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The father of an autistic Massachusetts boy who died after his mother allegedly withheld cancer medication has died from injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash.
The Supreme Court says Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was taken to the Washington Hospital Center Wednesday evening after an apparent adverse reaction to a sleeping aid combined with cold medication she took immediately after boarding an overnight flight bound for London.
Authorities are investigating the reported theft of a tractor-trailer carrying about $8.8 million in pharmaceutical drugs from a truck stop in Georgia.
A woman accused of withholding cancer treatment from her autistic son by not filling prescriptions and misleading his doctors pleaded not guilty Monday to an attempted murder charge in the 9-year-old boy's death.
Federal regulators alleged Tuesday that an Illinois-based company bought the only two medicines approved to treat premature babies born with a potentially life-threatening congenital heart defect, and then increased prices nearly 1,300 percent.
We are a pill-popping nation. From TV and magazine ads hawking the latest cures to the estimated $287 billion prescription drug business, Americans are taking medicine for everything from heartburn to erectile dysfunction.
For the first time, it appears that more than half of all insured Americans are taking prescription medicines regularly for chronic health problems, a study shows.
When a patient gets a new prescription filled, there's a fair chance a pharmacist will be looking over the doctor's shoulder, more or less. Increasingly, pharmacists are aggressively reviewing prescriptions — mainly those for expensive, chronic conditions — and counseling patients and intervening with their doctors to head off costly, potentially deadly problems.
Cancer Patient's Dad Dies After Motorcycle CrashThe father of a young cancer patient who died after his mother allegedly withheld his medication has died after a Malden motorcycle crash.
Mother's Antidepressant use linked to Children's Health RisksNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Babies whose mothers used antidepressants during pregnancy visit the doctor more often and have higher risks of certain health problems than other children their age, a new study suggests.
Or better still..there's a Med(Medication) for that...I am no different than you because it applies to me also...But I read an article this morning on newsvine about a little boy in a class who was a disruption in his class, and it got me to thinking..The next step in the equati …
'Closed Heart Surgery': Scientists Jump-start The Heart By Gene Transfergene therapy may be used to improve an ailing heart's ability to contract properly.
Studies from decades ago have shown that patients who are taking antacids or Ranitidine have twice the rate of complications of influenza, including pneumonia.
Is buying your pet's meds online cheaper? Is it safe? Gently comforting the large black dog at her feet, Ashliegh Goebel says, "I have been treating him for about two years, but it's gotten a lot, lot better."
Is Adderall right for AutismDoes the need to help children with Autism focus outweigh the possiblity of Adderall and side effects?
Having watched the President's speech to Congress live from where I am in England, I was pretty moved by his statements because I know America can no longer do without universal care.
It is important to understand that by this time next month thousands of people would be infected by H1N1 swine flu. With so many uninsured, the risk becomes even greater in spreading the swine flu here in the USA.
Suicides pace as anti-depressant use increases"For another thing, while these folks, most of them baby boomers, are usually killing only themselves, their children aren't. The baby boomers' kids take others with them before they commit suicide."
I never thought I would be writing this just now but, without too much boasting, I think I have discovered the reason why I have been debilitated by my diabetes and have had such terrible problems in the past three years and, believe it or not, it has been unwittingly self-inflic …
When is the last time you checked your health provider's contract concerning your health care coverage? What % do you receive for in-home care? At what point does it run out? Or are you even covered? What % do you receive for post cancer care? At what point does it run out?
A Silly Pat On The Head Helps Seniors Remember Daily Medication"Doing something unusual, like knocking on wood or patting yourself on the head, while taking a daily dose of medicine may be an effective strategy to help seniors remember whether they've already taken their daily medications, suggests new research from Washington University in …
Overdose EpidemicThe abuse of certain prescription drugs nearly doubled from 2000 to 2007, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Some health officials are calling the rise in the misuse of prescription drugs an epidemic.
When the best treatment is wrong for youMost drugs and therapies fail in half of all patients. Here's how to figure out what will work for you.
A sure cure for eyelash inadequacy (You've tucked your tummy, lifted your face. Now for those hideous, malformed lashes . . .)I mean, sure, you've had a nose job and your breasts done. Your tummy is tucked, your face is lifted. Responding to the pressures of our superficial society, you have achieved physical perfection in every way and now it's time to . . . whoa, hang on a minute . . .
Nutrition (as a link to) Behavior" he shows us that poor nutrition can lead our youth into a world of violence, crime, depression and suicide. By using an impressive array of studies on both juvenile and adult prisoners," As well as
Fish oil more effective than antidepressants (and no risk of homicidal/suicidal ideation, mania, psychosis...)In the study, 432 patients with an episode of major depression were randomized to treatment with eicosapentenoic acid (EPA)—an omega-3 fatty acid found in fish oil— or matched placebo masked with fish odor.
Physical Causes of DepressionDepression can be a common phase people can go through after major life events. It can be incredibly strong or relatively mild. Either way, it is uncomfortable and a hindrance to living life to the fullest.
Side effect: Medication Spellbinding (intoxication anosognosia) documentedThe Four Basic Effects of Medication Spellbinding are outlined by noted psychiatrist Dr. Peter Breggin. "It's important to understand that all psychoactive substances impair higher brain function and with that they impair judgment."
Deadly Pill Popping in Pop Culture The list of artists harmed by over medication grows every year
Drug makers offer $80 billion toward healthcare overhaul - Los Angeles TimesReporting from Washington -- U.S.
Man charged with impersonating copA Port Jefferson Station man who impersonated a cop surrendered to the real police on Friday, Suffolk police said. Robert Kamena Jr., 46, claimed he was a police officer last month after workers at a Selden pharmacy suspected he stole medication from the store, police said.
Study: Fewer Depression Diagnoses "Unintended Consequence" Of Suicide Warnings On Anti-DepressantsI just about fell over laughing yesterday when a couple of readers passed along a new study from the Archives of General Psychiatry, which purported to examine US national rates of depression diagnoses and anti-depressant use from a selected database.
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