Drugs & Medications Articles

Every third American has high blood pressure. This articles takes a look at hypertension medication, side effects, and when to ask your doctor for a different drug.

Some coughs persist for weeks to years, and make patient visit numerous physicians seeking relief from persistent coughing which may interfere with work and lifestyle. Chronic persistent cough is the cough that usually lasts for more than 8 weeks.

When you suffer migraine, it can be hard to find the right treatment. Here, we explore the huge variety of medications and therapies that could help ease your migraines.

An experimental genetically engineered medication that works completely differently from other drugs for HIV holds out hope for HIV-positive people who are on salvage therapy.

Selective serotonin reputake inhibitors (SSRIs) such as Prozac and Luvox sometimes work wonders for depression, but sometimes they don't work at all. For some people the answer to depression is controlling depression, sometimes with very simple drugs.u

Women are 50-75% more likely to experience side-effects than men taking the same dose of medication. Here we find out why that is, and look at the drugs that affect women differently.

Parts of the United States are experiencing an epidemic of opiate addiction, with many turning to heroin as a cheaper substitute for opiates like Oxycontin. The problem is not, however, just a moral issue. The need for pain relief is in part genetic.

Most pains are minor and go away on their own. However, there are some pains that should send you sprinting to your doctor. Here, we look at seven pains you should NEVER ignore.

The next global epidemic could be antibiotic resistance which has been brought on by the overuse of antibiotics. Research is now looking at using probiotics to combat antibiotic resistance. Read on to find out how to protect yourself and your family.

Is the new class of antibiotics just discovered going to save modern medicine and the world as we know it?