Tag: Prescription Drugs

In Elder Care, Kratom Can Help Geriatric Patients Become More Lucid and Active
Elder care presents so many problems for the children who, in their prime working years, must arrange some way to care for their aging parents. Homecare is ideal, but most families nowadays have both spouses working, so this is impractical… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health, Health, Herbal Medicine, Holistic Medicine, Home, Lifestyle, Medicine, Mental Health, News, Nutrition, Personal Care, Pharmaceuticals
America’s Addiction: Amazing Facts and Stats about our Sordid History with Drugs and Alcohol
Source: Addiction.com Facts Infographic Heroin was developed and marketed by Bayer, as a cough medicine. Bayer, known to have targeted its new drug toward children, made a fortune, with users quickly becoming addicted and clamoring for more. You can see… 0 Shares | | Posted in Mental Health, Pharmaceuticals
The Opium Wars — Then and Now
As a child, I remember studying about the Opium Wars in Social Studies class. The text books would have pictures of Chinese people smoking pipes of opium. The history book would explain the war between China and England, for no… 0 Shares | | Posted in Crime, Medicine, News, Pharmaceuticals, Politics & Government, Science, Science & Tech, World
Encouraging Results Reported Supplementing Dementia Patients with Kratom
Dementia is an increasingly common condition, as many Baby Boomers are learning. Having raised their own children, they now find they are needed to care for an aging parent who may be slipping into this forgetful condition. One study compared… 0 Shares | | Posted in Food, Health, Health, Herbal Medicine, Holistic Medicine, Hospitals & Surgery, Lifestyle, Medicine, Mental Health, Nutrition, Nutritional Medicine, Pharmaceuticals
Kratom and the American Dream
A proposal to place the herb kratom on the list of most dangerous Controlled Substances in Florida is about to be considered by legislators there. This would be disastrous for the many Floridians who have only found a better quality… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health, Health, Herbal Medicine, Liberty, Medicine, Mental Health, News, Pharmaceuticals, Politics & Government
Painkiller Medication Faces Federal Restrictions
Painkiller medication prescription guidelines face new governmental restrictions. North America’s most common form of painkiller will have specific federal guidelines placed on it within the next 45 days. The U.S. Department of Justice’s, Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) completed the final… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health, Medicine, News, Pharmaceuticals, Politics & Government
How to Control Elevated Cholesterol Without Prescription Drugs
By Alexander Shikhman, M.D., Ph.D., FACR Cardiovascular disease, including coronary artery disease, atherosclerosis, cerebral vascular disease, cerebral vascular accident (stroke), myocardial infarction, sudden death syndrome, is the number one cause of death in most developed countries all over the world.… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health, Herbal Medicine, Holistic Medicine, Medicine, Pharmaceuticals
Are Prescription Drugs Destroying Your Brain?
Prescription drugs cause over 100,000 deaths per year and cause another 1.5 million people to experience side effects so severe they must be hospitalized. Shockingly, adverse drug reactions are now the fourth leading cause of death in the US. (1)… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health, Medicine, Mental Health, Pharmaceuticals
Prescription Stimulants Out of Control on College Campuses
Pulling all-nighters and loading up on caffeinated beverages is a part of the college experience. But some students are taking the need to succeed to a dangerous level. There’s a growing trend of college students using the prescription drug Adderall… 0 Shares | | Posted in Health, Medicine, Mental Health, Pharmaceuticals