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People about to have surgery must tell their health care providers about all supplements they take.
Lower drug doses for elderly patients should be used first, with titrations of the dose as tolerated to prevent unwanted drug-related pharmacodynamic effects.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released reports detailing the deaths of infants (younger than 1 year of age) who died after being given cold and cough medications. This underscores the importance of educating parents that children younger than 2 years of age should never be given over-the-counter cold and cough medications without consulting their physicians.
There are more sensory neurons in the tongue than in any other part of the body.
Thyroid conditions cause a higher risk of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome.