Medication

Want To Stay Healthy? It's Going To Cost You

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 05.29.2012

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Medication is getting more expensive. And having insurance won't necessarily help you. A number of insurers, including Anthem Blue Cross and Aetna,...

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8 Things You Need To Do If Your Child Is On Psychiatric Meds

Kaitlin Bell Barnett | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Psychiatry, Therapy, Medication Generation, Dosed, Childrens Medication, Psychiatric Medication, Kaitlin Bell Barnett, Prescription Medication, Medication, Parents News
Kaitlin Bell Barnett

If the decision is made that medication is worth a try, here are some steps adults can take to help children benefit as much as possible from the experience.

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'The Moment I Knew Was Depressed'

Therese Borchard | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Depression Help, Major Depression, The Moment I Knew, Depression, Depression Treatment, Mental Health, Positivity, Personal Stories, Depression Symptoms, Medication, Mental Wellness, Healthy Living News
Therese Borchard

There was never a moment when I said to myself, "Self, it's been two months since you haven't been your cheery self, and if the Zoloft ad on TV is any indication of what depression feels like, you are certainly a sad egg who can't -- or doesn't want to -- catch that damn butterfly."

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Drugs The Problem Rather Than The Solution For Overmedicated Elderly

The New York Times | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Overmedication, Medication, Health Care, Fifty News

My 92-year-old aunt was a walking pharmacy, and a month ago it nearly killed her. The episode also cost the American medical system several hundred th...

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Are These Drugs Over Prescribed And Under Delivering?

Lloyd I. Sederer, MD | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Depression Treatment, Anxiety Medication, Mental Health, Depression Medication, Mental Treatment, Mental Health Issues, New Research, Blood Pressure Medication, Mental Health Care, Treatment Mental Illness, Medication Treatment, Healthy Living Health News, Medication, Medications, Mental Health Treatment, Healthy Living News
Lloyd I. Sederer, MD

When it comes to benefits, psychiatric medications hold their own when compared with general medical medications in the treatment of a great number of diseases that affect so many people.

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Appeals Court Is Right to Medicate Loughner

Robert David Jaffee | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Gabrielle Giffords, Psychosis, Medication, Jared Loughner, Schizophrenia, Jared Loughner Trial, Jared-Loughner-Medication, Politics News
Robert David Jaffee

Any argument that antipsychotic medication will harm or kill Loughner is completely specious. At core, Loughner's attorneys fear something else; they fear that if their client stands trial, he may be subjected to the death penalty.

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Suicidal? Just Depressed? Be Careful How You Phrase It Online

Kaitlin Bell Barnett | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Psychiatry, Suicide, Self-Esteem, Medication, Facebook, Depression, Depression Help, Mental Illness, Help Mental Health, Facebook Flag, Flag on Facebook, Mental Health, Mental Illness Help, Mental Help, Healthy Living News
Kaitlin Bell Barnett

Facebook's new "flag" policy for threats of self-harm strikes me as an efficient, measured approach that manages to offer timely help while also respecting the privacy of the people making the alleged threats. The trouble, as always, is interpreting what constitutes a threat.

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Report: Medical Examiner Released Thousands Of Pain Pills Into Black Market

The Huffington Post | Amanda McCorquodale | Posted 02.06.2012

Read More: Oxycodone, Broward Inspector General, Broward Medical Examiner, Linda Krivjanik, Broward Office of the Inspector General, Report on Medical Examiner, Broward Me Office Mishandled Narcotics, Medication, Hydrocodone, Krivjanik, Drugs Missing From Broward Medical, Miami News

More than 3,600 narcotic pills have gone missing from the Broward County Medical Examiner's office and have likely entered the local pain pill black m...

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A Presidential Candidate Openly Taking Meds? Don't Bet On It

Kaitlin Bell Barnett | Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Psychiatry, Political Psychology, Republican Primary, Michele Bachmann, Antidepressants, Republican Presidential Candidates, Abraham Lincoln, Campaign Rhetoric, Presidential Election, Newt Gingrich, Barry Goldwater, Medication, Prescription Meds, Politics News
Kaitlin Bell Barnett

Today, we know a lot more about mental illness than we did forty years ago. But given the grueling and brutal demands of modern campaigning, we would be extremely unlikely to embrace a presidential candidate who acknowledged taking drugs for a psychiatric condition.

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Revisions to Psychiatry's 'Bible' Have People Crying Overmedication -- But Don't Freak Out Just Yet

Kaitlin Bell Barnett | Posted 03.10.2012

Read More: Mental Illness, Psychiatry, Overmedication, Medication, Dsm, Dsm-Iv, Dsm Criteria, Dsm 4, Mental Health, Dsm Diagnosis, Dsm V, Healthy Living News
Kaitlin Bell Barnett

For what might strike a lot of people as inside baseball, the debate over the upcoming edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is garnering a lot of media attention.

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Medication Shortages Surge To Record In 2011

AP | LINDA A. JOHNSON | Posted 03.04.2012

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TRENTON, N.J. — The number of new prescription drug shortages in 2011 shot up to 267, well above the prior record and about four times the numbe...

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Saying Goodbye to a Good Dog

Holly Robinson | Posted 02.28.2012

Read More: Cairn Terrier, Pets, Grief, Animal Shelters, Cushing's Disease, Parenting, Medication, Loss, Family Life, Euthanasia, Dogs, Family, Pet Euthanization, Pet Death, Parents News
Holly Robinson

A dog isn't just a dog, but a carrier of family history. Saying goodbye to a dog you've had for years means shutting the door on an era.

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Dealing With Holiday Office Party Anxiety

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 02.18.2012

Read More: Friend, Christmas Party, Social Anxiety, Social Cues, Awkward, No Friends, Friendship Advice, Difficulty Making Friends, Can?T Make Friends, Medication, Misreading Social Cues, Women News
Dr. Irene S. Levine

I want to go to a workplace party this Christmas, but the idea of standing in a crowded room on my own fills me with dread.

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Medicating Foster Kids: Not the Travesty It Seems?

Kaitlin Bell Barnett | Posted 02.08.2012

Read More: Meds, Psychiatry, Foster Children, Drugs, Medication, Foster Kids, Psychotropic Drugs, Mental Health, Foster System, Health News, Government Accountability Office, Healthy Living News
Kaitlin Bell Barnett

The reality about foster children and medication is far more complicated than it appears in the political theater of a congressional hearing, or in television news shots of sad-looking, adorable kids set to tug-at-your-heartstrings music.

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Dreaming of Sleep During Chemotherapy Treatment

Hollye Harrington Jacobs | Posted 01.31.2012

Read More: Silver Lining, The Silver Pen, Breast Cancer, Insomnia, Chemotherapy, Cancer, Napping, Personal Health, Medication, Sleep Habits, Sleep, Healthy Living News
Hollye Harrington Jacobs

Last week, my oncologist told me that if he could get rid of one of my side effects, it would be the insomnia. He told me that this cumulative fatigue is exacerbating all of my other symptoms. How many sheep can a girl count?

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Is This The Antidote To Reactivity?

Michael Sigman | Posted 01.11.2012

Read More: Shenpa, Debt Ceiling, Prajna, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Reactivity, Meditation, 12 Step Program, Buddhism, Medication, Barack Obama, Jesse Ventura, Pema Chodron, Healthy Living News
Michael Sigman

Scientific research indicates that meditation practice can actually change our brain structure to ameliorate reactivity. But meditation is just one tool for what, at the extreme, is known as impulse control disorder.

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What It's Like To Raise A Slacker.. And A Perfectionist

Miriam Novogrodsky | Posted 01.01.2012

Read More: Tutoring, Perfectionist, Therapy, Homework, Parenting, Medication, Slacker, Grades, Tweens, Kid Reading, Kids Doing Homework, Parents News
Miriam Novogrodsky

I have a soft spot for slackers, they are individualists. But as a mother, I'm stumped. I have one slacker and one perfectionist. My slacker was born ...

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What Older People Should Consider Before Taking an Antidepressant

Michael Friedman, L.M.S.W. | Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: Depression, Aging, Antidepressants, Mental Health, Psychotherapy, Healthy Living Mind, Antidepressant Risks, Adults and Antidepressants, Fda, Antidepressant Benefits, Medication, Healthy Living News
Michael Friedman, L.M.S.W.

Medication may be the best thing for you, but there are alternatives that you and your doctor may decide you should try first.

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L’Oreal Is Developing A Pill That Will Prevent Gray Hair

The Gloss | Posted 12.06.2011

Read More: Aging, Gray-Hair-Prejudice, Medication, Gray Hair, L'Oreal, Gray Hair Prevention, Women News

Imagine a perfect utopia in which all skin is tan and firm, all bodies are toned and hairless, all breasts point skyward and no one has a single lock ...

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Hospital Drug Shortages Present Deadly, Costly Crisis

AP | By LINDA A. JOHNSON | Posted 11.24.2011

Read More: Hospital Drug Shortage, Hospital Drug Crisis, Hospital Drugs, Chemotherapy, Cancer Treatments, Generic Drugs, Hospitals, Medication, Surgeries, Infections, Healthy Living News

TRENTON, N.J. -- A drug for dangerously high blood pressure, normally priced at $25.90 per dose, offered to hospitals for $1,200. Fifteen deaths in 15...

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WATCH: Suburban Hospital Debuts Illinois' First Prescription Drug Vending Machine

Posted 11.13.2011

Read More: Video, Instymeds, MetroSouth Medical Center, Emergency Rooms, Hospital, Health Insurance, Medication, Blue Island, Chicago News

A suburban Chicago hospital will be the first in the state to host a new vending machine that offers 24-hour access to prescription drugs. The vend...

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Prison Resumes Forcible Medication Of Jared Lee Loughner

AP | By JACQUES BILLEAUD | Posted 09.21.2011

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TUCSON, Ariz. — A federal court Friday night denied an emergency motion by defense lawyers to keep prison officials in Missouri from forcibly me...

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What Patients Can Do To Avoid Medication Errors

Dr. Cindy Haines | Posted 08.26.2011

Read More: Dr. Cindy Haines, Dr Cynthia Haines, Medications, Drug Reactions, Drug Side Effects, Medication Errors, Personal Health, Avoiding Holiday Weight Gain, Medication, Healthy Living News
Dr. Cindy Haines

Unfortunately, too-few experts offer the following advice: People can -- and should -- simply reduce the number of medications they need.

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Diagnosed With Breast Cancer and Feeling Depressed? Don't Isolate Yourself

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 08.20.2011

Read More: Friendship, Support, Pain, Therapy, Depression, Friends, Worthlessness, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Medication, Support Group, Fatigue, Women News
Dr. Irene S. Levine

Being treated for breast cancer can be tough to endure, both physically and emotionally QUESTION Dear Irene, I'm sorry, I hope this whole post mak...

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Marcus Baram

Big Pharma's Role In Overmedicating Nursing Home Patients Noted In Government Report

HuffingtonPost.com | Marcus Baram | Posted 07.10.2011

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Welcome to "The Watchdog," which will keep a close eye on regulatory agencies and how their actions impact the lives of everyday Americans. Though the...

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