.K. have reportedly been struggling with one of the lowest potato harvests on record, estimated at two metric tons less than five or six years ago – pegged at 4.1 metric tons of harvested potatoes," according to Fresh Produce Journal editor Fred Searle.

National Farmers' Union Potato Policy Group Chairman Time Rooke said: "Rising energy and fertilizer costs have further stressed the agriculture sector and hampered U.K. potato production. Potatoes are in my ...

Experts warn that a worldwide lithium shortage could come as early as 2025

September 05, 2023 -

In a report recently published by BMI, a research unit of Fitch Solutions, the insatiable demand of China for lithium primarily driven by the EV market is expected to grow by an average of 20.4 percent per annum between 2023 and 2032. However, the lithium supply is projected to increase by only six percent over the same period.

Meaning to say, the large gap cannot even meet a third of the anticipated demand despite China being the third largest producer of lithium ...

U.S. facing worsening ammo shortage while trying to keep up with Ukraine’s demands

August 22, 2023 -

According to reports, the U.S. Department of Defense is neck-deep in its efforts to keep up with Ukraine's demands. Failure to sustain current production levels could jeopardize security on the home front, the reports warned.

Due to Ukraine's astonishing hunger for artillery ammunition, U.S. military contractors are expected to double the rate of standard NATO artillery round production recorded before Ukraine launched its counter-offensive last June.

America's bid ...

Pilot shortage and union demand could make passenger flights unaffordable for ordinary Americans

August 09, 2023 -

Estimates suggest that airlines across North America will suffer shortages of around 30,000 pilots over the next decades because the country isn't training enough pilots while others are choosing to retire early.

Oliver Wyman, a management consulting firm, explained that even if the supply of new pilots grows, it's still not enough to "offset a continuing wave of retirements."

At the same time, pilot unions are more determined to have their needs met due to the ...

GREEN SHORTAGE: Lack of lithium preventing Indonesia from becoming a global hub for EVs

May 17, 2023 -

Indonesian Coordinating Minister of Maritime and Investment Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan noted in a statement made in February that the country is on the cusp of an EV battery revolution, but it still lacks a guaranteed supply of lithium for this goal to become a reality by 2025. To remedy this, Indonesia is turning to Australia.

"Australia is the best candidate to develop the EV battery industry [of Indonesia] because half of the world's lithium is found in the country ...

REPLACEMENTS: German government in talks to allow 250,000 Kenyan migrants to fill worker shortage

May 16, 2023 -

In a joint press conference, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Kenyan President William Ruto announced that Germany would bring in skilled and semi-skilled workers as well as professionals to work in the country. Kenya is also pushing Germany to loosen its immigration restrictions on those coming from Kenya to facilitate the process.

President Ruto stated: “We have agreed to establish a technical team from my office and the ministries of Foreign Affairs and Labour in both ...

NATO’s ammo shortage worsens due to skyrocketing prices and Ukrainian troops’ overconsumption of artillery shells

September 21, 2023 -

NATO Military Committee Chair Admiral Rob Bauer warned on Saturday of the predicaments of President Volodymyr Zelensky's men using more ammunition than the West can produce. "Prices for equipment and ammunition are shooting up. Right now, we are paying more and more for exactly the same," Bauer said after a meeting of NATO defense chiefs in Norway, according to Reuters. "That means that we cannot make sure that the increased defense spending actually leads to more security....

Ammo prices to skyrocket due to global gunpowder shortage caused by Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Palestine conflicts

December 12, 2023 -

Vista Outdoor, a Minnesota-based designer and manufacturer of ammunition, sporting goods and outdoor recreational products, is also the parent company of several of America's largest corporations that manufacture ammunition for the civilian market, including CCI, Federal and Remington.

In a statement, Vista Outdoor announced that world events are forcing its gunpowder suppliers to increase their prices by as much as 10 percent. This is forcing Vista Outdoor to increase ...

FDA: Basic antibiotics shortage ongoing since Q4 last year, some medicines to completely run out by end of June

June 23, 2023 - food shortages are here, and they will get a lot worse.

Adderall shortage leaves millions without access to ADHD drugs, and a nation of addicts wondering how to get their pharma fix.

America running out of key antibiotics and respiratory drugs for children amid "tripledemic."

FDA announces amoxicillin shortage, cites increased demand and manufacturing issues as causes.

Spice beats chemo: Study reveals turmeric is more effective at killing cancer ...