What New Drugs Are in the Pipeline to Treat ADHD? They’re all commonly-prescribed medications for treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms, and all are still on the market. But some new ones recently became available to the public, while yet another ADHD medication is currently seeking FDA approval. Each attempts […]
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Cigna to stop covering most OxyContin prescriptions Cigna to stop covering most OxyContin prescriptions:- In an attempt to reduce opioid use amid a nationwide abuse epidemic, insurance giant Cigna will no longer cover most OxyContin prescriptions in its group plans beginning January 1. “Our focus is on helping customers get […]
California lowers penalty for knowingly exposing partners to HIV California lowers penalty for knowingly exposing partners to HIV:- Starting January 1, 2018, it will no longer be a major crime in California to knowingly expose a sexual partner to HIV without disclosing the infection. Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation on […]
How to Break Unhealthy Habits During Pregnancy How to Break Unhealthy Habits During Pregnancy:- All Dr. Jamila Perritt wanted was a latte. What she got was a lot more. “The barista said, ‘Don’t you mean decaf?’” recalls Perritt, an OB-GYN in the District of Columbia who was pregnant with her […]
What High-Tech Tools Are Available to Fight Depression What High-Tech Tools Are Available to Fight Depression:- After performing major heart surgery to repair an aneurysm and a triple bypass in June 2016, doctors told David McGee’s wife that he “wasn’t worth 5 cents,” says the 65-year-old clockmaker and locksmith from […]
Trump administration deals major blow to Obamacare birth control mandate In a blow to Obamacare’s controversial contraceptive mandate, employers may now have more leeway to withhold birth control coverage on religious grounds, according to new rules issued by the US Department of Health and Human Services on Friday. The new […]
A Patient’s Guide to Depression A Patient’s Guide to Depression:- It doesn’t take much to get some people in a funk. A squabble with a spouse; a bad review at work. Most often, the sour moods that result are fleeting. Not so with depression. If those feelings persist – usually […]
What Is Axillary Web Syndrome? The American Cancer Society reports that surgery to remove a cancerous tumor is prescribed in 95 percent of early stage breast cancers and more than 70 percent of advanced stage breast cancers. This surgery is performed as a lumpectomy (in which the tumor and a […]
Turning the Sleep Dial Up and Down on Depression Turning the Sleep Dial Up and Down on Depression:- Sleep problems and depression are often tangled up like sheets on an unmade bed. Not getting enough sleep raises the risk for the mood disorder, and depression can deeply disrupt ZZZ’s. The […]
Is There an Association Between Vitamin B and Lung Cancer Is There an Association Between Vitamin B and Lung Cancer:- You may have read the news headlines about a recent analysis that linked vitamin B intake to lung cancer. If you take vitamin B supplements, you may wonder what it […]
