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General Health & Wellness Be a part of the solution by rounding up unused or expired medications, and disposing of them at safe locations. (For Spectrum Health Beat)

Spring-clean your medicine cabinet

Follow these tips for proper storage and disposal to help safeguard your kids.

  • By: Margaret Farley Steele, HealthDay
  • April 18, 2019
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Cardiovascular Care One out of three U.S. adults has high blood pressure. (For Spectrum Health Beat)

Moving toward a better blood pressure pill

Combining low doses of multiple drugs might work for some.

  • By: Randy Dotinga, HealthDay
  • June 17, 2017
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Behavioral Health Teens ADHD Abuse

Keep your eyes on the medicine cabinet

Study finds 54 percent of teens surveyed use ADHD medications for non-medicinal purposes.

  • By: Robert Preidt, HealthDay
  • April 6, 2016
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General Health & Wellness

Prescription drug use on the rise in U.S.

Many adults take five or more medications, often for preventable ills.

  • By: Steven Reinberg, HealthDay
  • November 9, 2015
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Prescription drugs out of a vending machine?

Spectrum Health Ludington Hospital unveils an on-site system for dispensing prescription medications as soon as a doctor prescribes them.

  • Alan Neushwander
  • By: Alan Neushwander
  • September 21, 2015
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General Health & Wellness

Feeling itchy yet?

It's time to double down as head lice become resistant to common treatments in 25 states.

  • By: Alan Mozes, HealthDay
  • August 21, 2015
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