Prescription Drugs

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• Eminem can relate to Michael Jackson’s death

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 726
  London, December 04 (ANI): Eminem has said that he can relate to Michael Jackson’s addiction to prescription drugs, which ultimately cost him his life.The rap star has also suffered overdose of methadone in the past, when he nearly died.“I definitely can relate, and it’s a shame if he didn’t have anybody there ...
  9 hours ago

• Democrat Senator Acknowledges Health Bill Breaks Obama Promises

  
  Flopping Aces — Authority: 661
  A few Democrats are seeing the light : Democrats, having defeated a Republican attempt to block proposed Medicare cuts, now face an even bigger headache: concern among members of their own party over the program’s future funding. President Barack Obama wants to cut spending on the federal insurance plan for the ...
  13 hours ago

• Healthcare Inspection Review of Selected Pharmacy Operations in Veterans Health Administration Facilities

  
  Docuticker — Authority: 155
  Healthcare Inspection Review of Selected Pharmacy Operations in Veterans Health Administration Facilities (PDF; 219 KB) Source: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Inspector General The purpose of our review was to: (1) evaluate pharmacy controls related to security and management of controlled ...
  16 hours ago

• Promotional Spending for Prescription Drugs

  
  Docuticker — Authority: 155
  Promotional Spending for Prescription Drugs (PDF; 591 KB) Source: Congressional Budget Office From CBO Director’s Blog : Pharmaceutical companies’ efforts to promote prescription drugs have attracted the attention of policymakers because such activities may affect the rate at which different drugs are ...
  16 hours ago

• 8 Important Questions to Ask Your Doctor

  
  Healthy and Green Living — Authority: 548
  When your doctor prescribes a drug, ask her or him the right questions and don’t leave before you have the answers.* How long has this drug been on the market?As we have seen, many of the problems of drugs and their side effects are with the newer drugs that have been recently licensed, and that [...]
  17 hours ago

• Patient advice

  
  X Cannabis — Authority: 114
  I had a person that I\ve never met ask me on facebook today to give some friends of hers advice on medical marijuana in this [...]
  19 hours ago

• Vioxx side effects could have been known years earlier

  
  Consumer Reports Health Blog — Authority: 536
  Vioxx was a blockbuster drug. Launched by Merck & Co., Inc., in 1999 as a treatment for painful arthritis , its annual sales soon reached $2 billion. The benefits were much the same as other anti-inflammatory painkillers , which sold for a fraction of the cost, but Vioxx (the generic name is rofecoxib) was ...
  20 hours ago

• Q&A: Do blood thinners increase your risk of brain bleeding?

  
  Consumer Reports Health Blog — Authority: 536
  My doctor prescribed the blood thinner warfarin because I have atrial fibrillation. But I’ve heard that people who are over 70 shouldn’t take warfarin because it increases their risk of bleeding in the brain. Is that true? — M.G., Toronto No. Warfarin (Coumadin and generic) is proved to lower the risk of ...
  1 day ago

• Diet Alternatives: Herbal Dietary Supplements

  
  fresh healthy body — Authority: 453
  Herbs refer to all plants that can be used for medicinal and cosmetic purposes. These include: trees, shrubs, mushrooms, lichens and fruits and vegetables . Apple juice and shiitake mushrooms which serve as food are also good herbal alternatives. Herbal alternatives can either be internal or external ...
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• Michael Moore’s Sicko Misses the Solution: Health Savings Accounts

  
  fresh healthy body — Authority: 453
  Michael Moore’s new movie SICKO is a humorous and at times emotionally moving look at the state of U.S. healthcare, but it promotes a solution (government healthcare) that would only make matters worse. Instead of more bureaucracy and government control, we should be encouraging competition among healthcare ...
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• 5 steps to choosing the best Medicare Part D plan

  
  Consumer Reports Health Blog — Authority: 536
  Its that time of year again. Open enrollment for the Medicare Part D drug benefit runs until Dec. 31, 2009. You should enroll by Dec.15, though, to avoid potential coverage lapses and problems filling your prescriptions. Your coverage will be in effect from Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, 2010. Whether you are enrolling ...
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• Safe Medication Drug Mail Back Disposal Programs are Expanding

  
  ElderGuru.com — Authority: 405
  There are serious dangers associated with storing and/or improperly disposing of unwanted medications: Older adults, teenagers and children could accidentally overdose or become poisoned by ingesting unused drugs; drugs may be stolen for abuse or illegal sale; and the environment suffers when drugs are thrown in ...
  2 days ago

• Brain surgery sinks to the level of kitchen design

  
  Calvin Palmer's Weblog — Authority: 129
  By Calvin Palmer Have you got a brain tumor? I know just the man to help. Yesterday if you had asked me, I would not have had a clue. But today I received a flyer in the mail from a doctor in Arlington, Texas, advertising that world-class brain and spine surgery was now available to me. The doctor informed me that ...
  2 days ago

• Marijuana To Control Alcohol Abuse

  
  Psych Central News — Authority: 539
  A new research effort has a provocative outcome as University of California-Berkeley researchers suggest substituting cannabis for treatment of heavy alcohol abuse. Research published in BioMed Central’s open access Harm Reduction Journal features a poll of 350 cannabis users, finding that 40 percent used ...
  3 days ago

• Be Careful with Free Drug Samples

  
  Psych Central News — Authority: 539
  As consumer-directed health care evolves, many content-oriented websites include a link or redirection to a pharmaceutical company-sponsored Web homepage. A key feature of the pharmaceutical company’s drug website is the offer for a free sample or a one-time discount on a top-selling prescription medication. ...
  3 days ago

• Q&A: Easing the discomfort of akathisia?

  
  Consumer Reports Health Blog — Authority: 536
  I have akathisia (feelings of restlessness)from an antinausea drug.Can anything ease the discomfort?— A.H., Lake Elsinore, Calif.   Several steps may reduce akathisia,which in addition to restlessness caninclude agitation, tension, and uncontrollablemovements of the arms or legs.While it’s most often ...
  3 days ago

• FDA Announces New Warning on Plavix: Avoid Use with Prilosec/Prilosec OTC

  
  Docuticker — Authority: 155
  FDA Announces New Warning on Plavix: Avoid Use with Prilosec/Prilosec OTC Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration Patients should avoid using the stomach acid reducer Prilosec/Prilosec OTC (omeprazole) with the anti-clotting drug Plavix (clopidogrel), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned on Nov. 17. ...
  3 days ago

• Personal Medical Programs and Prescription Assistance Programs For The United States

  
  Natural Remedy for Yeast Infection — Authority: 142
  Private medical coverage offers reimbursement for health care. Prescription assistance programs can be included in some plans. Various policies may provide for payment of medical expenses incurred on a reimbursement basis by paying benefits to the policy holder, payment on a service basis by paying those who ...
  3 days ago

• Lindsay Lohan’s dad slams fraudster for suicide tweets

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 726
  Washington, Dec 1 (ANI): Lindsay Lohan’s father Michael has blasted rumours that he has suicidal tendencies.He has even blamed an impostor for posting a series of worrying messages online suggesting he planned to take his own life.Michael has been at war with Lindsay and his ex-wife Dina over his claims the actress ...
  3 days ago

• Answer to booze problems may lie in cannabis

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 726
  Washington, December 1 (ANI): Putting cannabis in place of more harmful drugs may help in winning the fight against substance abuse, say researchers.Amanda Reiman, University of California, Berkeley, USA, carried out the study at Berkeley Patient’s Group, and found that 40 per cent of the 350 cannabis users quizzed ...
  3 days ago

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