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Until recently, the anti-anxiety drugs known as benzodiazepines were the primary medications for anxiety. Increasingly, antidepressants, particularly the selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), are being used as the initial treatment. They are proving to be effective, nonaddictive, and to have relatively minor side effects.

Many standard antidepressants take 2 - 4 weeks, and sometimes up to 12 weeks, before they are fully effective. People who take them may also experience a t...

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Natural Remedies or Prescription PIlls?

By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert

Millions of sleeping pills and natural remedies are consumed every year. Very often people start... Read more »

Natural Remedies for Acid Reflux & GERD

By Jennifer Rackley , Health Expert

...long as there have been illnesses there have been “natural remedies” reported to cure... Read more »

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Natural Treatment, Remedies, Therapies for Asthma

...antihistamine for treating seasonal allergies over a 2-week period. More research is needed. Even when natural remedies appear to be effective in trials, there are no standards or regulations in... Read more »

Cirrhosis: Highlights

LifestyleCoffee may help reduce the risk of cirrhosis, especially in heavy drinkers, suggests a 2006 study in the Archives of Internal Medicine. People who drank 4 or more cups of coffee a... Read more »

Allergic Rhinitis: Other Treatments

...bulb firmly enough so that the solution passes into the mouthRepeat the process in the other nostrilNatural RemediesNearly half of asthma or allergy sufferers resort to alternative treatments. To... Read more »

Multiple Sclerosis: Other Treatments

...which can cause severe and sometimes deadly allergic reactions in some people.Other Remedies. Herbal or natural remedies that supposedly boost the immune system (echinacea, ginseng, garlic, zinc)... Read more »

Other Asthma Treatment for Children and Adolescents

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