Last year, Americans borrowed a whopping $ 88 billion to pay for their health care, according to a nationally representative survey. What’s more, 45 percent of respondents said they feared that a major health care crisis would lead to bankruptcy, and nearly 25 percent of respondents reported skipping medical treatments in order to cut costs.… Read More »
Think your medications are really expensive? They are. Antiviral drugs used to treat HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) remain the most expensive medications vis-a-vis Medicaid spending, according to a new analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation. The study, which examined Medicaid outpatient prescription drug spending between 2014 and 2017 found that, overall, rebates are… Read More »
Getty ImagesHalfpoint Images Exercise just might be your next heart-healthy prescription: Sweaty workouts may be able to lower your high blood pressure just as much as prescription meds can, new research just published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine suggests. Researchers collected data from 194 clinical trials that focused on medications designed to lower… Read More »
by Ryan Dickey Nexium (esomeprazole magnesium) is a medication that has been licensed to treat a number of conditions, including: GERD, erosive esophagitis and Helicobacter pylori infections. Nexium is also used to prevent peptic ulcers, which are ulcers that occur in the stomach or the first part of the intestine. It is currently under… Read More »
Every parent is distressed and terrified when a child coughs persistently, particularly for those who have been coughing over an prolonged duration. Coughs can be repetitive and irritating, and can come with vomiting and fever. Coughs can also come at night, upsetting the child from her rest when her body should be resting and recovering… Read More »