Medication & Vitamins

With so many different over-the-counter medicines, it's hard to know which one is best and what to take when you're sick. After all, illnesses vary. Learn the safe and correct ways to give your kids medicine, understand when antibiotics make sense, and more.

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Dr. Fauci Recommends Taking These 2 Vitamins to Help Boost Your Immune System

Dr. Fauci Says It's Fine to Take Vitamins C and D to Help Boost Your Immune System—Here's What to Know

But he advised against taking a few other popular supplements.
Are Abuela's Home Remedies Actually Effective?

Are Abuela's Home Remedies Actually Effective?

Readers submitted their favorite home remedies recommended by abuela herself, then we asked an expert to tell us if her healing claims are for real or folktale.
I Tried THC Tampons for My Endometriosis Pain

I Tried THC Tampons for My Endometriosis Pain

Warning: This is a high you may not want to experience.
I Was an Anti-Medicine Mom, Until My Daughter's Diagnosis

I Was an Anti-Medicine Mom, Until My Daughter's Diagnosis

After my daughter was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes, doctors helped me realize that natural remedies work best alongside, not instead of, modern medicine.
An Alarming Number of Kids Overdose on Medicine Each Day

An Alarming Number of Kids Overdose on Medicine Each Day

A new report is a startling reminder to parents on just how easy it is for kids to overdose on household medications.
5 Medication Mistakes Parents Make

5 Medication Mistakes Parents Make

Are you making these common errors when it comes to dosing your kids?

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Kids and Probiotics: What You Need to Know

Kids and Probiotics: What You Need to Know

'Healthy germs' are a red hot trend, but should you consider adding them to your kid's diet? Here's what you need to know about good bacteria in food and supplements.
Is Your Big Kid Misusing Prescription Medication?

Is Your Big Kid Misusing Prescription Medication?

Antibiotics and Pregnancy

Antibiotics and Pregnancy

Smart Medicine: Preventing Overuse of Antibiotics

Smart Medicine: Preventing Overuse of Antibiotics

Don't Make This Medication Mistake! The AAP Clarifies Dosage Guidelines for Kids

Don't Make This Medication Mistake! The AAP Clarifies Dosage Guidelines for Kids

71 Percent of Millennials Believe Birth Control Is a Moral Right

71 Percent of Millennials Believe Birth Control Is a Moral Right

Why IUDs Are Becoming the Birth Control of Choice for Many Women

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Some College Students Don't Consider Stimulant Drug Use 'Cheating'

Some College Students Don't Consider Stimulant Drug Use 'Cheating'

Codeine Use Continues Despite Warnings About Kids' Safety

Codeine Use Continues Despite Warnings About Kids' Safety

Tamiflu's Effectiveness Questioned in New Study

Tamiflu's Effectiveness Questioned in New Study

Antidepressant Use May Be Linked to Premature Births

Antidepressant Use May Be Linked to Premature Births

IUD Birth Control May Be Effective for Longer Than Thought

IUD Birth Control May Be Effective for Longer Than Thought

Birth Control's Science Key to Supreme Court Contraception Case

Birth Control's Science Key to Supreme Court Contraception Case

7-Year-Old Denied Experimental Medication by Drug Company

7-Year-Old Denied Experimental Medication by Drug Company

HIV Cure May Be Close for Second Baby

HIV Cure May Be Close for Second Baby

Low Birth Weight May Impact Ability to Metabolize Drugs

Low Birth Weight May Impact Ability to Metabolize Drugs

Aceitaminophen in Pregnancy May Be Linked to ADHD in Kids

Aceitaminophen in Pregnancy May Be Linked to ADHD in Kids

Moms Who Take Pain Meds More Likely to Medicate Kids

Moms Who Take Pain Meds More Likely to Medicate Kids

Tamiflu for Kids Temporarily in Short Supply

Tamiflu for Kids Temporarily in Short Supply

Birth Control Method Linked with Time Between Pregnancies

Birth Control Method Linked with Time Between Pregnancies

Antidepressants During Pregnancy Not Linked with Autism in Children

Antidepressants During Pregnancy Not Linked with Autism in Children

ADHD Diagnoses, Prescription Rates Rose Together

ADHD Diagnoses, Prescription Rates Rose Together

ADHD Affects 11 Percent of U.S. Kids, CDC Reports

ADHD Affects 11 Percent of U.S. Kids, CDC Reports

Frequent Tylenol Use in Pregnancy May Carry Risks

Frequent Tylenol Use in Pregnancy May Carry Risks

STDs Hit Record High As Condom Use Decreases Among Young People

STDs Hit Record High As Condom Use Decreases Among Young People

ADHD May Be Overdiagnosed Due to New Definition

ADHD May Be Overdiagnosed Due to New Definition

Teens Need Access to Free Condoms and Sex Education, According to Doctors

Teens Need Access to Free Condoms and Sex Education, According to Doctors

British Middle Schoolers Help Warn Peers of Antibiotic Overuse

British Middle Schoolers Help Warn Peers of Antibiotic Overuse

Mental Health Prescriptions Dropping for Kids

Mental Health Prescriptions Dropping for Kids

Teen Birth Rate Drops Again, Hits Historic Low

Teen Birth Rate Drops Again, Hits Historic Low

Many Medications Safe While Breastfeeding, Pediatrician Panel Says

Many Medications Safe While Breastfeeding, Pediatrician Panel Says

Rise in Adult Medications Means More Child Poisonings

Rise in Adult Medications Means More Child Poisonings

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