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Common Medications | Treatment: By Medication and Devices | Treatment: By Condition | Prevention | Questions and Tips | Cancer Treatment | Diabetes Treatment | Heart Treatment

Common Medications

Alendronate (Fosamax) for bone strength Allergy shots Choose the best insect repellent Clarinex for allergies Cold medicines Diuretics Giving acetaminophen to your child Giving ibuprofen to your child Hormone replacement therapy Sleep medications Smoking cessation drugs: bupropion Statin drugs

Treatment: By Medication and Devices

Allergy shots Ankinra may help ease the pain of rheumatoid arthritis Besides a shot: other ways to fight the flu An option for treating degenerative disc disease Arixtra: protection against post-surgical blood clots Biologic agents and the treatment of autoimmune disorders Botulism: killer or wonder drug? Capsule endoscopy takes pictures of small intestine Correcting vision with refractive eye surgery Fighting the flu with antiviral drugs Frovatriptan may offer longer relief from migraine pain Giving prescription medicines to your child Heartburn: not just for adults—kids get it too Hormone replacement therapy (HRT): does it reduce heart disease risk in postmenopausal women? Insulin types Leukotriene inhibitors for asthma and allergies Propecia: the baldness pill: does it work? Statin drugs: not just for high cholesterol? Transdermal patches for weight loss: safe or sorry?

Treatment: By Condition

Allergy shots Besides a shot: other ways to fight the flu An option for treating degenerative disc disease Biologic agents and the treatment of autoimmune disorders Blood clots: Arixtra may offer protection against post-surgical blood clots Emergency contraception Fighting the flu with antiviral drugs Gallstones: anatomy of a gallstone Heartburn: not just for adults—kids get it too High blood pressure: olmesartan to lower blood pressure Leukotriene inhibitors for asthma and allergies Migraine headache: frovatriptan may offer longer relief from migraine pain Osteoporosis drug: alendronate (Fosamax) for bone strength Rheumatoid arthritis: anakinra may help ease the pain of rheumatoid arthritis Sleep aids: what you need to know Asthma: tips for controlling your asthma Weight loss: transdermal patches for weight loss: safe or sorry?

Prevention

FluMist: a painless option to the annual flu shot Hormone replacement therapy (HRT): does it reduce heart disease risk in postmenopausal women? Medication non-adherence and chronic conditions Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza vaccine: questions and answers Preventive cardiology: aspirin Preventive cardiology: beta-blockers The avian flu vaccine What are vaccines?

Questions and Tips

Acetaminophen: are you taking too much? Antibiotics: to prescribe or not prescribe? Are drugs on the net safe? Beware when buying medications abroad Could your depression be related to your medication? Do your medications actually work? Drug expiration dates: how accurate are they? Drug interactions: what you need to know Drug tests: don't fall victim to a "false-positive" Food and medicine interactions Getting help to pay for prescriptions How to safely dispose of medications Keeping prescription drugs safe Kids and caffeine: are they getting too much? In-home pregnancy tests: your questions answered Medication questions? Ask the pharmacist. Medications and pregnancy Methamphetamine abuse Off-label drug use: is it safe? Over-the-counter drugs: follow the instructions Pain relief medications: are they good for you? Personalized medicine Picking a pain reliever: which one should you take? Pill splitting can save money, but talk to your doctor first Prescription drugs and sex—not always a good mix Preventing medical errors Should you take part in a clinical research trial? Taking prescription medications Testing medications: who's being left out? Tips for safely buying medications online Tips for safely using medications Too many pills on your plate? How to simplify your medication regimen Unconventional treatment: who pays for 'other kinds' of care?

Cancer Treatment

Coping with hair loss from chemotherapy Coping with the side effects of chemotherapy Fulvestrant—another option for breast cancer treatment MammoSite®: an internal radiation device for breast cancer treatment

Diabetes Treatment

Dermagraft helps heal diabetic foot ulcers Diabetes: technologies make management easier Islet-cell transplants: the end of insulin shots?

Heart Treatment

Drugs that may lead to heart damage FDA approved heart assist pump for permanent implantation Heart attack: avoiding a first heart attack with aspirin Olmesartan: to lower blood pressure Preventive cardiology: aspirin Preventive cardiology: beta-blockers

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