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Back to School Basics: 5 Common Health Questions From Parents
School Health Questions for Parents
For many kids in America, the next few weeks involve getting back to school after a long (or maybe not so...
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DEA’s 10th National Drug Take-Back Day Set For September 26th
DEA began hosting National Prescription Drug Take-Back events in 2010. At the previous nine Take-Back Day events, 4,823,251 pounds (2,411 tons) of unwanted, unneeded or...
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) refers to a complex disorder of the lower intestinal tract. It is mainly characterized by a pattern of symptoms that is...
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Insect Repellents: Safe and Effective Use
The search for an insect repellent can be confusing. To DEET or not to DEET? Should I be concerned about Lyme Disease or West Nile...
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Imprint Codes for Oral Medications
What are Imprint Codes?
All approved prescription and over-the-counter solid, oral dosage form medications in the U.S. are required by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
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Antibiotics and Birth Control Pill Interactions: Fact or Fallacy?
Are you concerned when you receive an antibiotic prescription but you also take oral contraceptives? For many years, women were counseled that their birth control...
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Anabolic Steroids – Abuse, Side Effects and Safety
What are Anabolic Steroids?Androgens and anabolic steroids include the endogenous male sex hormone testosterone and dihydrotestosterone, and other agents that behave like these sex hormones....
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