Tag: Prescribed Medication

Hair Loss Scalp Disorder: Seborrheic Dermatitis

Posted on Aug.30, 2009, under Health and Fitness No Comments

There can be several disorders or diseases that result in hair loss. Hair loss is an indication that there can be a problem that is happening inside your body. One disorder that is related to the changes on the scalp is known as seborrheic dermatitis. This is a common inherited disorder and should be treated continuously and as soon as possible.
Seborrheic dermatitis is also often known as dandruff, eczema or cradle cap. When you have seborrheic dermatitis, [...]


Some Medications can Literally Burn you – Sun Beware!

Posted on Aug.13, 2009, under Health and Fitness No Comments

If you are one of many people who must take a prescribed medication for a medical condition, then you will want to be aware of this important information. Its true, some medications can cause you to get sun burned, its called Photosensitivity.
Most Americans are on some type of medication and when you go to the Doctor or Pharmacist and get your meds, they rarely will tell you of this serious side effect of your medication. Some of the more common [...]


How Much Are You Spending at the Pharmacy?

Posted on Aug.12, 2009, under Health and Fitness No Comments

Prescription medication is vital to the practice of medicine. How often have you gone to the doctor for a problem and not walked out with a prescription? I can say with confidence, probably not too often.
It the last hundred years, antibiotics have saved millions of lives. In the two year period of 1918 and 1919, scientists estimate the influenza virus killed between 20 and 40 million people worldwide. In the United States, the total deaths amounted [...]


Lamictal Rash Lawyer

Posted on Aug.06, 2009, under Health and Fitness No Comments

Lamictal, or lamotrigine, is an anti-seizure medication that has been prescribed to treat epileptic seizures for about 10 years. In addition to its mood stabilizing effects, Lamictal has antidepressant effects as well that have been prescribed for bipolar or manic depressive patients. Some researchers have suggested that Lamictal be the first-prescribed medication for bipolar patients suffering from more depressed versions of the disorder. Often antidepressants prescribed for bipolar disorder will trigger manic phases, increasing the rate of unhealthy mood swings, [...]


What is Bextra? (FDA Recalled Drug)

Posted on Aug.04, 2009, under Health and Fitness No Comments

Bextra, also known as valdecoxib, is a prescribed medication used to alleviate the problems associated with arthritis and other inflammation-related conditions. The drug helps reduce the pain of swelling and fever without causing stomach irritation like aspirin.
NSAIDs work by blocking a chemical in the body called cycloxgenase. Cylooxgenase-1, or COX-1, shields the stomach from the harsh hydrochloric acid it contains, while COX-2, is found in inflamed tissues and causes the pain of fever, infection and arthritis. The [...]


High Blood Pressure Diet Guidelines

Posted on Jul.04, 2009, under Health and Fitness No Comments

It is a well-known fact that heart diseases and excess body weight are related. Obesity, heavy alcohol consumption and lack of activity are the main factors causing high blood pressure. Too much body fat leads to an increased risk of health problems through clogging the blood vessels with cholesterol. That is why the successful treatment of high blood pressure starts with following a diet specifically aimed at reducing high blood pressure.
If you already have high blood pressure, you cannot reverse [...]


How To Quit Smoking

Posted on Jun.19, 2009, under Health and Fitness No Comments

Smoking has been linked to many health conditions, such as Lung Disease and Emphysema, both of which are often lethal, and thus many people have been trying for years to quit smoking. However, quitting is easier said than done as cigarettes have an ingredient known as nicotine, which makes smoking addictive and thus very difficult to quit.
Now, some people are able to stop smoking under their own power; however, thousands of others have suffered with their smoking problems for years [...]


Acquired Color Vision Deficiency

Posted on Jan.25, 2009, under Health and Fitness No Comments

Oliver Sacks, in the Case of the Colorblind Painter, describes how an artist, who was famous for his brilliantly-colored abstract canvasses, suddenly and irreversibly loses all color perception as the result of a car accident. This tragic case depicted by Sacks is one example of an acquired color vision deficiency.
What were once vibrant works of art now appeared to him grayish or black and white. It was a devastating blow for a lifelong painter whose art and life [...]


Stop Snoring the Natural Way

Posted on Dec.18, 2008, under Health and Fitness No Comments

The effects of chronic snoring are well documented. These include sleep deprivation and disturbed sleep patterns (for snorer or partner) but also extend into non-physical realms, such as causing feelings of social embarrassment and inducing relationship difficulties . The effects of heavy snoring can be far reaching indeed. It should therefore come as no surprise that every day thousands of people search for methods to help them stop snoring.
There are many different methods for treating and [...]


Ways to Cope with severe Anxiety Disorder

Posted on Nov.30, 2008, under Health and Fitness No Comments

A severe Anxiety Disorder can lead to very deep depression that may lead to morbid thoughts and possible suicide attempts. These are not a cry for help they are genuine attempts at taking their own life and the patient should be treated carefully. A common mistake when people hear of an Anxiety Disorder is to push people into doing the things that make them the most anxious but this is a mistake. Until professional help can be sought the patient [...]


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