One lot of Alysena-28 birth control pills recalled following complaints about chipped pink pills.
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A Gates Foundation-backed startup wants to make daily pills a thing of the past
PavelKant/Shutterstock Eventually, we might be able to consider daily pills a thing of the past. That’s the vision of Lyndra, a company developing technology that transforms daily pills into weekly treatments. The hope is by taking a pill only once a week, you’re less likely to forget a dose, something that’s critical when treating conditions […]
Drug companies submerged WV in opioids: One town of 3,000 got 21 million pills
Enlarge / WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 25: Committee chairman Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) questions witnesses during a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing concerning federal efforts to combat the opioid crisis. (credit: Getty | Drew Angerer) Drug companies hosed tiny towns in West Virginia with a deluge of addictive and deadly opioid pills over the […]
Diet pills: The deadly tablets that could cost you your life
AS a new report reveals that one in three slimmers has bought weight loss medication online, Elizabeth Archer investigates the risks. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Broken or too-small birth control pills reported to Health Canada
Health Canada says it has received reports that some packages of the Alesse birth control pill contain broken tablets or pills that are smaller than normal, potentially making the medication less effective. CBC | Health News
‘Poop pills’ as good as colonoscopy to treat C. difficile: study
When it comes to treating Clostridium difficile with a fecal transplant — yes, human poop — swallowing a frozen capsule appears to have far less of an “ick factor” and works as well as delivering the therapy via colonoscopy, researchers say. CBC | Health News
A group of cancer doctors discovered a way to slash the cost expensive pills by up to 75%, but they’ve hit a wall
Getty Images The cost of certain cancer drugs has gotten high, often to more than $ 100,000 a year. To combat that, researchers are looking for treatments that could be taken at a lower dose, so long as they’re taken with food. But finding the funding to study lower doses hasn’t been easy. Dr. Mark […]
Doctor acquitted in opioid case involving thousands of pills
A Nova Scotia doctor accused of fraud and unlawful possession of powerful narcotics has been acquitted of all charges. CBC | Health News
Sleeping pills increase the risk of dementia and falls in elderly people
ELDERLY people who take a sleeping pill to help doze off could be increasing their risk of falls and dementia, scientists have warned. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Mediterranean diet could be as good as pills at controlling THIS common problem
A MEDITERRANEAN diet could be just as effective at controlling acid reflux – or heartburn – as medicine prescribed by GPs, experts have claimed. Daily Express :: Health Feed
