54 articles on "medication"

The Number One Reason Why Older People Can Go Downhill Fast

There is a reason why many older become unable to live independently. It happened to one of our neighbors twice in one year. She fell first in her kitchen and broke her back. She tripped over an area rug. She was in the hospital for months. The se...

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Advantages of Using Natural Yeast Infection Treatments

Of all the yeast infection treatments available, you are bound to realize that a big portion of them tend to take the form of home remedies. Just to ensure that we are on the same frequency, home remedies essentially means anything and everything tha...

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Over 1,000,000 Preventable Deaths A Year Are Due to Medication Mistakes

On March 5, 2010, Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) reported that a nursing home in Wadena was blamed for administering the wrong medication to three of its residents. And because of these medication errors, the three residents were sent to the emergency ...

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Allergy Treatment Guide

Allergy Treatment Guide by: Kelly Gillis Allergy can be described as a malfunction of the immune system, an exaggerated response to certain substances. Allergies come in all different shapes and sizes, some as benign, but bothersome as the sneez...

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Diet Pills - A Risky Idea

Diet Pills - A Risky Idea by: Jeff Dedrick I wish I had a nickel for every weight loss aid and pill on the market. You and I could both retire. Many of these have been associated with serious medical risks, including heart attack, heart abnormal...

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Bextra and Vioxx Alternative Medications Have Warnings, Too.

At the urging of the Food and Drug Administration, the drugs Vioxx and Bextra have both been voluntarily withdrawn from the market by their manufacturers. Studies show that these drugs, part of a family of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID...

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Melatonin, Sleep Enhancement, and ADHD - Auto Recovery

Melatonin, Sleep Enhancement, and ADHD - Auto Recovery by: Anthony Kane, MD Overview Melatonin is a natural hormone, which is produced and secreted by the pineal gland. Melatonin plays an important role in the regulation of many hormones in the ...

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The Cox-2 Prescription Painkillers Are Back

This past week, the FDA held a meeting in order to decide what should be done about Merck’s Vioxx and Pfizer’s Bextra and Celebrex. The Food and Drug Administration originally intended to ban these pain medications. However, this was challenged b...

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What You Should Know About Mixing Medications and Diet

What You Should Know About Mixing Medications and Diet by: D.S. Epperson "...Medicine is dominated by a conservative inertia in which, for what they conceive of as medical-legal safety, 95% of the entire pack moves forward slowly, and together, ...

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7 Questions You Need to Ask About Bipolar Medication

One of the most critical parts of bipolar treatment is medication. Without the correct medication, you or your loved one may go in and out of episodes without long periods of stability in between. However, even once your doctor has helped you find th...

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