February 26, 2010
What is lupus? Who gets it and what are the symptoms? Here are some facts about this complicated and often misdiagnosed disease.
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic (constant) autoimmune (attacks itself) disease that attacks mostly through its negative influence on blood vessels, which are necessary for the maintenance of every part of the body. [...]
January 5, 2010
A trio of drugs work together in Fioricet to eliminate stress headaches. Fioricet contains acetaminophen that creates analgesia by stopping prostaglandins from being produced in the central nervous system.
November 24, 2009
If you are sick all the time or growing older, you know, a lot more so than other people, that the price for pharmacy items and prescription drugs are not low. There is a lot of cash required to pay for scientists, lab equipment, clinical trials, and other tests.
August 17, 2009
Metronidazole is a nitroimidazole infection fighting medication which is prescribed to treat illnesses caused by organisms especially anaerobic bacteria and protozoa. It is known as the benchmark anti-anaerobic mechanism.
It is sold under the trade name Flagyl; Pfizer is responsible for its production in the U.S., whereas Sanofi-Aventis markets it for global consumption. Less expensively, it [...]
May 25, 2009
Overuse of antibiotics is common in this country. When is it a good idea to take an antibiotic?
When used to treat serious bacterial infections, antibiotics can be lifesavers; for a simple sore throat or ear infection, the risks may outweigh potential benefits. The upside of treatment with antibiotics is small since in the majority of [...]
April 27, 2009
Upon returning home from the drug store with a newly filled prescription for a medication that you take regularly, you remove one from the bottle and prepare to take it. You stop short when you see that the new pills do not look like the ones that you normally take. You check the medication label [...]