Is Your Coffee Fix Getting in the Way of Medication? — Health Check

Shauna Wright — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:12:31 +0000

The average American adult drinks about three cups of coffee a day, and while many can’t imagine a morning without it, people taking certain drugs may want to think twice.

Studies show that more than a dozen medications — antidepressants, estrogen, and thyroid and osteoporosis drugs, for example — can be affected by coffee, which can block absorption or enhance the effects of the drugs.

Millions of Unneeded Antibiotics Are Prescribed to Kids Every Year [OPINION]

Mark Richards — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:11:53 +0000

My wife and I don't fight over money. Nor time spent with each other. Nobody is cheating, over drinking or abusing in any way. But there is one thing that drives me crazy...over medicating our son. With out going into too much detail it just seems that every day, yes, every day of his short 3 years has included some sort of medication and it drives me crazy. In my day, walk it off, let the air at it...drink some orange juice and get a good night sleep were common. Now a new study from researchers at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City found that pediatricians write more than 10 million prescriptions for unnecessary antibiotics every year.

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Is Your Coffee Fix Getting in the Way of Medication? — Health Check

Millions of Unneeded Antibiotics Are Prescribed to Kids Every Year [OPINION]