The Informed Squid: Your Health Navigator - Page 4
Hydration and Diuretics: How to Balance Fluid Intake to Avoid Side Effects
Diuretics help manage heart failure and high blood pressure, but they can cause dehydration and electrolyte imbalances. Learn how much to drink, what to avoid, and how to use weight and urine color to stay balanced.
Categories: Medications
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Pneumonia Types: Bacterial, Viral, and Fungal Lung Infections Explained
Learn the key differences between bacterial, viral, and fungal pneumonia - from symptoms and causes to treatments and prevention. Knowing the type can save your life and reduce unnecessary antibiotic use.
Categories: Respiratory Health
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Generic Drug Labeling Requirements: What the FDA Mandates
The FDA requires generic drug labels to match brand-name labels exactly, with few exceptions. Learn the rules, risks, and recent changes affecting millions of prescriptions.
Categories: Medications
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Pancreatic Cancer: Early Symptoms and Treatment Advances
Pancreatic cancer often shows no early symptoms, but signs like unexplained weight loss, new-onset diabetes, and jaundice can be critical warnings. Recent advances in treatment and detection are improving survival rates for those diagnosed early.
Categories: Conditions
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Generic Drug Prices Over Time: Year-by-Year Changes and What It Means for You
Generic drug prices have become unpredictable, with some dropping 90% and others spiking over 1,000%. Learn why prices fluctuate year by year, which drugs are most at risk, and how to save money now.
Categories: Medications
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Diabetic Neuropathy Pain: Effective Medications and Essential Foot Care Steps
Manage diabetic neuropathy pain with proven medications like duloxetine and pregabalin, and prevent serious foot complications through daily care. Learn what works, what to avoid, and how to protect your feet.
Categories: Medications
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Manufacturing Deficiencies: Common FDA Quality Issues in Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices
The FDA is cracking down on manufacturing deficiencies in pharmaceuticals and medical devices, with aseptic failures, data integrity issues, and poor material controls leading to warning letters and import blocks in 2025.
Categories: Medications
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Natural Disasters and Drug Shortages: How Climate Change Is Breaking the Medicine Supply Chain
Climate disasters like hurricanes are causing life-threatening drug shortages by destroying key manufacturing sites. IV fluids, insulin, and cancer drugs are disappearing-because the system has no backup. Here’s how it’s happening and what needs to change.
Categories: Medications
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Generic combination products: When multiple generics equal one brand
Generic combination products combine drugs and devices, but substitution rules haven't kept up. Patients often get mismatched components, leading to safety risks and higher costs. Here's how the system works - and why it's failing.
Categories: Medications
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How to Track Post-Marketing Studies for Drug Safety: A Practical Guide for Healthcare and Pharma Teams
Learn how to track post-marketing drug safety studies using FAERS, Sentinel, and global surveillance systems. Understand timelines, common pitfalls, and how AI is changing drug safety monitoring.
Categories: Medications
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Heart-Healthy Cooking: Choose the Right Oils and Read Labels Like a Pro
Learn which cooking oils truly support heart health, how to read food labels to avoid hidden fats, and practical swaps to reduce heart disease risk. Science-backed tips for everyday cooking.
Categories: Nutrition
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Probiotics During Antibiotic Therapy: How to Reduce GI Side Effects
Probiotics can reduce antibiotic-related diarrhea by over 70% when used correctly. Learn which strains work, how to time them, and what to avoid for safe, effective use.
Categories: Health
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