What you should know about: Staying on your meds
When it comes to the challenge of sticking to your daily medication routine, a little encouragement can go a long way.
Researchers evaluated 256 people taking medication for high blood pressure. They concluded that small, unexpected gifts and bimonthly phone calls to foster positive thoughts led to significantly higher medication adherence.
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