Over the Counter Drugs

I Wanna Be Sedated

Suzanne Hegland | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Big Pharma, Lunesta, Over the Counter Drugs, Ambien, Advertising, Insomnia, Prescription Drugs, Sleep Aids, Fda, Prescription Sleeping Pills, Sleep Pills, Sleep, Sleep Insomnia, Sleeping Pills, Healthy Living News

Last Friday, five months after receiving approval from the FDA, pharmacists finally began doling out the newest sleep aid to the groggy hordes.

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Over-the-Counter Pain Relief: Caution, Common Sense on All Drugs

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 11.19.2011

Read More: Acetaminophen, Pain Relievers, Liver Damage, Natural-Pain-Relievers, Painkillers, Dr. Glenn Braunstein, Cedars Sinai, Nsaids, Over-the-Counter-Drugs, Aspirin, Health Risks of Painkillers, Ibuprofen, Los Angeles News

Be careful: those seemingly harmless over-the-counter pills you grab for your pain actually could create greater health issues for you. And, honestly, is it time for you to rethink your reflexive grab for a pill?

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14,000 Pounds Of Pills Collected In Colorado Drug Take Back

The Huffington Post | Matt Ferner | Posted 07.06.2011

Read More: Prescription Drug Take Back, Take Back Campaign, Denver News, Colorado Drug Take Back, Over the Counter Drugs, Take-Back-Program, Denver News

Under the guidance of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, 100 national and regional law enforcement agencies began collecting old or unused pres...

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Wal-Mart's Infant Formula Scam

Al Norman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Jersey Attorney General, Target, Expired Infant Formula, 000 Settlement, Wal-Mart, $775, Incorrect Scanned Prices, Over-the-Counter Drugs, Business News

The world's largest retailer was sued by the state of New Jersey two years ago for selling infant formula and over-the-counter drugs after the product expiration date. On Tuesday, Wal-Mart agreed to pay $775,000 in civil penalties and legal bills.

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Why Medication Can Be Dangerous to Your Health

Leo Galland, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Dr. Leo Galland, Pill Advised, Over the Counter Drugs, Personal Health, Health, Nutrition, Integrative Medicine, Health Care, Healthcare, Healthy Living News

Integrated medicine seeks to restore balance and healthy function, instead of simply treating symptoms -- and it is a powerful way to address chronic illness.

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Avandia and the Heart: A Reminder That Drugs Can Harm

Madan Kwatra | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Elderly, Acetaminophen, Avandia, Fda, Diabetes, Adverse Drug Effects, Over the Counter Drugs, Health, Heart Health, Over-the-Counter, Healthy Living News

Educating people that drugs can cause harm is likely to reduce our consumption of drugs and our risk of experiencing adverse drug effects.

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How Exercise Enables Sleep

Qanta Ahmed, MD | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Athletes, Over the Counter Drugs, Slow Wave Sleep, Farmville, Self-Medicate, Zeo, Monster Bean, Sleep Debt, Shift Workers, Core Body Temperature, Sleep Disorders, Hypnogram, Sleep Cycle, Mind.Body.Soul, Calories, Alcohol, Asthma, Growth Hormone, Red Bull, Stanford University, Spinning, Sleep Deprivation, Espresso, Volt, Sleep-Architecture, Skiing, Self-Care, Circadian Rhythms, Dreams, Horse Riding, Soulcycle, Running, Exercise, Insomnia, Sleep-Logs, National Sleep Foundation, Sleep, Eeg, Healthy Living News

As Americans, our minds have long been fatigued and our bodies far from movement.

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Is Your Medicine Cabinet Poisoning You?

Edward F. Blizzard | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Acetaminophen, Food & Drug Administration, Ed Blizzard, Over the Counter Drugs, Consumer Safety, Fixodent, Poligrip, Healthy Living News

As consumers, we need to be able to trust that the products we buy are safe. But contrary to common sense, the products used most often by Americans, also tend to be the least regulated.

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Aspirin Might Be Harmful For Healthy People, Study Says

Telegraph | Rebecca Smith | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Aspirin, Drugs, Off the Shelf, Over the Counter Drugs, Drugstore, Health, Healthy Living News

Millions of people - including a substantial number of the "worried well" - take a daily dose of the drug in the belief it will keep them healthy. Bu...

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Brazil Drug Regulations May See Aspirin, Laxatives Removed From Shelves

Global Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Brazilian Drug Regulations, Brazil Over the Counter, Over the Counter Drugs, Brazil, Brazil Chemists, Brazil Pharmacies, Brazil Medication, Accessing Medicine, Medication, World News

By Seth Kugel SAO PAULO -- Brazil's new pharmacy rules give a whole new meaning to the term "over the counter medication." Citing the dangers of ...

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Getting High: On Drugs, Medication Or Meditation?

Ed and Deb Shapiro | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Meditation, Inner Life, Happiness, Over the Counter Drugs, Drugs, Pharmaceutical Drugs, Recreational Drugs, Healthy Living News

We all seek that rush or high, the feel-good factor that turns us on and makes us feel that we can succeed and even conquer the world. Getting high is...

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