drugs
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How to Minimise the Effects of Caffeine Withdrawal
There are a variety of reasons why someone might decide to reduce their intake of caffeine — or cut themselves off completely — that have nothing to do with resolutions. But ‘tis the season for attempting to make changes in our lives that we’ll likely abandon in a few weeks.
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Why Aspirin Is No Longer Widely Recommended to Stave Off Heart Attacks
Doctors used to advise people at risk of heart attack to start taking a “baby” aspirin (effectively a low-dose aspirin) as a preventative. But that practice has gotten less common over time, and now the US Preventive Services Task Force says that — in many cases — it provides more risk than benefit.
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People Shouldn’t Need to Be Told Not to Take Horse Medicine, and Yet
The U.S. FDA had to warn people not to medicate themselves with ivermectin, a drug often used to deworm horses. And similarly, in Australia, warnings are circulating after reports have emerged of people attempting to use the drug as a COVID-19 treatment.
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5 Questions You Should Be Asking Your Pharmacist Every Time You Start a New Prescription
Starting a new prescription medication may not seem like a big deal, but when you think about it, you’re introducing a new substance into your body, and should go in as informed as possible. Ideally, your health care provider would have gone over any potential side effects of the medicine with you, but there’s more…