If lifestyle changes alone don’t allow you to meet your blood sugar and A1C goals, your doctor may prescribe medication. Here are some factors you and your doctor may consider when deciding ...

By Jancee Dunn I recently visited my parents, and I was ransacking their kitchen for snacks when I noticed something: Their medications were in a cabinet near their oven. “Keeping your meds ...

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That has meant turning from tracking infections to tracking illicit and high-risk drug use. Monitoring wastewater for viruses works because infected people excrete tiny bits of viral matter ...

When appropriately prescribed, administered and monitored, medications are a cost-effective way to help older adults maintain health, recover from illness or control symptoms of chronic disease.

Side effects are common for people taking medications for dementia symptoms. For most people, these get better after a few weeks of taking the medication. However, not everyone has the same side ...

Most psychotropic medications produce the best results when paired with some type of psychotherapy. Medication can be of great service in helping a person treat and overcome debilitating symptoms ...

"I wish I had known that to begin with," she says. "I would have stuck with water." The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) estimates that as many as half the people taking medications at any given ...

You and your doctor just need to find the right approach. This might include different drugs, therapy, and other treatments. If you're still struggling with depression despite treatment ...

Drug-induced lupus is more common in men because they are given these drugs more often; however, not everyone who takes these drugs will develop the disease. Specific criteria for diagnosing ...

While medication can provide symptom relief, it does not necessarily address underlying maladaptive behaviors, and is therefore considered by many clinicians and adjunct to treatment, rather than ...