Give Me Accutane or Give Me Death: The Politics of Prescriptions Any teenager will tell you that acne can drive you crazy, but is it dismal enough to drive you to kill yourself? Since its market debut in 1982, enraged parents and lawyers have implicated Accutane in the hospitalizations and suicide deaths of over 200 teenagers in the US.
Taking The Sting Out Of Bug Bites (NC)-In most cases insect bites are harmless and if left alone, the irritation will subside within 48 hours. However, for some people, particularly children, scratching bites may lead to a highly co...
Over The Counter Drugs: How To Safely Choose The Right Medication 2. Is it for your child? If so make sure that you're getting a drug that can be given to children. Some drugs that help adults can be dangerous for children; others need to be given at a special dosage. Read the fine print on the box before buying for your child.
The Highway to Health - Bumped Heads I recently had a reader send me this comment: "As a full-time dad I have to deal with just about every minor illness my two children pickup, everything from a bump on the head to chicken pox. I found...
Why Drug Companies are Naughty and 5 Remedies to Cure the Symptoms With the hum of the election campaign and the debate of "big business," versus human interest, I decided to do a bit of muckraking into the art and science of the recent removal of Merck's Vioxx. My ...
How Do I Choose The Best Arthritis Medicine? Are you spending a fortune on prescription arthritis medicines? Are they helping? Are you concerned about side effects? You may think a particular drug is a miraculous godsend. Yet, someone you k...
Testosterone Therapy in XXI Century Nowadays many people are familiar with the appellation of "low testosterone level". What does it mean? It mean that male body produce less amounts of this hormone than necessary.
Erasing the Stigma of Mental Illness Psychiatry has changed in recent years as research continues to provide evidence that there is a biological basis for what used to be called "mental illness." This article discusses the need to get beyond the stigma of embarrassment associated with seeking professional treatment for psychiatric disorders.
Prescription Drug Benefit Cost Understated by $324 Billion! The plan was designed with a "hole" in its coverage, so that people spending between $2250 and $5100 on medications each year will receive no additional compensation or savings. After the $5100 line is crossed, Medicare compensates patients for 95% of their spending on drugs.
Physicians, Chiropractors and Physical Therapist Agree on a New Treatment for Low Back Pain Severe and chronic low back pain can now be treated without surgery. Intervertebral Disc Decompression Therapy is the most effective new therapy available for herniated, bulging and degenerative discs int he lumbar spine. Patiens with sciatica and spinal stenois also have excellent results with IDD Therapy.
New Treatment for Peripheral Neuropathy Anodyne therapy is a new, FDA approved, Medicare reimbursed therapy for peripheral neuropathy. Patients can gain significant pain relief, increased sensation and improved mobility. The treatment is painless and effective. This new therapy is only available in select area.s
Living Migraine Free You can live without migraines. The best treatment for migraines is preventing them. I have helped thousands of patients to become migraine free in 8 weeks or less.
First Step To Addiction Recovery There are many methods to addiction recovery. These are just a few and should not be taken as direct medical advice.
The Cox-2 Prescription Painkillers Are Back? The Cox-2 painkiller prescription medications are back due to popular demand! In spite of the life-threatening side-effects such as heart attacks, many patients feel that the medications have changed their lives for the good.
Find a Doctor This is usually a simple task. Open up your phone book (Yellow Pages) and look for one in your area; or ask your primary care physician for a referral to see a specialist. Better still, go online - there is an abundance of free directories listing doctors.
Resperate or RESPeRATE - this device controls blood pressure however you spell it! Resperate is natural and powerful. Resperate can both lower high blood pressure and treat low blood pressure. Resperate will help you reduce or stop your blood pressure medication. If you have low blood pressure then Resperate can treat your symptoms and give you back your life. It works! Read on ...
Low Blood Pressure – Why is Your Blood Pressure Low? Low blood pressure is a major problem but the cause of low blood pressure is not always easy to find. Symptoms of blood pressure problems can show themselves in lots of different ways and sufferers can feel let down by their doctor's inability to help. But don't despair if you have low blood pressure - this article might just provide some light at the end of the tunnel.
Top Five FAQs About Nail Fungus Nail fungus, also known as Onychomycosis, is an organism which digests the keratin found in your fingernails and toenails.
Make Your Marketing Solve a Problem Guest Author Wendy Maynard writes, "You may be engaged in a marketing activities that are working against you. Or, at the very least, are making sales more diff...
Does It Matter If You Are Overweight? Everywhere we look in the western world we are inundated with pictures, images, icons and inferences of the 'perfect' female shape! The truth is that many of th...
How Would You Handle This? We have been talking about choosing groups to participate in that meet your needs and goals as a business professional. Once the decision is made on which group...
Back to School - Disappontment? It takes more than new clothes, notebooks, and tennis shoes to make it a successful new school year.
How Many Calories Do I Need Per Day? How Do I Calculate Caloric Needs Based On My Goal (gain/loss/maintain)? Listen, figuring out how many calories a day you need to lose weight, maintain your wei...
Why Not Add a Shower To Your Bathroom? If you are thinking of remodeling your bathroom and redoing or adding showers to them, consider all of your choices. The age we live in has allowed us many choi...
Flash - To Use Or Not To Use? Out there in the WWW there are thousands sites using flash for their needs. But the majority sites are not in this list. Let's summaries some facts about flash ...
Ten Courses Of Study If You Want To Be Your Own Boss For many Americans, an important component of the American Dream is the possibility of hard work turning into financial fortune. The career exploits of such sel...
Photography: The Basics Photography comes from the Greek words meaning "light writing" and first became known back in 1839 by Sir John Herschel. Photography has come a long way since i...
Build the Snowball and It Will Run Building a Web business is like rolling a snowball down a hill. It takes work at the start but before long it gains its own momentum and grows rapidly as it pas...
Single and Multi Owner LLC Taxes An LLC is not a separate tax entity like a corporation. LLC owners must report their business income and losses on their personal income tax returns.
Valentine Gifts From The Heart One of my fondest childhood memories is of my mother helping me make a Valentine's box to take to school. We pulled out white paste, an old shoebox, scraps of d...
Seven Steps to Filing Your Car Insurance Claim Having even a teeny-tiny car accident can be one of life's least enjoyable moments. However, accidents happen, and sooner or later, we all have the experience.....
The Happy Secretary If you want to ensure longevity and productivity from your secretary, just treat her right!
The Benefits of Titanium Wedding Rings Wedding rings made of titanium are gaining in popularity. Titanium rings with inlays of other metals like gold, platinum or silver are beautiful and can be fou...
Stitching Memories Sometimes, usual photographs look so common and boring. Converting your pictures into charcoal or oil painting is a welcome change but then, a lot of people hav...
