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Dear Dr. Gott: I have had a problem with severe constipation for many years. I have taken different laxatives and have been on milk of magnesia for a long time.

Today's Question: "Is it safe to buy products over the Internet that could prevent or combat H1N1?" "There are only three products authorized by Health Canada that should be used against the H1N1 flu virus: the H1N1 vaccine Arepanrix, and the antiviral drugs Tamiflu and Relenza .

Millions of Americans take drugs like Nexium, Prevacid and Prilosec to ease the erosive effects of acid reflux, but do these medicines put patients at risk for other health problems? Experts remain divided on the potential dangers these common prescription medications might pose.

Trade and globalization -- when not referencing blockbuster sports transactions or raucous street protests, debates over these abstract terms can give Ambien and Jack Daniels a run for their money as a cure for insomnia.

A chemical cousin of the common antibiotic tetracycline might be useful in treating spinal muscular atrophy , a currently incurable disease that is the leading genetic cause of death in infants.

Australan study reveals link between folic acid supplements in pregnancy and asthma.

A surgeon now at Children's National Medical Center and his colleagues from New York University have found laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding to improve the health of morbidly obese adolescents.

Featured Article Main Category: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Also Included In: Pediatrics / Children's Health ; Respiratory / Asthma ; Nutrition / Diet Article Date: 05 Nov 2009 - 9:00 PST Researchers in Australia have identified a link between allergic asthma in 3 to 5 year-old children and exposure to folic acid that their birth mothers took as ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers that Stiff Nights, a product marketed as a dietary supplement for sexual enhancement, contains an ingredient that can dangerously lower blood pressure and is illegal.

Nov. 5, 2009 -- The popular pain and fever reliever acetaminophen may be linked with an increased risk of asthma in children and adults, according to a new research review of previously published studies by Canadian researchers.

Women with asthma who take birth control pills may have fewer problems than those who do not, according to a new study.

Federal prosecutors say a southern Illinois doctor has agreed to surrender his medical license after admitting he illegally dispensed methadone, tampered with a witness and obstructed justice.

South Carolina, trying to curb abuse of narcotics and save money, is requiring Medicaid patients suspected of doctor-hopping for drugs to choose one pharmacy for all of their prescriptions.

U.S. researchers say a little weight loss and activity go a long way in helping prevent or delay diabetes.

Low folate levels during pregnancy are associated with higher odds for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in offspring aged 7 to 9, new research has found.

Standard adjuvant treatment for HER2-positive breast cancer patients, following primary surgery for their cancer, is Trastuzumab a 'a 'typically used in combination with chemotherapy.

If worms are any indication, all the sugar in your diet could spell much more than obesity and type 2 diabetes.

A University of Adelaide study may have shed light on the rise in childhood asthma in developed countries like Australia in recent decades.

Steven Karapandza says his use of prescription marijuana to help ease the pain of daily migraine headaches is none of his boss' business.

Sustaining modest weight loss for 10 years, or taking an anti-diabetic drug over that time, can prevent or lower the incidence of type 2 diabetes in people at high risk for developing the disease, according to the Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study , a long-term follow-up to a landmark 2001 diabetes prevention study.