Over-the-Counter Medicines

We all know that every day, people in Mexico come across the border in pursuit of something they can't find in their country. What you may not know is that every day, people in the United States go across the border to Mexico for the same reason. They...

It was hailed as a significant step forward in women's reproductive rights, but this week's decision by the Obama administration to allow non-prescription, over-the-counter sales of the emergency contraceptive Plan B One-Step may do little to dispel...

An apple a day won't keep the doctor away forever. Sooner or later, you'll need to make an appointment. There are ways to make that visit flow smoothly. Fact is, life is moving at a fast pace for everyone, including physicians. When Dr. Paul Griner...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Don't look for the morning-after pill to move next to the condoms on drugstore shelves right away — but after a decade-plus fight, it appears it really will happen. Backed into a corner by a series of court rulings, the Obama...

NEW YORK (AP) — After setting off a storm of criticism from abortion rights groups upset that a Democratic president had sided with social conservatives, the Obama administration said it will comply with a judge's order to allow girls of any age...

NEW YORK (AP) — The federal government on Monday told a judge it will reverse course and take steps to comply with his order to allow girls of any age to buy emergency contraception without prescriptions. The Department of Justice, in the latest...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Here’s what’s going around this week in the Ozarks. At Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Allergist Dr. Gregory Lux says grass pollen has hit hard. This allergy causes hay fever symptoms of sneezing and itching and can...

VAN BUREN COUNTY, Mich. – Plenty of people are taking allergy medicine this time of year, but how much is too much? Taking an over-the-counter medicine and getting behind the wheel can get you in just as much trouble in Michigan as drinking and...

That the Affordable Care Act will open the doors to consistent health care for more people is a good thing, but it will also make a predicted nationwide shortage of doctors even worse unless steps are taken to increase the number of physicians. Of...

What would you do with $3,469 worth of Rogaine, Crest white strips, and over-the-counter medicine? A Buffalo Grove man was caught selling the items, which were stolen property, and others to bodega owners and eBay users, state prosecutors said Thursday....

An aspirin a day may not always keep heart disease away, say two University of Florida cardiologists. But a new algorithm they have developed outlines factors physicians should weigh as they assess whether a patient would benefit from a daily dose of...

More baby boomers are pushing back their retirements and working longer, even as the recovery of the stock market replenishes portfolios that were depleted during the recession. The reason: health care expenses. The cost of medical care for a 65-year-...