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Prescription DrugsDoctors Unaware of Epilepsy Rx Side Effects
FDA warnings about anti epileptic medications often go unnoticed
Prescription DrugsPill That Helps Take the Weight Off
Zonisamide daily dose can help with weight loss with healthy diet and exercise
Prescription DrugsCancer Survivors Not Seeking Help for Depression
Head and neck cancer survivors reported not seeking mental health services
Prescription DrugsSaving 175 Jumbo Jets Full of Men
Prostate cancer risks lower and mortality rates the same in those taking finasteride
Prescription DrugsMannKind Reports Positive Data from a Phase 3 Clinical Study of Afrezza in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes
Afrezza inhalation powder sees positive results in clinical study
Prescription DrugsRx Info: Reading Material or Scratch Paper?
Information leaflets can help patients be aware of medication reactions
Prescription DrugsCannabis-Based Medication Not the Fix for MS
Multiple sclerosis progression not slowed by dronabinol
Prescription DrugsWalking Easier with Muscular Dystrophy
Duchenne muscular dystrophy may get new treatment
Prescription DrugsFDA Approves New Drug to Treat HIV Infection
Tivicay approved to treat HIV infection
Prescription DrugsFDA Announces Nationwide Voluntary Recall of All Products for Sterile Use from Specialty Compounding
Recall issued due to bacterial bloodstream infections in products
Prescription DrugsDon't Miss a Chance at Disease Protection
Vaccinations among teens often missed during doctor visits when teens could have been vaccinated
Prescription DrugsTamoxifen Benefits BRCA Carriers Too
Breast cancer survivors with BRCA mutations taking tamoxifen had fewer contralateral cancers
Prescription DrugsLifestyles of the Happy
Antidepressant use may be lower in women with healthier lifestyles
Prescription DrugsDiabetes Rx Shrinks Cancer Deaths
Prostate cancer patients taking metformin lived longer
Prescription DrugsYears of Rx May Increase Cancer Risks
Breast cancer risks increased with long term calcium channel blocker use
Prescription DrugsSuspensions Announced in MLB Doping Scandal
A Rod and other MLB players suspended for performance enhancing drug use
Prescription DrugsA Combo a Day Keeps Surgery Away
Inflammatory bowel disease surgery rates lower with a combination of Remicade and an immunomodulator
Prescription DrugsLinks Between Epilepsy and Cancer?
Epileptics have higher risks of some types of cancer
Prescription DrugsKindergartner Vaccination Rates Look Good
Vaccination coverage for US kindergartners close to 95 percent for required vaccines
Prescription DrugsReplacing Hormones after Hysterectomy
Estrogen therapy after hysterectomy found to be saving lives of many women
Prescription DrugsBeacon Hill Pharmacy d/b/a Rxtra Solutions Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Certain Sterile Products
Recall issued due to question of sterility assurance
Prescription DrugsOnce Bitten, Twice Shy
Allergy shots can reduce the risk of severe allergic reactions to insect stings
Prescription DrugsA New Disease Causing Fatigue?
Some chronic fatigue might be caused by human herpesvirus
Prescription DrugsKeeping Vasculitis at Bay
Rituximab was safe and effective in preventing the return of ANCA associated vasculitis