medication

After Alyssa Meyer came out of treatment for breast cancer, she was grateful to be in remission, but the hormone-balancing pill she was prescribed had an unpleasant side effect: significant weight gain. In trying to deal with the issue, she amped up her focus on exercise and diet, eventually...

January 30, 2021March 31, 2017 by Dr. Westin Childs Many patients on levothyroxine or Synthroid stand to benefit by simply adding a small amount of T3 medication to their regimen. T3 is metabolized in the body in a different way than...

Pre-procedure medication regimen could lower incidence of hospital readmission in lung caner patients Researchers at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine have found that putting liver cancer patients on a medication regimen prior to undergoing a certain treatment could lead to...

The Real Zombie Apocalypse November 13th, 2015, by James White As a boy, I remember being scared half out of my wits when I watched the George A. Romero classic,” Night of the Living Dead.” To recap, some strange phenomenon occurred and the dead rose from their graves and began killing and...

Common steroid medication does not reduce risk of long-term pain after heart surgery A common steroid medication does not ease long-term pain at the incision site made during open-heart surgery, according to results of a large multicenter randomized controlled trial being presented at the...

7 Reasons Your Thyroid Medication Isn’t Working Posted on: Monday, September 21st 2015 Written By: Jen Wittman While there is no "magic pill" for thyroid disease, some factors may influence the effectiveness of your thyroid medication. When you are first diagnosed with a thyroid condition...

What's the chances of getting some goods out of Mexico during a cruise I have planned? I have some friends that have brought back other prescription meds without any issues when coming back in. I also have a script for test and didn't know if it was possible to stock up there and bring it back...