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June 23, 2023 – One pill makes you larger, and one pill makes you … smarter? Whether you’re Alice in Wonderland heading down the rabbit hole or a high school or college student trying to achieve academic excellence, researchers have an important message for you: There is no such thing as a "smart pill." In fact, nonmedical use of prescription stimulants like Adderall or Ritalin by people without a prescription can lead to unintended outcomes, including poorer grades and substance abuse....

‘Smart Drugs’ Underdeliver and Can Bring Trouble - DocNetPlus June 23, 2023 – One pill makes you larger, and one pill makes you … smarter?

Other allergen-likely foods provide these nutrients: Eggs. Protein, iron, biotin, folacin, riboflavin, and vitamins A, D, E, and B12. Nutritional substitutes: Meats, fish, poultry, legumes, dairy, fruit, vegetables, leafy greens, enriched grains. Soy. Protein, thiamin, riboflavin, iron, calcium, zinc, and vitamin B6. Nutritional substitutes: Meats, fish, poultry, legumes, eggs, dairy, fruit, vegetables, leafy greens, enriched grains. Wheat. B vitamins and iron....

Filling the Nutritional Gaps for Babies With Food Allergies - DocNet PLUS Other allergen-likely foods provide these nutrients:

When Laurie Syphard’s oldest child was 18 months old, her lip swelled up after eating a veggie burger. “It looked like someone had punched her in the mouth,” says Syphard. Food allergy tests showed her daughter was allergic to tree nuts. Then a few years later, Syphard’s second child got her own allergy diagnosis at an even younger age: 9 months....

Babies With Food Allergies: Easing Caregiver’s Anxiety - DocNet PLUS When Laurie Syphard’s oldest child was 18 months old, her lip swelled up after eating a veggie burger. “It looked like someone had punched her in the mouth,”

“You would have looked at my sons and never known,” says Bonnie Milas, MD. She’s speaking about the accidental opioid overdoses that killed her two adult sons in 2018 and 2019. She and other doctors say there's something that could spare many other families from going through the same tragedy. It’s naloxone, a medication that can reverse an opioid overdose and is available without a prescription, or "over the counter," as Narcan nasal spray....

Is Naloxone in Your First Aid Kit for Opioid Overdose? - DocNet PLUS “You would have looked at my sons and never known,” says Bonnie Milas, MD.

June 26, 2023 – The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine may now be as critical as ever, though young people are taking the shot in fewer and fewer numbers. An epidemic of sexually transmitted HPV is now swirling around the U.S. and the U.K., with some serious cases leading to oropharyngeal cancer, which can affect the back of the throat, tonsils, and tongue....

HPV Rates Skyrocket Despite Safe, Effective Vaccine - DocNet PLUS June 26, 2023 – The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine may now be as critical as ever, though young people are taking the shot in fewer and fewer numbers. An