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Prescription DrugsDouble-Duty Drug
Antihypertensive drug shows benefit for multiple sclerosis
Prescription DrugsA Top-10 List Worth Reading
American Heart Association announces top-10 research advances
Prescription DrugsSide Effects May NOT Include...
Birth control does not adversely affect glucose and insulin levels
Prescription DrugsGetting High, Getting Higher
NIDA survery shows increase in marijuana, ecstasy, and prescription drug use among youths
Prescription DrugsOsteoporosis Drug Shows Benefit for Oral Cancer
Zoledronic acid kills bone-damaging cells, may supplement treatment for oral cancer
Prescription DrugsAmphetamine Use, Drinking Study: The Results are Stimulating
Alcohol consumption may increase vulnerability to the effects of amphetamine
Prescription DrugsTracing the Origins of a Distressing Condition
Researchers identify genetic variants that increase risk of developing endometriosis
Prescription DrugsMultiple Sclerosis, Fewer Reasons to Worry
Experimental multiple sclerosis drug shown to reduce relapses in clinical trial
Prescription DrugsMind Full? Try Mindfulness Meditation
Mindfulness meditation shown effective in curbing relapses of depression
Prescription DrugsRest Your Legs
A drug for treating Parkinson's may help treat restless leg syndrome
Prescription DrugsCelebrate for Celebrex
Arthritis drug, Celebrex, also reduces risk of skin cancer
Become a Regular Pill Popper
Patients who don’t adhere to prescriptions cost lives, dollars
Prescription DrugsThe Once-Daily Tablet
Study shows antiretrovirals can reduce risk of HIV infection
Prescription DrugsA Side Effect to Avoid
Painkiller Ziconotide could increase suicidal ideation
Prescription DrugsDarvocet to be Withdrawn from U.S.
Propoxyphene withdrawn from US shelves due to potentially fatal side-effects
Prescription DrugsNew Treatment for Cocaine Addiction
New research offers hope for pharmacological treatment of cocaine addiction
Prescription DrugsTiming Counts
Women who take hormones in late life increase risk of dementia
Prescription DrugsControl Alzheimer's Disease?
Asthma inhibitors shown to control or treat the disease
Prescription DrugsSuper Statins Battling Bacteria
Cholesterol-lowering drugs beefing up white blood cells
Prescription DrugsStatin Abuse
Drug may be overprescribed in healthy people without diseased arteries
Prescription DrugsRoll Over, Rotavirus
New low-cost delivery method for rotavirus vaccination may save lives
Prescription DrugsDouble Whammy Drug
Asthma drugs shown to treat aortic aneurysm
Prescription DrugsAbandonment Issues
Failure to have prescriptions filled undermines medical treatment
Prescription DrugsA Rainbow of Meds
The color of your medication may affect your perception of its efficacy