Medications can be lifesaving and life-improving, but they often come with risks and side effects. Many people don't know how well their kidneys are functioning, so they don't realize that they may need to make modifications to their treatment regimen.

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

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

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

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

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.

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...

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...