medications

Children's Diseases & Illnesses

Parents miss cold med rules

A new report shows that parents don't pay attention to labels on over-the-counter kids cold and cough medications.

Children's Diseases & Illnesses

Managing ADHD without medication

ADHD meds often change a child's personality — creating what many kids with ADHD (and their parents) refer to as a zombie state or...

Movies & Reviews

Side Effects movie review: Sanity check

This psychological thriller is full of twists and turns as a young woman battles her depression with medication. In a complex world...

Wellness

Drug warning: Over-the-counter drugs that may be making you sick

When we get a headache or stomachache, have insomnia or aches and pains, we often reach for quick relief in the medicine cabinet....

Tweens, Teens & College

The Medicine Abuse Project: "Wake Up to Medicine Abuse" Week

Prescription and over-the-counter drug abuse has grown to epidemic levels in our country, and unfortunately it's rampant among...

Pets & Animals

Is it safe to buy pet meds online?

Every pet owner knows that the vet's office is the most expensive place to buy your pet's medications. If it's a one-time illness,...

Pregnancy, Labor & Birth

IVs during labor

As routine as hearing "push!" in the delivery room, IVs are being administered to laboring women as a precautionary measure. If...

Children's Diseases & Illnesses

Safety information on Infant and Children’s Tylenol

The makers of Tylenol are rolling out new packaging for its infants’ and children’s products to make dosing the medication easier...

Conditions

How to prevent urinary tract infections

The onslaught of a urinary tract infection (UTI) is clear: The constant urge to go; the burning; the discomfort. For those of us...

Children's Health

How to safely store children’s medication

How medicines are stored impacts both their effectiveness and your child's safety. These important tips from a pediatrician and a...

Wellness

Medicine cabinet spring cleaning

Now that spring has sprung, many of us start to purge our home of those items we don’t use or wear, and while the kitchen and...

Wellness

Preventing accidental overdose: Acetaminophen is in many medications

Before you take doses of more than one cold, allergy or flu medication, you should take a good close look at the labels, to make...

Wellness

What's in your medicine cabinet?

Would you ever dream of serving milk long after its expiration date has passed? Probably not. Chances are, when you use up everyday...