Kids today think that because it’s prescribed by a doctor, it must be safer than illegal drugs. They can also be easier to get since they are often found in bathrooms and on bedside tables. And for that reason, prescription medications are rapidly becoming a teen’s drug of choice.  A new trend called “pharm parties” […]

Working in the Shadows: You have less control over your medication than you think: Rumors have been spoken in hushed whispers, of the figures lurking just beyond our reach, in the Pharmaceutical Industry. These figures are professionals at what they do, deceiving millions of Americans into thinking that they are in control of what they […]

Birth defects cause serious problems in your baby’s overall health, how his body develops and how his/her body works. January is National Birth Defects Prevention Month and a good time to remind women that there are things you can do to help prevent birth defects in your baby.  Each year, about 1 in 33 babies […]

Do you take your medications as prescribed? Do you take it at the right time, in the right way and frequency? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates non-adherence causes 30 to 50 percent of chronic disease treatment failures and 125,000 deaths per year in this country. Twenty five to 50 percent of […]

No doubt that obesity is one of the biggest health issues around the world, and the cause of several preventable diseases. In the United States, obesity accounts for 9 percent of all medical spending or $147 billion per year. People who are obest spend almost $1,500 more each year on healthcare and beyond those costa […]