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Is it safe to take expired medication?
Ask Us Anything They might be okay, but you probably shouldn't. The expiration date on a drug is the date to which the drug company guarantees it is effective and safe.
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China might be winning the CRISPR race, but we have the FDA
Health Without the FDA, we wouldn't know if a drug was safe or effective The FDA is an arduous process, but it's also really important.
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Probiotics might help your allergies, but we’re still not sure how
Allergic Reaction We're still figuring out how the bugs in your gut make you sniffle. While there’s evidence to suggest that the bacteria that live inside our guts play a key role in our immune...
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What happens if you eat too many Tums?
Ask Us Anything If three work, the entire box will probably work even better, right? What if you have like really, really bad heartburn, and you want to just nip it in the bud? Can you just take the...
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32 kids' medicines are getting recalled. Here's what you need to know
Health Homeopathic drug company King Bio spotted potential bacterial contamination. On Wednesday, the Food and Drug Administration issued a statement that the homeopathic drug company King Bio is...
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The FDA just approved the first new flu drug in 20 years. Here’s what you...
Health Xofluza can help thousands of people this flu season, but it's not for everyone. Our arsenal in the endless, roving, ever-evolving battle against the influenza virus just got slightly larger.
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Online birth control is safe—and the only option for some women
Health Getting the pill from online sites could make the contraception method far more accessible. The number of platforms allowing patients to get birth control online has grown in recent years....
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Why experts now say daily aspirin could do more harm than good
Health If you've never had a heart attack, you probably shouldn't be taking it. We seem to think of low-dose aspirin as so innocuous, we call it baby aspirin.
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Common dietary supplements linked to miscarriages in rodents
Health Over-the-counter vitamins and other supplements don't go through the same testing as prescription drugs. People who could become pregnant shouldn’t take dietary supplements that contain...
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Your annual checkup could soon include screening for illicit drug use
Health The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends doctors should ask their patients about all the drugs they use. In a draft document released this week, the U.S. Preventive Services Task...
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