One of the essential elements of medical treatment is that the patient takes their medication. Why then do so many people choose not to follow medical advice and simply throw in the towel part way into their treatment? We're not just talking about minor ailments, some people with the most chronic conditions are the worst culprits.
Depression affects people at different levels of severity. The first line of treatment is nearly always antidepressant medication, yet research indicates that as...
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a public health advisory (July, 2006) about potential risks of taking triptans together with... Read more »
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The other day, I took an impromptu break at work to buy something to drink. "I'm just so dehydrated," I told my boss. "My blood pressure... Read more »
A recent article from the Associated Press reported on the results of a major, 12 year study on women and heart disease. The study... Read more »
A reader gives other People's Pharmacy readers cautionary advice about skipping doses of Effexor. After missing only a few doses of the... Read more »
Drugmaker Wyeth has reported that the launch of its new experimental antidepressant, DVS-233, has been moved to 2007 following reports of nausea in... Read more »
Adding Abilify to antidepressant therapy significantly improved major depressive disorder (MDD) patients' symptoms in a recent study. Researchers... Read more »
A new study has added a new twist to the debate about the link between antidepressants and suicide. Researchers in Finland have found that drugs like... Read more »
The Food and Drug Administration approved a new patch last week that is designed to ease nausea for cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. The... Read more »
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