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Fake Xanax: Anxiety drug deaths an 'escalating crisis'

The coroner for Northern Ireland has called the rising number of deaths linked to fake versions of the anti-anxiety drug, Xanax, “an escalating crisis”. Joe McCrisken says he is signing off an alprazolam-related death nearly once a week. He says “most of the deaths” are caused by counterfeit versions of Xanax, the brand name for… Read More: Fake Xanax: Anxiety drug deaths an 'escalating crisis' »

Weight loss: Can the Fat Flush Diet plan really help you lose belly fat? Know the benefits and risks – Times Now

Does the Fat Flush Diet plan help you lose weight and burn belly fat?&  | &nbspPhoto Credit:&nbspThinkstock New Delhi: Have you heard about the Fat Flush Diet? It is claimed that this eating plan can boost your metabolism, cleanse the liver and burn body fat effectively, helping you lose weight fast. While shedding those extra kilos… Read More: Weight loss: Can the Fat Flush Diet plan really help… »

Eruptive xanthomatosis

Ahn CS, Yosipovitch G, Huang WW. Diabetes and the skin. In: Callen JP, Jorizzo JL, Zone JJ, Piette WW, Rosenbach MA, Vleugels RA, eds. Dermatological Signs of Systemic Disease. 5th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2017:chap 24. Braunstein I. Cutaneous manifestations of lipid disorders. In: Callen JP, Jorizzo JL, Zone JJ, Piette WW, Rosenbach MA, Vleugels… Read More: Eruptive xanthomatosis »

For both health care and health care journalism, there’s something missing in the middle

December 19, 2018 Posted By Categories Joy Victory has been deputy managing editor of HealthNewsReview.org since 2016. She tweets as @thejoyvictory. In 2015, a few months before I started working at HealthNewsReview.org, Cosmopolitan magazine published my article, “Why are so many American women dying in childbirth?” Tired of women getting blamed for the problem, I… Read More: For both health care and health care journalism, there’s something… »