Documents tagged 'Drug'
Published: 18/04/2008
You may have heard of "homeopathy" but you are not sure what it is. Simply put, it is a system of medicine that treats a condition with highly diluted natural substances that mimic the symptoms of the condition being treated. This concept seems paradoxical to most.
Homeopathy is a difficult...
Published: 17/04/2008
With the turn of the twenty-first century a new business form made its appearance online. Catering to the needs of the elderly and the uninsured or under insured, online pharmacies began to provide prescription medications at significantly lower prices than local drug stores charged. With the...
Published: 15/04/2008
If you watch tv for only a few minutes, you can't help noticing all the prescription drug commercials. You see all the smiling happy faces, people riding bikes, playing with their kids, in sunny, happy, green Utopian worlds.
Then you see why they are so happy. They are taking this new...
Published: 11/04/2008
Unfortunately, obesity is no longer just the realm of adults; 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 that are serious about it will finally realize that you cannot use short...
Published: 11/04/2008
Americans have begun buying their prescription drugs online from internet pharmacies based in Canada. If you've ever looked at some of these Canadian drug websites, you may have noticed that many of the drugs are 80% cheaper in Canada then they are in the United States, which begs several...
Published: 10/04/2008
Worldwide statistics are highlighting the growing problem of obesity; this situation is now affecting children of pre-school age and is a worrying aspect. Eventually a decision to do something about the excess weight must be made and those that are serious about it will finally realize that you...
Published: 10/04/2008
The drug works by increasing the serotonin levels in the brain that makes the brain believe that the stomach is already full and thus, increases the person's metabolic rate.
It was only after scientists discovered that these drugs had side effects and were indicated to cause heart valve...
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...
