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Reports in the media of bizarre behaviors -including eating, driving and even shop occurred during Ambien induced sleep have raised concerns among the millions of Americans who take the popular prescription sleep aid. But according to most experts, there is no need...
Two recent studies examined the difficulties of using the drug warfarin, a clot- preventing drug that is often prescribed for people who...
People who take the anticlotting medication warfarin (Coumadin) get substantial benefits if they monitor their own blood levels rather than have a...
Emergency room doctors treating heart attack patients often fail to administer powerful clot-preventing drugs in the proper doses, according to a recent...
In a study, intensive cholesterol-lowering therapy using rosuvastatin (Crestor)-a powerful (and controversial) member of the statin family of drugs-not only reduced...
By now, we've all heard about the growing threat of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. 'We know not to ask our doctors...
Americans spend an average of $885 annually on prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) medications. But when it comes to cost, you have more...
Patients who are prescribed generic drugs f are more likely to continue taking them than patients who take brand-name drugs, a new...
Women respond differently than men to certain drugs and, therefore, should be aggressive in researching their medications. Women have been underrepresented in...
Medical researchers have long known that men and women differ in their susceptibility to common disease, including diabetes, heart disease and cancer....
Should you use a prescription or over-the-counter (OTC) medication that has an expiration date that has long past? To answer this question,...
Medications that are taken accidentally by young children account for an estimated 53,517 nonfatal emergency room visits each year in the...