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They are called 5-hour Energy and Red Bull, energy drinks are part of the growing multi-billion dollar industry that targets youngsters and teens and adults as a way to get through the day. Meanwhile, the industry that makes these caffeine heavy products goes largely unregulated as some reports of fatalities […]

Children’s over-the-counter pain and cold medications had been responsible for thousands of emergency room visits from overdose every year before October 2007. That’s when the label was changed on cold meds for children and when manufacturers agreed they should not be used by anyone under the age of two. Following the […]

When it comes to the mind-robbing disease of Alzheimers, there are very few medications that have been found able to slow its progression. There also appears to be few medications to effectively treat mild cognitive decline that is not related to Alzheimer’s. Cognitive enhancers are given to patients who are […]

Many Americans suffer from long term, chronic pain requiring intensive pain management.  Complex pain management is a recognized specialty, typically involving anesthesiologists trained in how to properly treat and manage chronic pain, including patients that require powerful narcotic medications.   The management involves detailed and thorough physical examinations, laboratory and radiologic […]

A lot can be misconstrued in the silent world of the Internet. While online technology has changed the communications paradigm, it also has resulted in bad information, embarrassing typos, factual errors and malfeasance. Fake Web sites, botched emails, rambling blogs and photo abuse appear in cyberspace every day. Most of […]

The Food and Drug Administration is considering some very important changes to its internal rules that would help to eliminate a loophole in accountability for defective drugs.   Under current law, only the brand name manufacturer is permitted to change the warning label for a particular drug.   After a drug is […]

It is all about research and publishing. That is the pressure supposedly exerted on academics, scientists and some physicians – “publish or perish”. Scientific research is no different than any other form of research from the perspective of “garbage in garbage out”. These days most of us do some form […]

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley has developed and launched a new website designed to provide consumers and clients with valuable information about a potentially dangerous drug — Pradaxa. Searcy Denney believes that consumers deserve to be well informed about drugs, medical devices and products in order to prevent unnecessary […]

When faced with a possible danger, how much of a warning do you need? As far as the Food and Drug Administration is concerned, your tolerance for risk is pretty high. And what about its responsibility for sounding the alarm? Eh, that can wait a while. When picking up a […]

You wouldn’t let your toddler play in a busy street. That’s just good common sense that you already know. However, if you’re in a more precarious position—perhaps you’re pregnant and depressed—you need expert guidance you can trust to keep you healthy and your baby out of danger. You should be […]