Drug interactions can be life-threatening, yet typically are found after many people are affected, not during testing. New technology may change that.
In Rx doses, this drug can have sizable side effects. But as a nutritional supplement, its brain benefits can be life-changing without a downside.
Prescription medications can play a vital role in keeping you healthy. But when a drug recall occurs, you need to take quick action. How to stay safe…
Don’t keep those half-empty bottles or expired meds hanging around. How to get rid of them the right way.
Common medications for infections, high cholesterol and asthma can lead to painful soft tissue injuries
There’s new evidence that the drug hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) raises risk for melanoma, a deadly skin cancer.
Epidermal necrolysis is a rare condition caused by medications. Learn how to recognize it and what to do about it.
One-third of antibiotic prescriptions are unnecessary…and if you take too many now, they may not work when you really need them.
Steroids can be helpful, but also dangerous. Here’s what to do to keep steroids from leading to pneumonia.
You know the warnings about antibiotics, but they’re not the only drugs to upset the balance in your gut, creating problems with digestion and worse.
Polypharmacy means taking drugs or combinations of drugs that do more harm than good. Millions of us do. Here's how to stop.
TV drug ads give the impression that a pill can cure what ails you—and perhaps even give you a better life overall. Here’s how to not get duped…
When a pwerson is terminally ill and has exhausted al lthe FDA-approved treatments, "Right to Try" laws aren't the only option...
Medications cn help us fight diabetes, depression and other chronic conditions. But weight gain can be a troublesome side effect. The ones to watch...
