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As I mentioned yesterday in a post about bathroom medicine cabinets, the heat and humidity from your shower -- and the effect that has on the potency ... Read More »

It turns out that the price of a sugar pill may affect how well it performs on pain. Most people don't go shopping for placebo medication, but this ... Read More »

The Internet is big. It can feel even bigger when you're scouring search engines for valuable medical information. Spam, sites trying to sell you ... Read More »

After more than ten years in the making, professor Thomas Kosten has finished a vaccine that has the potential to cure addiction. The way it ... Read More »

Have you ever gone to Wal-Mart and tried to get a simple cough or allergy medication that required you to jump through hoops to buy it? That's a way ... Read More »

While it's mostly an issue for older adults, mixing medications and taking too many different types at one time is a concern for everyone. Even if ... Read More »

There are lots of pill boxes and pill management systems out there, but this one now has the FDA's stamp of approval. Called EMMA (Electronic ... Read More »

"Death is a dialogue between the spirit and the dust," wrote Emily Dickinson. What do you suppose she would have thought about this new perspective on ... Read More »

Let's face it: sometimes stress can manifest itself in embarrassing ways, like acne. Treatment options for acne can span from controversial drugs to ... Read More »

You can save a lot of money by switching to generic medications, right? If you have insurance, then yes. But if you're one of the many Americans who ... Read More »