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Snapchat's New Tool to Educate Users on Drug Dangers Following Fentanyl Deaths in US
Snap, the parent company of popular social media platform Snapchat, has announced a new in-app tool that it says will educate users searching or drug-related key words on Snapchat about the dangers of drugs. The announcement comes after a public safety alert from the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) last week that warned about an increase i...
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Age May Not Be Why You're Sleeping Badly
A national poll conducted by the University of Michigan and released in October found that almost half of those 65 and older have trouble getting to sleep, and more than a third are taking prescription or over-the-counter sleep aids.
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Debunking Myths About The Emergency 'Morning-After' Pills
Emergency contraceptive is the first option that comes to your mind to avoid unwanted pregnancy. But there are a number of myths associated with it. Take a look at some of these myths and replace them with actual facts.
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Does Paracetamol Do You More Harm Than Good?
GPs write millions of prescriptions for this painkiller each year and millions more packets are bought over the counter. It has generally been considered cheap, safe and effective. But should we think harder before we pop another pill?
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Doctors Urged to Cut Antibiotics Prescriptions
Growing use of antibiotics leading to increasing numbers of infections proving resistant to them, experts sayDoctors must stop prescribing so many antibiotics to patients because overuse is leading to increasing numbers of serious infections proving...
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Indian-Origin Doctor Indicted of Running Illegal Pill Mill
An Indian-origin doctor has been indicted by a US federal grand jury for operating an illegal prescription drug mill that resulted in the death of a patient and seriously damaged the health of others.
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Deaths by Prescription Painkillers on the Rise in US, Canada
More people in the United States and Canada are dying from common prescription painkillers than from overdoses of heroin and cocaine combined, a study reveals.
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Appeal against use of morning-after pill officially put on hold
A government appeal in the legal fight over allowing girls of any age to buy emergency contraception without prescriptions has been officially put on hold.
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US FDA appeals making 'morning-after' pill available to all ages
The US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday appealed a court order directing the agency to make "morning-after" emergency contraception pills available without a prescription to all girls of reproductive age.
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Now, girls age 15 can buy morning after pill in US
The US government has lowered the age at which girls can buy the morning-after contraceptive pill without a prescription to 15 years.
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US judge strikes restrictions on 'morning-after' pill
A federal judge on Friday ordered the US Food and Drug Administration to make "morning-after" emergency contraception pills available without a prescription to all girls of reproductive age, while blasting top Obama administration officials for interfering with the process.
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Lindsay was high on pills at SNL, says Michael Lohan
Lindsay Lohan's disastrous Saturday Night Live performance was due to prescription drugs, her father has claimed.
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US marks end to nine-year war, leaving an uncertain Iraq
At a crowded market in the city center here, the flotsam of the war is for sale. Ripped Fuel workout supplement. Ready-to-eat meals, macaroni and cheese "Mexican style." Pistol holsters. Nothing seems off limits to the merchants out for a quick dinar, not even a bottle of prescription pills from a pharmacy in Waco, Tex., probably tossed out by a de...
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Guidelines for use of abortion pill
In view of complications being reported owing to improper use of an early abortion pill, from various parts of the country, the Government has decided to formulate guidelines on its use.
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Snapchat's New Tool to Educate Users on Drug Dangers Following Fentanyl Deaths in US
Snap, the parent company of popular social media platform Snapchat, has announced a new in-app tool that it says will educate users searching or drug-related key words on Snapchat about the dangers of drugs. The announcement comes after a public safety alert from the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) last week that warned about an increase i...
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Age May Not Be Why You're Sleeping Badly
A national poll conducted by the University of Michigan and released in October found that almost half of those 65 and older have trouble getting to sleep, and more than a third are taking prescription or over-the-counter sleep aids.
-
Debunking Myths About The Emergency 'Morning-After' Pills
Emergency contraceptive is the first option that comes to your mind to avoid unwanted pregnancy. But there are a number of myths associated with it. Take a look at some of these myths and replace them with actual facts.
-
Does Paracetamol Do You More Harm Than Good?
GPs write millions of prescriptions for this painkiller each year and millions more packets are bought over the counter. It has generally been considered cheap, safe and effective. But should we think harder before we pop another pill?
-
Doctors Urged to Cut Antibiotics Prescriptions
Growing use of antibiotics leading to increasing numbers of infections proving resistant to them, experts sayDoctors must stop prescribing so many antibiotics to patients because overuse is leading to increasing numbers of serious infections proving...
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Indian-Origin Doctor Indicted of Running Illegal Pill Mill
An Indian-origin doctor has been indicted by a US federal grand jury for operating an illegal prescription drug mill that resulted in the death of a patient and seriously damaged the health of others.
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Deaths by Prescription Painkillers on the Rise in US, Canada
More people in the United States and Canada are dying from common prescription painkillers than from overdoses of heroin and cocaine combined, a study reveals.
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Appeal against use of morning-after pill officially put on hold
A government appeal in the legal fight over allowing girls of any age to buy emergency contraception without prescriptions has been officially put on hold.
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US FDA appeals making 'morning-after' pill available to all ages
The US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday appealed a court order directing the agency to make "morning-after" emergency contraception pills available without a prescription to all girls of reproductive age.
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Now, girls age 15 can buy morning after pill in US
The US government has lowered the age at which girls can buy the morning-after contraceptive pill without a prescription to 15 years.
-
US judge strikes restrictions on 'morning-after' pill
A federal judge on Friday ordered the US Food and Drug Administration to make "morning-after" emergency contraception pills available without a prescription to all girls of reproductive age, while blasting top Obama administration officials for interfering with the process.
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Lindsay was high on pills at SNL, says Michael Lohan
Lindsay Lohan's disastrous Saturday Night Live performance was due to prescription drugs, her father has claimed.
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US marks end to nine-year war, leaving an uncertain Iraq
At a crowded market in the city center here, the flotsam of the war is for sale. Ripped Fuel workout supplement. Ready-to-eat meals, macaroni and cheese "Mexican style." Pistol holsters. Nothing seems off limits to the merchants out for a quick dinar, not even a bottle of prescription pills from a pharmacy in Waco, Tex., probably tossed out by a de...
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Guidelines for use of abortion pill
In view of complications being reported owing to improper use of an early abortion pill, from various parts of the country, the Government has decided to formulate guidelines on its use.
