About a Third of Psychoactive Prescriptions Misused by Teens
Razi Berry Nearly a third of US teens and young adults prescribed a psychoactive drug misuse that drug, with the likelihood of misuse rising with age, suggests an analysis of national survey responses published in the online journal Family Medicine & Community Health. Stimulants and tranquillizers were more likely to be misused than opioids, the […]
Could ‘Smart Toilets’ Replace Lab Testing?
Razi Berry Wearable, smart technologies are transforming the ability to monitor and improve health, but a decidedly low-tech commodity – the humble toilet – may have potential to outperform them all. The humble toilet – may have potential to outsmart them all That’s the conclusion of a team of metabolism scientists at the University of […]
Getting Medications Abroad? Here’s What you Need to Know
Razi Berry In its effort to temper the sky-high prices Americans pay for many vital medications, the Trump administration last month unveiled a plan that would legalize the importation of selected prescription drugs from countries where they sell for far less. But the plan addresses imports only at the wholesale level; it is silent about […]
Do You Really Know What’s In Your Supplements?
Dr. Michelle Cameron, ND The Top 5 Reasons To See A Naturopathic Doctor When Navigating Supplement Use 1. All Supplements are NOT Created Equal: the issue of quality control The absence of consistent product quality standards is a persistent barrier to the safe and efficacious use of natural medicine. Supplement manufacturing is not held to […]