(HealthDay)—The public is being given its 14th opportunity to safely dispose of pills and patches at collection points operated by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and its partners.
Oct 25, 2017
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(HealthDay)—You can safely dispose of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs on Saturday, April 29.
Apr 27, 2017
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U.S. regulators are warning consumers to avoid 65 bogus products hawked on the internet with false claims that they can cure, treat, diagnose or prevent cancer.
Apr 25, 2017
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Longtime customers of Target's pharmacies are finding a change in pill bottle design hard to swallow.
Sep 27, 2016
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Authorities are sounding the alarm about a new and deadly twist in the country's drug-addiction crisis in the form of a potent painkiller disguised as other medications.
Feb 29, 2016
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(HealthDay)—U.S. researchers are challenging a leading theory about the nation's heroin epidemic, saying it's not a direct result of the crackdown on opioids. The commentary has been published in the Jan. 14 issue of the ...
Jan 14, 2016
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You can whack it with a hammer, attack it with a drill, or even stab it with a screwdriver. But try as you might, you won't be able to tamper with a high-tech pill dispenser designed by mechanical engineering students at ...
Jul 1, 2015
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Parents and physicians still aren't doing enough to address the rise of "pharming," or recreational use and abuse of prescription drugs, among teenagers, according to public health researchers at Drexel University.
Jan 14, 2015
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The medical community may be inadvertently creating a new generation of illegal, recreational drug users by prescribing anti-anxiety or sleep medications to teenagers, say University of Michigan researchers.
Nov 24, 2014
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(HealthDay)—Taking vitamins or other dietary supplements along with medication can be dangerous, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns.
Nov 4, 2014
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