How worried should you be when your urine isn't yellow, but instead it's green, red, or even black?

If you’ve taken prescription medication, have you ever noticed the strange disclaimer, "don't take with grapefruit juice"? There is a very good reason for that! Hank Green explains in this episode of SciShow Quick Questions!

Mental health is incredibly complex, due in no small part to the complicated interactions of chemicals and neuroreceptors in our brains. Here are four common misconceptions about antidepressants, and what the science behind them actually...

After World War Two, the applications of basic discoveries in biology took off—and became big business. Today, we’ll look at the rise of Big Pharma and GMO foods. We’ll also discuss how life-science technologies fundamentally changed...

Not sleeping for days on end. Long periods of euphoria. Racing thoughts. Grandiose ideas. Mania. Depression. All of these are symptoms of Bipolar Disorder. In this episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank talks about mood...

Today we're talking about Wegovy, which is a new prescription drug approved to treat obesity. It's also called semaglutide, and it was initially approved to treat diabetes, but studies have indicated it is effective for weight loss....

Prescription drugs are pretty awesome. They improve lives all the time. But it is possible to take too many. Over time, as patients are prescribed more an more ongoing medications, it's a good idea to sometimes step back, evaluate, and...

There have been a lot of stories about using behavioral economics to change wide array of human behaviors. Studies have looked at adherence to treatments, weight control, and lots of other areas, and have found that trying to change...

The idea behind cost-sharing in healthcare costs goes something like this: If the patient is responsible for some part of the cost of their care, they'll be more judicious in their choices of treatment, and healthcare spending will...

Updates with health insurance next year.

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How to Correctly Measure Your Medicine Doses

How to Transport and Store Diabetes Drugs

While it may seem like an easy task, swallowing a pill is something a lot of people have trouble with--both adults and children. Here are some tricks to make it a little bit easier.

Start with a few deep breaths to relax...

We usually think of grapefruit as a food that's good for us. And generally, it is. But before cutting into one, you should check the label on any medications you're taking. That's because grapefruit-and other foods-may interfere...

A spoonful of sugar may help the medicine go down...at least according to Mary Poppins.

But in real life there are other measures that may work just as well.If your medicine is too bitter, try sucking on a popsicle for a...

Did you know that how you store your medicine plays an important part in how effective it is?

What's the deal with those colored containers? Are they supposed to coordinate with your clothing or somet
hing?
Think of it...

Many people have questions about how to follow those food labels on their medication bottle.

If your label says, "TAKE WITH FOOD," do you really HAVE to chow down or can you skip the snack and just go ahead and pop the...

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Howcast - Learn the pros and cons of sleeping pills from sleep specialist Janet Kennedy, Ph.D. in this Howcast video.