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How to Reverse Laxative Dependency
Laxative dependency is the result of overusing laxatives and stool softeners to the point where one cannot have a bowel movement without such medicinal aides. It can come about when people try to self-medicate their chronic constipation, or when people abuse laxatives for weight loss.If...More...
What Are the Ingredients of SeaAloe?
SeaAloe is a liquid nutritional supplement distributed by Nature's Liquid. SeaAloe is marketed as an all-natural product containing 13 "superfoods," foods with high nutrient contents, and 80 vitamins and minerals....More...
Side Effects of Singulair Drug
Singulair is used to treat asthma and allergies. The generic name of Singulair is montelukast. It works by blocking the chemicals that cause swelling in your lungs and the tightening of the airways. Some users may experience side effects while using Singulair....More...
Ingredients of Vitamin C Tablets & Their Reaction to Acids
Vitamin C, also know as ascorbic acid, is an essential, water soluble vitamin that serves an important function in immune health. People do not produce their own ascorbic acid, so it is best absorbed into the body through various fruit and vegetable sources. You may also purchase vitamin C in tablet...More...
How to Identify Perscription Pills
Identifying prescription pills can be a daunting task. It is very important to know the differences among the medications that are prescribed to you, especially if you are taking many different pills. Being able to identify specific pills will prevent you from accidentally ingesting the wrong pill....More...
Over the Counter Vitamins for the Prostate
If you want to decrease your risk of developing prostate cancer, the first thing to do is to eat a healthy diet and exercise regularly. Another way to hedge your bets against prostate problems is by adding vitamins to your daily regimen....More...
What Is Kava Kava Used for?
AnxietyA lot of people suffer from high anxiety and depression. Some of these sufferers look for a natural alternative to prescription drugs to ease their condition. Kava kava happens to be one of these alternatives. According to the University of Maryland Medical Center, kava kava works......More...
Uses of Gymnema
Gymnema sylvestre is an herb native to India that is being increasingly touted as a natural treatment for diabetes and diabetes-related complications. Gymnema has been studied by the scientific community and found to have profound effects on insulin regulation and also on how the tongue perceives sw...More...
When Should Antiplatelet Agents Be Withheld for Bronchoscopy?
Whether to withhold antiplatelet agents before bronchoscopy depends on the patient's risk for thrombosis....More...
Dietary Supplement Knowledge: RPh vs Health Food Employees
Do pharmacists know more about dietary supplement safety and efficacy than health food store employees?...More...
How to Identify TEC Pills
Pills imprinted with TEC can be difficult to properly identify. According to searches on Drugs.com and Pharmer.org, TEC is most likely the imprint from a generic drug producer in Canada called Ratiopharm. There is a very likely chance that they are Oxycodone or Oxycodone combined with acetaminophen...More...
Magnesium Chloride Health Benefits Information
Magnesium is one of the most important minerals in the body. Magnesium chloride, sold as a supplement under brand names such as Slow-Mag and Chloromag, helps to keep magnesium levels up so you can reap the full health benefits of this mineral....More...
How to Stimulate Production of HGH
Advocates of alternative medicine and health food consider human growth hormone, or HGH, the key to the fountain of youth. This is the hormone that helps keep our bodies young, strong and supple. The problem is that with age, the body makes less and less of it. But there are things you can do to max...More...
Anticholinergic Drugs and HRQOL in Adults With Dementia
Patients with dementia are at a high risk of experiencing anticholinergic induced adverse events. What impact does this have on their health-related quality of life?...More...
What Does Deca-Durabolin Do In the Body?
What is Deca-Durabolin?Deca-Durabolin, known scientifically as nandrolone or 19-nortestosterone, is a weak anabolic steroid derived from testosterone. Chemically very similar to testosterone, it lacks a carbon atom at the 19th position (hence 19-nortestosterone). This missing atom results......More...
What to Expect From the First Vitamin B12 Injection
Vitamin B12 injections (cobalamin or cyanocobalamin) are usually prescribed by physicians for patients that are suffering from a vitamin B12 deficiency or from anemia or fatigue. Vitamin B12 is important for helping make red blood cells....More...
What Is the Role of Ceftolozane/Tazobactam?
Is this new antibiotic a good option for treating resistant gram-negative organisms?...More...
Carisoprodol Withdrawal Syndrome
A 43-year-old man with chronic back and shoulder pain was treated with hydrocodone. He began taking excessive amounts of the drug....More...
Benadryl Long-Term Effects
Benadryl, also known as diphenhydramine, is an antihistamine medication used in the treatment of sneezing, runny nose, watery eyes, hives, rashes and other symptoms that come with the common cold. The medication works by suppressing the production of histamine in the body, which in turn alleviates m...More...
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