Author: Diana Fieldstone

Milk Thistle and Liver-Metabolized Drugs: What You Need to Know About Enzyme Interactions

Milk Thistle and Liver-Metabolized Drugs: What You Need to Know About Enzyme Interactions

Milk thistle may support liver health, but it can interfere with how your body processes medications. Learn which drugs are at risk, what the science really says, and how to stay safe.

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St. John’s Wort and Prescription Medications: What You Need to Know About Dangerous Interactions

St. John’s Wort and Prescription Medications: What You Need to Know About Dangerous Interactions

St. John's Wort may seem like a safe natural remedy for depression, but it can dangerously reduce the effectiveness of birth control, blood thinners, antidepressants, and other critical medications. Know the risks before you take it.

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Tinnitus Retraining Therapy: How Habituation and Sound Therapy Reduce Tinnitus Distress

Tinnitus Retraining Therapy: How Habituation and Sound Therapy Reduce Tinnitus Distress

Tinnitus retraining therapy uses habituation and low-level sound therapy to help your brain stop reacting to tinnitus as a threat. Unlike masking, TRT rewires your brain’s response - leading to long-term peace, not silence.

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Clinical Outcomes After NTI Generic Switches: What Studies Show

Clinical Outcomes After NTI Generic Switches: What Studies Show

Studies show that switching to generic NTI drugs like warfarin, phenytoin, and cyclosporine can lead to dangerous fluctuations in blood levels. While some patients adapt safely, others face seizures, rejection, or bleeding. Monitoring and caution are critical.

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Why Doctors Recommend Generic Medications - And Why Patients Still Hesitate

Why Doctors Recommend Generic Medications - And Why Patients Still Hesitate

Doctors overwhelmingly recommend generic medications because they’re just as effective and save patients thousands. But many still hesitate - not because of science, but because of perception, appearance, and fear. Here’s why the gap exists - and how to close it.

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Specific IgE Testing: How to Identify Allergens and Understand Your Results

Specific IgE Testing: How to Identify Allergens and Understand Your Results

Specific IgE testing helps identify allergens by measuring IgE antibodies in blood. Learn how results are interpreted, why skin testing is often preferred, and when blood tests are the better choice for diagnosing allergies.

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Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Symptoms, Triggers, and Medication Options

Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Symptoms, Triggers, and Medication Options

IBS causes chronic abdominal pain, bloating, and irregular bowel habits. Learn the symptoms, common triggers like food and stress, and proven medication options - including diet changes, probiotics, and FDA-approved drugs - backed by current medical research.

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Warfarin and Antibiotics: How Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics Raise INR and Increase Bleeding Risk

Warfarin and Antibiotics: How Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics Raise INR and Increase Bleeding Risk

Warfarin and certain antibiotics can dangerously raise INR levels, increasing bleeding risk. Learn which antibiotics are safest, when to test your INR, and how to prevent life-threatening complications.

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Medication Errors in Hospitals vs. Retail Pharmacies: What You Need to Know

Medication Errors in Hospitals vs. Retail Pharmacies: What You Need to Know

Medication errors happen in both hospitals and retail pharmacies, but the risks and causes differ. Hospitals have more mistakes, but better safety nets. Retail pharmacies have fewer errors - but they often reach patients undetected. Here's what you need to know.

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Alzheimer’s Disease: Understanding Memory Decline, Staging, and How to Support Caregivers

Alzheimer’s Disease: Understanding Memory Decline, Staging, and How to Support Caregivers

Alzheimer’s disease causes progressive memory loss and behavioral changes. Learn how it progresses through stages, how memory declines over time, and practical ways to support caregivers facing this challenging journey.

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