Spring-clean your medicine cabinet
Follow these tips for proper storage and disposal to help safeguard your kids.
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- April 18, 2019
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painkillers
Aches and pains? Find out which med will work best
Choosing the right drug for what ails you can be a painful process, but a pharmacist offers up his cheat sheet to make it easier.
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- October 12, 2017
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Patient Story
‘Don’t wait to get help’
After seeking treatment for addiction during her pregnancy, a mom shares a message of hope and recovery.
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- September 4, 2017
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Mental health myths abound in the U.S.
For instance, survey finds less than half can recognize anxiety.
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- May 10, 2017
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Opioid painkillers and anxiety meds: A deadly mix?
Thirty percent of fatal opioid overdoses involved both types of meds, but number of people prescribed both has spiked.
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- March 20, 2017
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Troubling trend in senior prescriptions
In patients 65 and older, use of opioids, antidepressants, tranquilizers and antipsychotics more than doubled from 2004 to 2013.
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- February 22, 2017
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Common painkillers don’t ease back pain
Patients who took NSAIDs were also 2.5 times more likely to suffer gastrointestinal side effects.
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- February 10, 2017
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Non-addictive painkiller shows promise
Preliminary research on animals shows potential, but human studies have yet to be done.
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- September 6, 2016
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Over-the-counter painkiller use raises alarm
People run risk of stomach bleeds, ulcers and liver damage from meds.
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- January 3, 2016
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