Documents tagged 'Drug'
Published: 09/04/2008
Drug-eluting stents (also called medicated or drug-coated stents) were invented in response to a common side effect of balloon angioplasty surgery in which the coronary artery became weak and prone to collapse. Stents are a metallic metal "scaffold" or tube that is inserted into the coronary...
Published: 06/04/2008
Most women would agree that pregnancy is a very special time in their lives and an amazing experience but they would also be quick to note it is also can be a time of great adjustment and potential discomfort also . The rose coloured glasses soon slip as the reality of morning sickness, extreme...
Published: 04/04/2008
On February 1st, 2008, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a public health advisory, giving new information about the risks of taking the prescription medicine Chantix, or Varencline Tartrate. It stated that the drug's manufacturer, Pfizer, had reviewed and updated the prescription...
Published: 04/04/2008
Quitting smoking and staying smoke free is no easy task for anyone. Many people can honestly say that they have quit smoking a million times, quitting is the easy part, staying smoke free is the difficult part. The number one reason for this is the simple fact that nicotine is an addictive drug....
Published: 03/04/2008
Psychologist R.D. Laing once said, "Schizophrenia cannot be understood without understanding despair." The most debilitating facet of this mental illness is the negative emotion generated, in addition to the disruptive nature.
Not only may a person have the typical hallucinations, but chances...
Published: 03/04/2008
While perfect health at all times is a worthy goal, rarely does one always maintain this condition. Whether outside agents like bacteria, virus or toxic substances invade our bodies or some internal problem arises, the field of medicine can usually provide a system of relief.
The earliest...
Published: 03/04/2008
On February 17th, 2008, the investigative television program 60 Minutes aired a segment on the prescription drug Aprotinin, marketed by Bayer as Trasylol. In the report, we are given the sordid 14-year history of the drug; from concerns before its Food and Drug Association (FDA) approval, an...
Published: 02/04/2008
It would be easy to believe that the global weight problem was just consigned to the adult population but that would be a lie; this problem is now affecting a large number of children of school entry age.
Eventually a decision to do something about the excess weight must be made and those...
Published: 01/04/2008
As the world's population continues to increase, the problem of obesity also increases; more worrying still is the number of school-age children that are falling into the obese category. In order to lose those excess pounds, many people resort to surgery whereas other people realize that a...
Published: 31/03/2008
Schizophrenia was ranked the "third most disabling disorder" - mostly because it not only involves hallucinations and delusions, but also leads to depression, confusion, lack of motivation and strained personal relationships. In recent years, the importance of behavior therapy and support nets...
