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There are several different drugs used for weight loss. Unless specifically instructed by a doctor, people should use non-drug methods for losing weight. Except under rare circumstances, pregnant or nursing women should never take diet medications of any sort, including herbal and over-the-counter remedies.
Over-the-Counter Weight Loss Products and Herbal Remedies
A 2001 study reported that 7% of American adults use nonprescription weight-loss products. People must be cautious when usin...
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Expert & Community Posts
Do Weight Loss Pills Work?
By Heather Reese , Health Expert...you may be taking and cause serious harm. And while ephedra has been banned from the marketplace... Read more »
Natural Alternatives to Traditional Asthma Treatment
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert...powder is obviously different than just swallowing a pill and does require some skill to get the... Read more »
Nutrition, Healthy Diets, Weight Loss, and Supplements and Health
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert...weight loss products especially those containing ephedra. Although many of these have been... Read more »
Questions on Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Rates
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert...aren’t. If beer, coffee, tea, pseudephedrine, ephedra, marijuana, or cocaine trigger the... Read more »
D is for Drugs
By David Mendosa , Health Expert...supplements, but only after the fact. A case in point is ephedra, which the FDA took off the... Read more »
Health Guide
Birth Control Options for Women: Emergency Contraception
...diaphragm dislodges)Basics of Emergency ContraceptionEmergency contraception, also called the morning after pill, uses the hormones found in birth control pills to prevent either fertilization or... Read more »Birth Control Options for Women: Oral Contraception
...brands of each form are available. Although both are equally effective with typical use, the combined pill is more effective with perfect use, and most women choose this form.Some women, however,... Read more »Insomnia: Highlights
Psychotherapy Better Than Sleeping PillsCognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) works better than zopiclone (Imovane) for short- and long-term treatment of insomnia, according to a 2006... Read more »Premenstrual Syndrome: Highlights
...pregnant should be aware that paroxetine can cause birth defects if taken early in pregnancy.Birth Control Pills for PMSYaz, an estradiol/drospirenone oral contraceptive, was approved by the FDA... Read more »Birth Control Options for Women: Highlights
...contraceptive Yasmin, Yaz uses 24 days of drospirenone and estradiol followed by 4 days of placebo pills.Loestrin 24 Fe (February 2006). Another new 28-day oral contraceptive, with 24 days of... Read more »Medications
...contain ingredients (e.g., pseudoephedrine, ephedra/ma huang) that could increase your heart... Read more »
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Birth Control for Brain Injuries?
May 09, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A common ingredient in birth control pills may do more than prevent pregnancy it could also help prevent brain damage after a... Read summary »
Heat Pill Keeps Athletes Safe
October 17, 2005TAMPA, Fla. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- The third leading cause of death in athletes is heat illness. It can be difficult to prevent because... Read summary »
Preventing Type I Diabetes
September 05, 2007NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- More than 1 million Americans wait and hope for a cure for type 1 diabetes, but could there be a way to... Read summary »
Fatty Foods and Memory Decline
July 14, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) Type 2 diabetics are more likely to forget something after a high fat meal. The study out of Canada involved 16 people age 50 and... Read summary »
An Exercise Pill?
August 04, 2008An Exercise Pill? August 4, 2008 (Ivanhoe Newswire) We all know exercise is good for us, but finding the time to do it can be a challenge. If only... Read summary »
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