According to fitness and nutrition expert Dr. Chris Mohr and board-certified physician Dr. Raj Dasgupta, these headaches are typically a result of how the drug interacts with your body, not a direct effect of the medication.

When a woman adds the layer of motherhood to her journey, she undoubtedly becomes ateacher of things. Walking, talking, and how to use utensils are all lessons she passes down toa tiny human who shares her features. Just the same, these little people become teachers who help you learn about yourself. For many Black mothers, […]

The two pharmacists were ordered to pay a fine and had their licenses temporarily suspended.

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a medication to treat a form of alopecia. In clinical trials, it led to 80% of hair regrowth.

Those who rarely need drugs, like antibiotics for the infrequent infection, may not think too much about the cost of drugs. But those who need a drug daily – or several prescriptions daily – just to survive and do so without pain know the real cost of medication.

It should be known that antibiotics only work for bacterial infections. That means not viral and not fungal. You don’t need antibiotics for the flu or cold, as those are viral infections. You do need them for strep throat, as that is bacterial. Now, infections like pneumonia and sinus infections can be viral or bacterial. Your doctor will have to determine which is true in your case.

If you have an infection, your doctor prescribes you antibiotics. You go to the pharmacy to pick them up, and the pharmacist gives you an unenthusiastic breakdown of how to take them, what not to take when you’re on them, and what they’ll do—as if she’s said this a thousand times (she has). Everyone is so […]

Using drugs to treat mental illness doesn't make you weak, it makes you smart.