Gergana Koleva

Contributor

What effects do misleading advertising, poor oversight of the food, drug, and sports industries, and other forms of consumer fraud have on health? In my blog on Forbes.com, I examine the relationships between financial incentives, questionable business- and bio-ethics, and consumer safety. I previously covered these topics for Aol's Daily Finance, after having written about banking and investing for MarketWatch and American Banker. Follow me on Twitter: @gerganakoleva

Articles

Applegate Farms Amplifies Appeals for Antibiotic-Free Food

<p>Three out of four Americans want government to do something to curb overuse of antibiotics on animal farms that supply most of the nation’s meat, and many believe the resulting rise of antibiotic-resistant superbugs is a serious threat to human health, Gergana Koleva reports.</p>

$1,000 for sugar water and salt? Big pharma inflates bills, consumers pay

<p>If you've experienced sticker shock at the pharmacy and wondered why drug prices are always rising, even for generics, consider the value of salt. Baxter International, which sells drugs to health care providers and pharmacies, billed Medicaid $928 for $1.71 worth of saline solution -- a 54,000% markup -- for more than 10 years before a Louisiana state lawsuit caught the deception...</p>