107 articles on "drugs"

Using Drugs To Treat Bipolar Disorder In Children

It is very difficult to diagnose bipolar disorder in a child. In particular, this is true because there are no unequivocal physical signs that indicate bipolar disorder illness. There also is no specific test that your doctor can give to a child to ...

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Bush's Mental Health Program Endangers Children and Will Bankrupt Medicaid

The story in the news is that Bush is endorsing a mental health program that will target children in schools for mental health screenings. The commission claims that even though child mental health prescriptions have increased 500% from 1999-2003, th...

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Vioxx Withdrawal and Drug Litigation

On Sept. 30, 2004 Merck announced a worldwide withdrawal of Vioxx® (rofecoxib). Vioxx had previously been prescribed in the treatment of arthritis and pain. Worldwide sales of Vioxx in 2003 were an estimated $2.5Billion and the drug was marketed...

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Try The Patch Not The Pill

Try The Patch Not The Pill by: George M Noceti Oral drugs are out! Patches are in. Actually, recent medical observations have revealed that the concept of taking oral drugs is faulty and fraught with health hazards. First of all, the drugs you t...

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Vioxx Withdrawl and Drug Litigation

Vioxx Withdrawl and Drug Litigation by: Richard Martin On Sept. 30, 2004 Merck announced a worldwide withdrawal of Vioxx® (rofecoxib). Vioxx had previously been prescribed in the treatment of arthritis and pain. Worldwide sales of Vioxx in 2...

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Monitoring Your Teens for Drug Use Without Appearing to be Spying

Monitoring Your Teens for Drug Use Without Appearing to be Spying by: V. Michael Santoro, M. Ed.Even if your teenagers do not use drugs, you still need to keep an eye on them. It is much better to realize that things could change, and anticipate...

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Muscle Bodybuilding Supplements - Dangers of Steroids

Steroids have long been a controversial issue since the pinnacle of Arnold Schwarzenegger's bodybuilding career. Although the harmful effects have already been exposed for decades, several young athletes and Mr. Olympia hopefuls are still taking...

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What Treatment Is Available For Severe Acne

Severe acne can be detrimental to the thin layers of skinon your forehead and face. It can also cause extremeirritation, resulting in open wounds, puss-filled pores,and unsightly scarring. This type of acne is quite different than mild or moderatecas...

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Are You An Experimental Lab Rat?

Are You An Experimental Lab Rat? by: Randy Stafford At the age of 17, I was diagnosed with high blood pressure. My doctor couldn’t hardly believe it. That was back in 1975. I wasn’t fat, in fact I was almost pure muscle. I was hyper and coul...

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Can Mexican Pharmacy Purchases Be Trusted?

Can Mexican Pharmacy Purchases Be Trusted? by: Stephen Dayton Purchasing drugs from a Mexican pharmacy is, for the most part, a very safe and inexpensive way of getting the medical supplies that you require. Since the laws in Mexico are very dif...

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