Drugs and Medicines

Antioxidants - Are they for You?

Unless you've been holed up underground for the last couple of years, you've probably been hearing about antioxidants -- in the newspapers, on TV talk shows, and in bookstores. But I get asked so many question about antioxidants that it's clear there's a lot of confusion in spite of all the headlines. Here are a few of the questions registered dietitians hear every day: "What are antioxidants?" "What do they do?" "How important are they?" "Do I need supplements?" "Is it dangerous to get too many antioxidants?"

What Causes Dementia?

The exact cause of Alzheimer's Disease, a form of dementia, is still unknown. However, scientists have been able to indentify several contributing factors. Alzheimer's Disease is known to have a genetic componant as well as an environmental one. While Alzheimer's is a form of dementia, dementia is not necessarily Alzheimer's. There are many forms of demetia, some which are entirely curable. It is imporatant to understand the distinction between Alzheimer's disease and dementia.

General Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your Fertility Medications:

Speak to your pharmacist if you have any questions about your medications (including how to take them, what they do, or if they may interact with any other medication you may be taking). It is especially important during the early stages of your treatment that you are comfortable with your medication and that you are taking it correctly.

Management of Problems Associated with Dementia

Behavioral problems commonly coexist with cognitive deficits during the course of Alzheimer's and other dementing diseases. They cause significant morbidity, interfere with the performance of activities of daily living, and often have a greater impact on the quality of life of family and caregivers than cognitive impairment.

Asthma Hits Hardest At Night, So Should Medication

Expert says traditional treatment ignores timing of severe symptoms. The symptoms suffered by some 10 million Americans with asthma can be as different as night and day, with the time of day often a key factor in their severity, according to an expert who contends the patterns of the disease should be considered when treating it.

Medications for Erectile Dysfunction

Few Drugs Used for Erectile Dysfunction Treatment are Listed Below:

Infertility Medication: Brand vs. Generic

What do FSH, HCG and HMG stand for? FSH, HCG, and HMG are abbreviations for three different medications used to treat infertility. The following table summarizes generic and brand names that correspond to each abbreviation:

Treating Arthritis More than Just Physical Healing

Patient education as important as drug therapy The latest and most effective way to treat arthritis, to-date, is through an individualized approach combining drug therapy, diet, exercise, patient education, and as a last resort surgery, according to Lee S. Simon, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Mass., and the Education Council Chairman of the American College of Rheumatology. Dr. Simon spoke at a recent AMA media briefing on arthritis. Treatment Dilemma leads to New Advances

Arthritis is Not Just a Condition your Grandmother Gets

Disease devastates the lives of the young and old, men and women "One day you can tie your shoes, the next day you can't bend over." It is probably no surprise to hear those words come from someone with arthritis. What may be unexpected is that they come from Suzanne Redding, a 28-year-old woman who has waged a daily battle with the painful disease since being diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis at age 10.

Heart Attack!

It's 3 am. You just woke up. There's a heavy feeling in the center of your chest. You're sweating a bit, and you feel as though there's not enough air in the room. You sit up and open the window to let in some more air, and that helps you feel a little better. You feel a bit nauseous, so you think, "indigestion," and you take some Tums. That should help within a few minutes if it's indigestion. The Tums don't help. You notice that there's a strange feeling of discomfort in your left arm and shoulder and an odd pain in the side of your neck.

Privacy in Purchasing: New Options for Women Shopping for Personal Care Products

How many women have made the dreaded trip to the drug store to purchase some personal product like tampons, birth control, a pregnancy test -- only to run into a friend, a co-worker or, worse, a drug store clerk who screams for a price check for the condoms the woman wants to buy? The fact that women's most private of products are sold in the most public of places seems strangely contradictory. Particularly strange when you consider that, very often, retail drug stores stock women's personal products behind the pharmacy counter -- forcing women to ask the pharmacist or clerk for them.

Colorado State & National Mental Health Information Resources

COLORADO RESOURCES: Mental Health Association of Colorado 6795 E. Tennessee Avenue, Suite 425 Denver, CO 80224 Phone: (303) 377-3040 FAX: (303) 377-4920 The Colorado Psychological Association 1660 S. Albion Street, Suite 712 Denver, CO 80222 (303) 692-9303, administrative offices (303) 759-6124, referral line Colorado Chapter of The National Association of Social Workers (N.A.S.W.) 6000 E. Evans, Suite 1-121 Denver, Colorado 80222 USA (303) 753-8890 Colorado Psychiatric Society 4596 E. Iliff Avenue, Suite B Denver, CO 80222 (303) 759-6045

Treating Depression: Patients were not Healing With the First Medicine That I Tried had A Good Chance of Success The Second Time

(AP) - The largest study ever done on treating depression has found that patients were not healing with the first medicine that I tried had a good chance of success the second time. A third of those who added or changed medication were healing from illness mill which is in first place in the American mental health problems, researchers said.

Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine - what is it?

Patients often ask me, "What is Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine and how does it differ from chiropractic treatment and massage? What conditions can it be used to treat?"

Acne: Fighting Zits Gently but Thoroughly

Acne is a problem affecting many millions of individuals from all walks of life. Most commonly, the problem starts in the teen years with a second peak in young woman from the early twenties to the late thirties/early forties. Hormonal factors are a primary contributing factor. Stress often seems a factor in acne, with its impact likely mediated through the body's hormone system. Diet has not been substantiated as a contributing factor despite abundant rumors.

Understanding Drugs

All drugs even the familiar ones such as aspirin may have potentially harmful as well as beneficial effects.Whether you are prescribed you choose remedies for yourself, you will gain most benefit from drugs if you understand how they are likely to act and how to use them safely and effectively.

The Pill : Oral Contraceptive

What are Birth Control Pills?

More Initiatives Need to Give Vitamin A

Experts in a research report suggested for more intensive initiatives for ensuring sufficient Vitamin A capsule to every newborn babies. John Hopkins University, USA conducted a research in India, Indonesia and Bangladesh titling `effectiveness of Vitamin A on newborns`. The research report was handed over formally to Health Adviser ASM Matiur Rahman at his secretariat office on Tuesday.

Diabetes Drugs

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Taking Medications

You may be given medications after your surgery. Medications help protect your heart and keep it working right. Take the medications you're given exactly as you're told. Don't take any other medications without your doctor's OK. Medications You May Be Given Medications you may be given after heart surgery include the following: An anticoagulant may be prescribed after valve surgery. This keeps your new valve free from blood clots. With this medication, routine blood tests are done to check its level in your system.