Medications
Nearly 1 in 5 American adults takes sleep meds
Nearly 20% of American adults use a drug to help them sleep, either occasionally or regularly, health officials reported Wednesday.
Jan 25, 2023
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News tagged with drug prescriptions
Medications
Creating a safer fentanyl. How researchers are making the deadly drug less addictive
A group of scientists say they've created a safer version of fentanyl that could potentially diminish the drug's addictive side effects, which have resulted in annual deaths of tens of thousands of people across the United ...
Jan 23, 2023
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Medications
Less than a third of heavily advertised drugs have 'high therapeutic value': study
Television ads for drugs are filled with glowing images of people living their best lives, all thanks to that new med they've been prescribed.
Jan 19, 2023
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Health
Herbal remedies and you: 6 tips to safeguard your health
Not all prescription drugs and dietary herbal supplements work well together.
Jan 18, 2023
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Health
Pills bought through Snapchat caused deaths of 8 teens and young adults from West and Midwest, lawsuit alleges
Pills bought through Snapchat caused the deaths of eight young people age 15 through 22, and now their families are suing the platform.
Jan 16, 2023
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Medications
New York doctors are now required to prescribe naloxone to some patients on opioid painkillers
Without opioid painkillers to dull the ache in his knees and other joints, Arnold Wilson wouldn't be able to walk half a block. The 63-year-old former New York City nurse has crippling arthritis for which he takes OxyContin ...
Jan 9, 2023
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Medications
Antiepileptic drugs tied to incident Parkinson disease
Antiepileptic drugs are associated with incident Parkinson disease, according to a study published online Dec. 27 in JAMA Neurology.
Jan 4, 2023
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Overweight & Obesity
How much money is too much for obesity treatments?
A new generation of effective weight loss drugs is now available in the U.S., but the drugs' high cost highlights a reality hurting the nation's economy and those who want to shed pounds: Obesity is expensive, and so are ...
Dec 21, 2022
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Medications
Research shows doctors and their families are less likely to follow guidelines about medicine
Following established guidelines about prescription drugs would seem to be an obvious course of action, especially for the professionals that do the prescribing. Yet doctors and their family members are less likely than other ...
Dec 16, 2022
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Medical research
Women are 50–75% more likely to have adverse drug reactions—a new mouse study finally helps explain why
Compared to men, we know much less about how women experience disease.
Dec 12, 2022
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