The number of children who received prescriptions for drugs used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) increased over an ... Read More
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Fake ADHD Drugs Being Sold Online, Warns FDA
A counterfeit version of the attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder drug Adderall, sold online, contains the wrong active ingredients, ... Read More
The Danger Of…Bath Salts???
Ivory Wave, Purple Wave, Vanilla Sky, White China, Lady Bubbles and Bliss are all among the many street names of a suddenly trending drug, ... Read More
What Is LSD?
LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) is the most widely used hallucinogenic drug. Hallucinogenic drugs cause a person to see vivid images, ... Read More
A New Weight Loss Drug?
A new weight-loss drug that is awaiting approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration showed promising results in a recent ... Read More
New Birth Control Warning
Birth control pills that contain the hormone drospirenone must now carry a warning that they may increase the risk for potentially fatal ... Read More
5 Lies To NEVER Tell Your Doctor
About a third of men and women in the United States admit to lying to their doctors, according to a 2010 survey. But keeping secrets can be ... Read More
Dangerous Myths About Over-The-Counter Drugs
(BlackDoctor.org) -- Americans spend $17 billion a year on over-the-counter (OTC) drugs. OTC medications come in a variety of brands and ... Read More
Why Does It Take So Long To Fill My Prescription?
(BlackDoctor.org) -- From the perspective of many patients dropping off prescriptions at a pharmacy, it seems like it would be an easy task ... Read More
Study: Only 25% Of Americans With HIV Are Receiving Ongoing Treatment
(BlackDoctor.org) -- Nearly three-quarters of Americans with HIV don’t have their infection under control. That’s in large part because they ... Read More
Will My Antidepressants Make Me Gain Weight?
(BlackDoctor.org) -- It can be difficult enough to deal with your depression symptoms, but suddenly gaining several pounds as a result of ... Read More
Which Medicines Should Be In Your Cabinet?
(BlackDoctor.org) -- Today, there are tens of thousands of medications out there, and the vast majority of human afflictions are not treated ... Read More