Browsing: Your Meds

The problem with muscle relaxants — and it’s a big problem — is this: Although the drugs are effective and…

Yellow, thick toenails? Yeast infection? How anti-fungal treatments stack up, some surprising side effects, and tips for prevention.

Each time you take a pill, slap on a patch, or ingest drops of medicines, you’re exposing yourself to the risk of side effects. Ranging from harmless to harmful, from obvious to eerily undetectable, medicine-induced side effects are the fourth leading cause of death in US.

Statin drugs that lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes are among the most-prescribed drugs in…

Do you take 4 pills a day? If so, you’re like most Americans. Yet what are we taking all these…

The late 1990s and early 2000s saw a number of prescription drugs come to market that ended up causing grave…

Back pain is the most common kind of chronic pain. It’s also a near-ubiquitous form of acute, short-lived pain after…

Scott Gottlieb, President Trump’s nominee to head the FDA, is in most ways a conventional (conservative) choice to head the…

Not all prescription drugs are created equal. Some work better than others. Some are riskier than others. Some probably shouldn’t…

The FDA is considering letting pharmaceutical companies give information to doctors and insurance companies on unproven uses of prescription drugs.…