Q. I have been taking the antidepressant duloxetine for a long time, starting with brand-name Cymbalta. Ten years ago, I wanted to get off it, so my psychiatrist halved my dose to 30 milligrams. I ...

So, you’ve heard about statins. Maybe your doctor mentioned them, or perhaps you saw a commercial with happy, healthy-looking people strolling through a park. The big question on your mind is probably ...

Statins are safe and effective for lowering ‘bad’ cholesterol, though some myths make people worry unnecessarily.

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A mid-stage study of a pharmaceutical version of the psychedelic LSD reported the drug might help alleviate anxiety symptoms for up to three months, advancing a potential treatment for the most common ...

A single dose of the psychedelic drug LSD seems to reduce anxiety without lasting side effects. “Ours is the first modern trial to look specifically at LSD, or any psychedelic, for generalised anxiety ...

We live in an era where wellness tips and tricks travel faster than facts. That’s especially true for statins, the most-studied medicines for lowering LDL (“bad”) cholesterol. Yes, side effects can ...

Among older adults, the incidence of myocarditis or pericarditis was lower among those who received the high-dose inactivated flu vaccine versus the standard-dose vaccine. There were only two cases of ...

Controversy persists regarding the appropriate duration of therapy with benzathine penicillin G in persons with early (i.e., primary, secondary, or early latent) syphilis (Treponema pallidum infection ...

MADRID -- The high-dose inactivated influenza vaccine may reduce older people's risk of hospitalization for flu or pneumonia more than a standard-dose shot, according to two large open-label, ...

Combined results from two large real-world trials of a high-dose influenza vaccine have found not only does the higher dose provide superior protection against influenza than the standard regimen, it ...