Many who first misuse prescription pills get them from friends, family: report
(HealthDay) -- A new U.S. government analysis shows that more than 70 percent of people who first misuse prescription medications get those pills from their friends or relatives.
Medications
Apr 25, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
Clinical trial measures impact of food on anti-cancer drug effects
(Medical Xpress) -- An unusual clinical trial based at the University of Chicago Medicine is seeking to determine whether a drug approved for patients with advanced prostate cancer might be safer and just ...
Cancer
Apr 16, 2012 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Certain birth control pills may carry higher blood clot risk: FDA
(HealthDay) -- U.S. health officials announced Tuesday that birth controls pills containing drospirenone -- a man-made version of the hormone progesterone -- may be associated with a higher risk of blood clots ...
Medications
Apr 10, 2012 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
|
US warns of cancer-agent in Japan weight loss pills
The US Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday warned consumers not to take a product called "Japan Rapid Weight Loss Diet Pills" because they contain a suspected cancer-causing agent.
Medications
Apr 03, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
Study: Long use of any hormones poses cancer risk
New research suggests that long-term use of any type of hormones to ease menopause symptoms can raise a woman's risk of breast cancer.
Cancer
Apr 01, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
Dutch pensioner's decision: when to die with dignity
With a deadly dose of barbiturates stashed in his home in a small eastern Dutch town, pensioner Hans Hillebrand is a "self-determinist": he alone wants to decide when it's time to die with dignity.
Other
Mar 31, 2012 |
5 / 5 (4) |
0
Does the brain 'remember' antidepressants?
Individuals with major depressive disorder (MDD) often undergo multiple courses of antidepressant treatment during their lives. This is because the disorder can recur despite treatment and because finding the right medication ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 26, 2012 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
|
Kidney transplant patients seek life without drugs
(AP) -- Lindsay Porter's kidneys were failing rapidly when a friend offered to donate one of his. Then she made an unusual request: Would he donate part of his immune system, too?
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 19, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
Obesity raises death risk tied to sleeping pills
Obesity appears to significantly increase the risk of death tied to sleeping pills, nearly doubling the rate of mortality even among those prescribed 18 or fewer pills in a year, researchers reported Friday.
Sleep apnea
Mar 16, 2012 |
5 / 5 (5) |
1
|
Assessing innovative intervention for children with cerebral palsy
Five-year-old Lauren's cerebral palsy used to make eating meals an ordeal, going to bed a challenge, and crawling an impossibility.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 15, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
Aged garlic may ease cold symptoms
Cold and flu symptoms have a significant impact on our economy.
Health
Mar 12, 2012 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
$100 or $1,000? Wide price range for birth control
(AP) -- What does birth control really cost anyway?
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Mar 09, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
Study: Most weight loss supplements are not effective
An Oregon State University researcher has reviewed the body of evidence around weight loss supplements and has bad news for those trying to find a magic pill to lose weight and keep it off – it doesn't exist.
Health
Mar 06, 2012 |
3 / 5 (2) |
4
|
Study shows pill is the most used form of birth control in Malaysia
A study carried out by fourth year medical students of Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) has shown that taking contraceptive pill is the most common method for birth control.
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Feb 29, 2012 |
3 / 5 (1) |
0
Study finds higher death risk with sleeping pills
People are relying on sleeping pills more than ever to get a good night's rest, but a new study by Scripps Clinic researchers links the medications to a 4.6 times higher risk of death and a significant increase in cancer ...
Health
Feb 27, 2012 |
not rated yet |
2
|
