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Expired Drugs: Reading Between the Lines
Part 2 of a 3-part series on product 'expiration' dates
You have a headache, so you reach for the bottle of aspirin—but it expired last month. The date on your...
Bah-Bah-Bah, Bah-Bah-Berberine
Berberine—a compound extracted from a variety of plants, including barberry, goldenseal, and tree turmeric—has been used for centuries in traditional Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine, mostly to treat gastrointestinal issues....
Celebrity Endorsements Everywhere
Celebrity endorsements are nothing new. Lucille Ball turned into a redhead for Max Factor, children all over the world wanted Nike Air Jordan sneakers once Michael Jordan wore them,...
Procedural Sedation
If you’re scheduled for an outpatient procedure such as cataract surgery, a colonoscopy, or dental work, what they have in common is the type of sedation you may be...
Tonsil Stones: An Often Overlooked Cause of Bad Breath
Have you been experiencing a bad taste in your mouth and bad breath that doesn’t seem related to anything you’ve eaten? Perhaps a sore throat or a feeling of...
Got a Cough?
If a sore throat, stuffy nose, sneezing, and headache aren’t enough to make you feel miserable from a cold or other acute upper respiratory infection this winter, you may...
Urinary Incontinence: Don’t Suffer in Silence
Urinary incontinence (UI) can leave you fearing loss of bladder control every time you cough or laugh, or planning your days so you’re never too far from a restroom....
The Long Road to Understanding Long Covid
Since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, some patients have recovered from an acute bout of Covid-19 but then experienced months or even years of profound fatigue, brain...
Lowering Your Drug Costs at the Pharmacy Checkout
If you feel like you’re paying more for prescriptions than you used to, you’re not imagining things. Adjusting for inflation, Americans spent an average of $1,073 on prescription drugs...
The Activity of ‘Inactive’ Drug Ingredients
When you buy an over-the-counter (OTC) medication, you probably have noticed that there are two sections of ingredients listed on the package label: the active and the inactive. The...
