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May 12, 2016

Doctors need to know if patients are skipping pills

Many doctors don't have a good way of knowing whether patients are skipping medication doses, new research suggests.

May 11, 2016

Study suggests why common heartburn drugs increase risk for dementia, heart disease

Previous studies have linked regular, long-term use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) to an increased risk of dementia, cardiovascular disease and renal failure, but until now, scientists haven鈥檛 known exactly why.

May 11, 2016

Doctors urged to prescribe fewer painkillers: Here's what to take instead

Amid a national wave of opioid addiction, doctors are likely to start prescribing fewer narcotic painkillers, so many non-addicted pain patients may see their dosages reduced as a result.

May 10, 2016

Inefficient prescribing costs billions of health care dollars

In the U.S. between 2010 and 2012, nearly $73 billion was spent on brand name medications instead of less expensive alternatives, according to a new study.

May 6, 2016

Common blood thinner may increase dementia risk in certain patients

Scientists in Utah have found a common blood thinner used to treat atrial fibrillation may increase the risk of dementia, including Alzheimer鈥檚 disease.

May 6, 2016

The 7 worst things people lie to their doctors about

How much聽do you really drink?

May 4, 2016

1 in 3 antibiotic prescriptions given needlessly, CDC says

Scientists have been concerned for some time about "Phantom Menace"-type superbugs that aren't fazed by meds.

May 4, 2016

Opioid addicts are getting high on diarrhea medicine, and dying

In yet another sign that the U.S. is facing a mounting opioid epidemic, people are trying to get high, or at least temper their opiate withdrawals, off an anti-diarrhea drug commonly sold under the brand name Imodium, reports NPR.

May 2, 2016

Farmers, ranchers battle Oregon lawmakers over bill to restrict animal antibiotics

Farmers and ranchers in Oregon are locked in a battle with lawmakers who want to restrict their ability to give antibiotics to their animals -- as part of a first-in-the-nation push to crack down on the alleged overuse of the drugs.

May 2, 2016

1 out of 11 organ donors last year died of drug overdose

As the number of Americans dying of drug overdoses continues to rise鈥攖hanks in large part to an opioid epidemic鈥攕o too has the number of organ donors.