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Danger of overuse of skin numbing products

FDA issued an advisory last week to remind patients, healthcare professionals, and caregivers about potentially serious hazards of using skin numbing products, also known as "topical anesthetics" (

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Consumer safety when receiving cancer drug therapy

Receiving cancer treatment, including chemotherapy, can be a very frightening experience. It may feel as if you are placing your life completely in the hands of your doctors and nurses. In a very r

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Newer drugs for serious mental problems linked to heart risks
For over 50 years, a class of drugs known as "antipsychotics" has been available to treat schizophrenia and other serious mental disorders. You may be familiar with these older drugs such as Thorazin
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