Cancer affects so many in the world. By 2020, an estimated 1.8 million people were…
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Are DTC Drug Ads Good for You?
By advertising directly to consumers (DTC), have we improved healthcare or created unrealistic expectations? The DTC (direct-to-consumer) Marketing Conference met…
Many drugs aren’t safe in pregnancy. Here’s the official FDA list of safe and unsafe medicines in pregnancy.
Although antidepressants are prescribed to millions of children and adolescents, the drugs do not offer any clear benefit to them…
Antidepressants: New Risks of Side Effects
Antidepressants help many people. But evidence has been growing for years that the widespread use of these medicines is not…
Drinking Alcohol Can Impair Your Medicine
Mixing Alcohol and Prescription Medicines Everyone knows not to mix alcohol and prescription medicines, right? But the math indicates a…
A study published in the Injury Prevention Journal suggests that women who were prescribed a common class of antidepressants (Celexa,…
Tamoxifen for Breast Cancer: Success — For Some
You’ve finished treatment for breast cancer with Tamoxifen and your oncologist has said you are cancer-free “as far as we…
Antidepressants’ Problematic Side Effects
“Over the past two decades, the use of antidepressants has skyrocketed. One in 10 Americans now takes an antidepressant medication;”…
Anti-anxiety and bi-polar meds can be hard to handle, but also can be an important part of living healthfully. Here is how Elaina manages.
Cheat sheet, watch out for: anti-anxiety, antidepressants, antifungal (!), antihistamines, blood pressure, heartburn, muscle relaxants and pain relievers. From Consumer…
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