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Brazil Drug Regulations May See Aspirin, Laxatives Removed From Shelves

Global Post | Posted 09.27.2009 | World

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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Mind Your Own Fat

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 08.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Over-Eating, Dr. Regina Benjamin, Exercise, Nutrition, Oprah, Fat, Fox News, Genetics, Obama, Medication, Surgeon General, Obesity, Living News
Dr. Susan Corso

Let's talk about fat. Really talk about it. Oprah does. Why not the rest of America?

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Turning Cold Medicine into a Controlled Substance?

Anthony Papa | Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Crystal Meth, Epidemic, Medication, Cold Remedies, Methamphetamine, Drug War, Politics News
Anthony Papa

As it stands now, consumers with colds across the country must present a photo ID and sign a log in order to purchase cold and allergy medicines containing pseudoephedrine.

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HoneyLine: Everything You Need to Know About Vitamins

Gabrielle Reece | Posted 05.04.2009 | Living

Read More: Healthy Living, Vitamins, Personal Health, Supplements, Health, Healthy Diet, Medication, Diet, Living News
Gabrielle Reece

I can see how vitamins are confusing, an added expense, and a pain in the butt. However, none of us are getting the 39 essential vitamins and minerals we need in our food.

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Revolutionary Road, A Beautiful Mind and Truthfulness

Bruce E. Levine | Posted 04.25.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Mental Illness, Big Pharma, Ron Howard, Schizophrenia, Robert Whitaker, Revolutionary Road, Mad in America, A-Beautiful-Mind, Medication, Sam Mendes, John Givings, John Nash, Michael Shannon, Richard Yates, Entertainment News
Bruce E. Levine

Sam Mendes and Michael Shannon remind us that people who are diagnosed with seriously mental illness can, when feeling respected, say profound things and should be taken seriously.

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Have a Placebo

Doug Bremner | Posted 11.28.2008 | Living

Read More: Cholesterol Drugs, Health, Lipitor, Statins, Antibiotics, Doctors, Medication, Heard Disease, Overprescribed, Living News
Doug Bremner

One article in bmj shows that half of doctors prescribe their patients placebos; another shows that 23% of patients on statins were women without heart disease.

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Study: Drinking Orange Juice Can Counteract Prescription Meds

The Daily Mail | Fiona Macrae | Posted 09.19.2008 | Home

Read More: Heart Disease, Cancer, Blood Pressure, Medication, Orange Juice, Home News

Drinking orange juice dramatically cuts the effectiveness of heart, blood pressure and cancer drugs, research shows. Apple and grapefruit juices also...

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Time to Die! (Oops, I Mean Time To Quit!)

Doug Bremner | Posted 06.21.2008 | Living

Read More: Psychiatry, Depression, Drugs, Cigarettes, Smoking, Medication, Health Care, Chantix, Living News
Doug Bremner

The clinical trials of anti-smoking drug Chantix excluded people with mental disorders, but smoking is increased in this population, and these people are obviously at increased risk of suicidality.

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Online Therapy: The Next Frontier

The Times | Peta Bee | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

Read More: Depression Benefits, Do Antidepressants Work, Paroxetine, Online Therapy Effectiveness, Prozac, Effexor, Antidepressant Effectiveness, Bristol-Myers Squibb Serzone, Eli Lily Prozac, University of Hull Study, Sex and Antidepressants, University of Hull Research, Seroxat, Depression Medication, Antidepressants, GlaxoSmithKline's Paxil, Prozac Doesn't Work, Prozac Effectiveness, Sex Drive Antidepressants, Depression Medication Sex, Wyeth Effexor, Online Therapy, Medication, Ssris, Serzone, Living News

A growing body of research has found that when - and this is crucial - it is carried out responsibly, and kept specific, online therapy is one of the ...

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Do Antidepressants Actually Work? Research Says Probably Not

Reuters | Will Dunham and Julie Steenhuysen | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

Read More: Serzone, Depression Medication, Antidepressant Effectiveness, Paroxetine, Prozac, Ssris, Depression Medication Sex, Sex and Antidepressants, Bristol-Myers Squibb Serzone, Antidepressants, Effexor, Eli Lily Prozac, GlaxoSmithKline's Paxil, Sex Drive Antidepressants, Wyeth Effexor, Medication, Do Antidepressants Work, Seroxat, Prozac Doesn't Work, Prozac Effectiveness, University of Hull Study, University of Hull Research, Living News

British researchers have released a report that claims that antidepressants, for the most part, are ineffective. The researchers found that compared ...

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Overmedication Nation

The New York Times | Judith Warner | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

Read More: Mental Illness, Mental Disorders, Big Pharma, Pharmaceutical Companies, Pharmaceutical Industry, Overmedication, Overmedication and Mental Illness, Medication, Living News

This storyline persists despite the fact that government research has repeatedly shown that most adults and children with mental health issues don't g...

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