Substance Use in Teens with ADHD

Kids with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may have a harder time in life and wind up reaching for substances to cope. Early interventions may improve later habits.

Cancer Risks of Cancer Treatment

You do what you can – what you’re told – to beat the cancer. Chemotherapy is recommended and it works. Years later, though, you’re diagnosed with a blood cancer that could be related to the chemotherapy. Is this really happening?

Kids Dancing Their Way to the ER

Dance is among the most popular activities for children. However, dance offers just as many opportunities for injuries as other sports like soccer or basketball.

A Little Chill Can Be Better for Babies

Couples unable to conceive a child naturally may turn to fertility options. Within fertility treatments, however, couples have a variety of choices to make. Do any make a difference?

Benign Breast Disease in African American Women

A woman is told something looks suspicious on her mammogram and a biopsy is ordered. When the biopsy doesn’t find cancer, her sigh can be heard around the world. And while this is good news, she may still need to be concerned.

An Option for Severe Morning Sickness?

The nausea of morning sickness can strike at any time of day. For some women, it can be particularly bad, such as for Duchess Catherine of Cambridge, the wife of Prince William.

Stop Blood Clots, Prevent Future Strokes

Ischemic stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States. Preventing future ischemic strokes means preventing more blood clots from forming.

Rx May Lengthen Life with Cervical Cancer

Good news has been released for women whose cervical cancer has spread, returned or no longer responds to therapy. A drug used for a number of different cancers may help these women live longer.

Vitamin C for the Common Cold

For years, vitamin C has been said to help people stay healthy and recover faster from a cold. Science says this may be true in some ways.

Benjamin Casey

Benjamin is a PharmD student at the University of Texas in Austin.  Prior to this he worked as a certified pharmacy technician for an independent pharmacy in Austin.  Benjamin was drawn...

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