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In defense of antipsychotic drugs for dementia

Highlights • Daniel Carlat: Report implies evil doctors are giving deadly drugs to nursing home patients • But antipsychotics are most effective drug for...

Stop drugging nursing home patients with antipsychotics

Highlights • Daniel Levinson: Nursing home residents take antipsychotics in ways that violate standards • Levinson: These drugs given to dementia patients, who face...

Are you taking too many meds?

Highlights • At one point, Alesandra Rain was seeing six specialists • Experts say ideally patients on multiple prescriptions should get them fulfilled by...

URGENT – WHO Cell Phones

(CNN) -- Radiation from cell phones can possibly cause cancer, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday. The agency lists mobile phone use in...

USDA to replace food pyramid with plate icon, source says

Highlights • NEW: The food pyramid has been criticized as confusing • Official announcement is expected to come on Thursday • The new icon...

Going gray – what can a person do?

Scientists at the University of Bradford in the United Kingdom recently found that gray hair is the result of a chemical reaction that causes...

How to cure the desire for food and still lose weight

New diet plans can quickly become plagued by the simple desire to eat. And hunger pains, those uncomfortable contractions your stomach uses to tell...

Common sense can ensure summer food preparation doesn’t invite foodborne illness

Approximately 76 million cases of foodborne illnesses occur in our country every year. To protect yourself, your family and friends from foodborne illness this...

Moms-to-be get free health screenings, gifts and more at the Indianapolis community baby shower May 22

MDwiseINDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - May 22, 2011 MDwise and the Minority Health Coalition of Marion County teamed up to present the "Shower Your Baby with...

Teen bond overcomes girl’s heart transplant fear

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Courtney Montgomery's heart was failing fast, but the 16-year-old furiously refused when her doctors, and her mother, urged a transplant. Previous...

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