There are many reasons why women consider giving birth at home or at a birthing center rather than in a hospital. One reason is the desire to have more control over the process of childbirth, and especially the desire to avoid Caesarean sections.
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Do Heartburn Medications Cause Kidney Disease?
Popular heartburn prescriptions include Prilosec, Nexium Prevacid, Kapidex, Aciphex and Protonix, which are all a type of drugs called Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPI). New research shows that people who take popular heartburn medications are more likely to develop serious kidney disease.
Read More »Statins and Your Risk of Heart Attacks or Strokes
Statins are the most popular type of cholesterol-lowering medication and include Lipitor, Zocor, Crestor and Vytorin. While these medications can substantially lower your cholesterol, the benefits do not outweigh the risks for everyone.
Read More »Seroquel, Abilify, Zyprexa, and Risperdal: Widely Used but with Dangerous Side Effects
For patients who suffer from depression or anxiety, it’s hard to know which medication is best. It seems everyday a new “wonder drug” is introduced, often costing 10 or 20 times as much as older medications. Things become even more confusing when doctors prescribe medications “off label.” One example is Seroquel. Not approved to specifically treat depression or anxiety, of what kinds of dangers should one be aware?
Read More »Will Vytorin Reduce My Risk of Heart Attack or Stroke?
Vytorin is effective at lowering cholesterol, but the more important question is whether patients who take it will be less likely to have a heart attack or stroke, need heart surgery, or die.
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