CVS to Pull Cold Medication After FDA Scientists Say They Don’t Work

CVS to Pull Cold Medication After FDA Scientists Say They Don't Work

The era of over-the-counter cold medications is coming to an end. Major retail chain CVS announced this month that it would remove certain cold and cough products containing oral phenylephrine from its shelves. The Food and Drug Administration may soon push for the ingredient to be removed en masse from these over-the-counter products, following a …

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Tips: Most Americans don’t want Medicare for All

Tips: Most Americans don't want Medicare for All

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks at a May news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington about Medicare for All. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Progressives’ entire rationale for Medicare for All is based on a lie. Or rather two lies. They argue that Americans are both dissatisfied with the health insurance status quo and that a single-payer …

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‘They don’t practice what they preach’: WeightWatchers turns to weight-loss drugs

'They don't practice what they preach': WeightWatchers turns to weight-loss drugs

When WeightWatchers was originally conceived, it was envisioned as a weight loss company combining support groups and an intensive diet plan into one cohesive program. At the forefront of the business was the so-called “prudent diet,” which had been developed in the 1950s by Dr. Norman Jolliffe. The diet called for fish five times a …

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Dear Abby: I worry that my mother-in-law is in mental decline, but her children don’t seem to care.

Dear Abby: I worry that my mother-in-law is in mental decline, but her children don't seem to care.

DEAR ABBY: My mother-in-law is a lovely retired teacher. She lives an active lifestyle, volunteering at her local Boys and Girls Club and following up with her friends. The problem is that her mobility and memory are declining, and she and her family deny it. She still drives and has recently been in several collisions. …

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Most Common Cold Medications Don’t Work

Most Common Cold Medications Don't Work

Australia, Victoria Melbourne Central Business District CBD Flinders Street pharmacy pharmacy sale … [+] shelves royal jelly Bioglan olive leaf EaseaCold cold flu medicine. (Photo by: Jeff Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Universal Images Group via Getty Images We still don’t have a cure for the common cold. However, at your local pharmacy, you …

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Fat Bear Week is back, but don’t bears deserve love too?

Fat Bear Week lets people vote for their favorite chubby bear

And now an important message about National Park Services Fat Bear Week, which began Wednesday and ends October 10, from a concerned bear: Hello humans, my name is Titus and I am the official spokesperson for a national coalition of bears who have dedicated themselves to what we consider a healthier, more active lifestyle. While …

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