Often when your doctor prescribes you medication, you are left with extra pills. Do you know how to properly dispose of your unused medications in a way that is both safe for your family and for your community?
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Talcum Powder and Ovarian Cancer
While the scientific evidence has shown a consistent link between talcum powder and ovarian cancer, many questions remain. Why take the risk?
Read More »Which Common Medications Are Linked to Dementia?
You may have heard the media coverage that common medications may increase the risk for dementia. What do these drugs all have in common, what do you need to know about them, and are there really risks to taking them?
Read More »Preventing Hip Fracture: Do Supplements Help?
Calcium and vitamin D made headlines in the health world when many new studies on the effectiveness and safety of supplements were released. Read more about these nutrients and why you should or should not take supplements.
Read More »How Safe are Natural Supplements?
In their quest for health and beauty, half of all American adults take natural supplements to solve all sorts of problems. But do these products really work, and how much do Americans know about their safety? Not as well as one may think, and not nearly enough.
Ultimately, it is unwise to trust the claims that manufacturers of dietary supplements make about either the effectiveness or safety of their products. Let the buyer beware.