meditation

5 Reasons Why Meditation is Good for You

Aug 05, 2020 PM EDT

Regular practice of meditation does not only help you become healthier and happier as a person. It is advantageous too, when it comes to your relationships, being productive, and your capability to connect with other people.

Indian Drug Company Slips Up Again, Allergy Meds Recalled

May 02, 2014 PM EDT

It has been revealed that drug company Ranbaxy is in the midst of recalling tens-of-thousands of packets of generic anti-allergy medication. This is far from the first time the Indian drug company has fallen out of favor with the United States Food a..

1 in 13 American Kids on Psych Meds

Apr 25, 2014 PM EDT

An estimated 7. 5 percent of all schoolchildren in the United States between the ages of six and 17 have been prescribed psychiatric medication, according to a recent report.

Stroke Victims Should Work With Pharmacists to Lower Their Risk

Apr 24, 2014 PM EDT

Seeing a pharmacist, not a nurse, will do stroke victims the most good when attempting to reign in their cholesterol and other stroke risks, according to a recent study.

Migraine Fighting Meds Show Promise

Apr 23, 2014 PM EDT

Two new experimental drugs designed to treat and prevent migraines have shown great promise in early testing, according to the preliminary findings of a pair of clinical trials.

Free Drug Samples Are Costing Patients

Apr 17, 2014 PM EDT

Patients of dermatologists who hand out free samples wind up paying significantly higher costs for thier prescriptions, according to a recent study.

Prescription Spending Rising, Won't Fall Soon

Apr 15, 2014 PM EDT

More than $329 billion was spent on prescription drugs alone in 2013, raising the amount spent on drug annual by over three percent since the previous year. The experts who report these statistics are now saying that they do not expect increasing spe..

Congress Questions High Price of Revolutionary Pill

Mar 25, 2014 PM EDT

Members of congress have contacted the chief executive officer of drug company Gilead Sciences Inc. requesting a briefing so that the company's experts can explain why a revolutionary and potentially life-saving treatment of Hepatitis C costs an esti..