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Doctors who accept gifts from pharmaceutical companies have a tendency to prescribe more drugs, especially ones that are more expensive.Data…

Discuss the risks of taking and the risks of not taking antimalarial drugs with a healthcare professional who is experienced in this field. The health care provider will determine which antimalarial drug is best based on where you will be traveling (and potentially exposed to malaria mosquitoes) and your health condition.

Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease caused by a parasite. People with malaria often experience fever, chills and flu-like illness. Left untreated,…

Several months ago, I wrote a post about my doctor suggesting that I skip taking an anti-malaria drug. I was going…

All the antimalarial drugs are taken before, during and for a period of time after traveling to the area of…

I just read David Stuart MacLean’s recent Op-Ed piece in The New York Times, “Crazy Pills.” My heart is racing, my breath…