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Dutch researchers have confirmed that the asthma drug Singulair (montelukast) has serious side effects, including depression, nightmares and even sleepwalking in some children and adults.

Their study, published in Pharmacology Research & Perspectives, is a meta-analysis of data from both the Netherlands Pharmacovigilance Center Lareb and the WHO Continue Reading →

Big Rise in Hospitalizations for Kids With Opioid Side Effects Researchers have found that young children are experiencing the harmful side effects of opioid painkillers at an increased rate. The research team collected data on adolescent hospital stays and examined children from 1 month to 17 years old. The preliminary Continue Reading →

In a surprising finding, researchers at Canada’s McMaster University have concluded that antidepressants can cause cardiovascular problems in people who are otherwise healthy, but seem to have no serious effects on patients who already have heart disease.

The researchers did a meta-analysis of data from 17 studies Continue Reading →

Does the use of antidepressants during pregnancy lead to birth defects? Researchers in the 1970s said yes, but a new study by researchers at Yale refutes that finding.

The earlier studies found that the use of antidepressants — specifically diazepam and chlordiazepoxide — during the first trimester of pregnancy led Continue Reading →

Interest in non-drug pain treatment grows, impact of psychiatric drugs on cognition, and anti-epileptic drugs and pregnancy.

Over half of Americans are misusing prescription drugs by not taking them as directed by their doctor or taking other drugs not prescribed to them.

If you suffer from acid reflux and turn to medication for relief, new research indicates that a change in diet is more effective in reducing that burning sensation than drugs, but without the side effects.

People with laryngopharyngeal reflux – acid that travels up the esophagus to reach the throat Continue Reading →