What are some side effects associated with birth control?
To prevent pregnancy, estrogen and progestins work together to regulate monthly bleeding and result whether an individual conceives or not. Natural sex hormones, Read more...
Organize and Stock Your Medicine Cabinet with These 12 Tips
A well-organized medicine cabinet provides you with a convenient place to stow and access important medications and first-aid supplies when you need them. Although many people keep a medicine cabinet in the bathroom, you can...
To finish or to not finish: New guidelines on medication compliance
Until a few years ago, when giving a prescription for antibiotics, healthcare providers advised us to finish the entire course of medication. Even if you felt better, you were supposed to carry on until the...
Brands are grand, but generics have merit!
It’s not an uncommon situation: your doctor gives you a prescription and you fill it. You remember your doctor told you the name of the drug you’d be getting, but when you get your medication,...
Living with a chronic illness can be challenging!
Perhaps you’ve been newly diagnosed with a chronic illness. Perhaps you’ve been living with one for some time and you’re now experiencing changes with your illness and its symptoms. In any case, living with a...
Where there’s a pill, there’s a way: How to store and manage your prescriptions
If you take a prescription medication—whether regularly, or only on occasion when you need it for a specific issue—chances are you were given some information on how to take your medication safely. But you might...