Are There Health Hazards in Your Medicine Cabinet?
Cotton Swabs
Aspirin
Other Pain Relievers
Leftover Prescription Medicine
Medicines for Heartburn
Chewable Antacids
Antihistamines
Mouthwash
Antibacterial Soaps
Vitamin Supplements
St. John’s Wort
Nonprescription Drugs for Sex
Weight Loss Supplements
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SOURCES:
American Dental Association: “Mouthwash (Mouthrinse).”
BMJ Journals: “Risk of death among users of Proton Pump Inhibitors: a longitudinal observational cohort study of United States veterans.”
Cancer Causes Control: “Periodontal disease and mouthwash use are risk factors for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.”
CDC: “Losing Weight,” “Antibacterial Household Products: Cause for Concern.”
Cleveland Clinic: “Supplements, OTCs May Hurt Your Kidneys,” “Heartburn Treatment,” “Dangers of Opioid Pain Relievers: What You Need to Know,” “Supplements, OTCs May Hurt Your Kidneys,” “Heart Patients: 3 Common Medications You May Need to Avoid,” “Are You Sensitive to Aspirin? Here are Some Reasons Why.”
Colorado State University Extension: “Fat-Soluble Vitamins: A, D, E, and K – 9.315.”
Columbia University Go Ask Alice: “Short- and long-term effects of abusing antihistamines.”
FDA: “Antibacterial Soap? You Can Skip It -- Use Plain Soap and Water,” “Avoiding Drug Interactions,” “Disposal of Unused Medicines: What You Should Know.”
Kidney International: “Long-term kidney outcomes among users of proton pump inhibitors without intervening acute kidney injury.”
Mayo Clinic: “Antibiotics: Misuse puts you and others at risk,” “Earwax blockage,” “Reye’s syndrome.”
Medscape: “Aspirin Bleeding Risk in Over 75s Higher Than Thought.”
NCBI Bookshelf: “Don't put anything smaller than your elbow in your ear.”
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health: “St. John's Wort and Depression: In Depth,” “Complementary, Alternative, or Integrative Health: What’s In a Name?”
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center: “Most Top-Selling, Over-the-Counter Sexual Treatments Unproven, Some Could be Harmful, Review Shows.”
Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine: “Prescription Sedative Misuse and Abuse.”