Over the Counter

The sunshine hormone reveals surprising effects on several diseases at doses far beyond official guidelines

I suspect this popular medicine has been the target of a discrediting campaign for the simple reason it competes with newer, far more expensive blood thinners and pain relievers that ...

Storing, retaining, and retrieving information are essential cognitive functions. However, as one ages or faces various cognitive challenges, memory may start to decline. Fortunately, there are many cognition enhancers, vitamins, ...

A drug manufacturer has recalled yet another over-the-counter eye product in the United States amid an outbreak of a rare, antibiotic-resistant bacterial outbreak that was initially linked to eye drops ...

Recent data (pdf) shows that nearly one-third of Americans have insomnia, and about one-third of those may be self-medicating to treat the condition. New research finds the price they pay for a ...

A new poll from Michigan Medicine has found that about one-third of parents administer fever-reducing medicines to their children when they may not be necessary. The C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National ...

The maker of a type of over-the-counter eye drops is recalling the product after federal officials linked it to drug-resistant infections that may have led to at least one death ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) said it is investigating contaminated cough syrups that were blamed for causing the deaths of over 300 children. Over the past four months, more than ...

“One of the most perplexing aspects of the ubiquitous direct-to-consumer (DTC) prescription drug advertisements is the seemingly endless recitation of side effects in drug ads,” cardiology expert Larry Husten stated in an ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted Leqembi accelerated approval on Jan. 6, 2023. It is the seventh drug the FDA has approved for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. The ...

Feeling confused, weak, or losing your memory and concentration? You may be suffering from aluminum toxicity. Aluminum is an omnipresent metal, found not only in your cookware—as most people already ...

Among the many aftereffects of COVID-19 infection, one that has garnered much attention is the loss of smell or taste. For many people, the condition is long-term and treatment remains ...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) called on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take action on shortages of children's medication reported across the United States. “Today, I ...

One of the most robustly campaigned and well-known drugs for treating COVID is Paxlovid. Yet the drug's limited clinical studies and numerous drug interactions raise questions of safety for COVID ...

More than 65 percent of total mortality from diabetes is due to cardiovascular disease, including fatal atherothrombotic events such as acute myocardial infarction (heart attack), ischemic stroke (due to reduced blood ...

The results even shocked the study’s author

Medical miracle or notorious lynchpin of misinformation?

If your health professional recommends it, make sure they're aware of your iron levels.

These medications can increase one's risk of heart damage, especially for diabetics

U.S. retailers began selling over-the-counter hearing aids on Oct. 17, 2022, a long-awaited move that some experts predict could be a game-changer in making these devices accessible and affordable. A ...

Sleeping medication can help adjust people's sleep schedule to sleep; however, there are limits and risks associated with such treatment, especially when used without the guidance of a sleep professional ...

As this season's flu shot offered little to no protection

The New Jersey pharmaceutical company supplying ivermectin to a UK trial that was paused for a short period of time, says there are no supply issues with its pills. Ivermectin ...

Complications and dangers from cough and cold remedies outweigh the benefits of symptom relief