The nicotine in cigarette smoke is addictive. When used in small amounts, nicotine creates a pleasurable feeling, which makes you want to smoke more. The more you smoke, the more you crave. One of the major problems is when you want to quit, you suffer withdrawal symptoms.
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Albuterol is a medication that is commonly used to treat acute asthma symptoms in children. Albuterol works by relaxing the bronchial muscles of the airways. It is often taken via an inhaler and begins working within just a few minutes of inhalation.
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Wearing copper bracelets for medicinal benefits has a long history, all the way back to ancient Egypt, reports the "Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine." You may find copper bracelets in health food stores and holistic healing centers today.
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Salt water has been used by multiple cultures over countless generations to clean wounds and rinse out mouths. Salt has antibacterial and preserving properties when applied in abundance to foods, but its affect on microbes when dissolved and diluted in water is less clear.
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Doctors often prescribe anti-itch creams with hydrocortisone to relieve rashes from poison ivy and many other causes, such as contact dermatitis and eczema. You have many options to treat a rash without hydrocortisone -- from natural, herbal remedies to oatmeal baths and calamine lotion.
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When a smoker smokes a cigarette, the smoke and substances from the cigarette settle on his clothing. Even if he smokes outside or away from family members, when he goes inside and rejoins his family, they are still exposed to the cigarette he just smoked.
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You may be puzzled by a high blood glucose reading in the morning despite going to bed with a good reading the night before. Or your postmeal blood glucose may be lower than the reading before you ate. Unusual blood glucose fluctuation can be frustrating for diabetics and is affected by many factors.
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A cough is your 2-month-old baby’s natural way of clearing away phlegm, mucus and other fluids from her throat, lungs and nasal passages. However, as Evan Forster states in "American Baby"
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Calf raises strengthen your calf muscles, which are the soleus, gastrocnemius and plantaris. Over-exerting your calf muscles along with poor flexibility can result in calf tightness or stiffness and injury. Treatment consists of rest, ice and light stretches.
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One of the most bothersome health conditions women face, yeast infections are quite common. In fact, approximately 75 percent of women have at least one during their lifetimes, according to the Office on Women's Health, and many develop these infections multiple times.
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Your internal and external sphincters are muscles that wrap around your anus and help you control your bowel movements. Some people lose control of their bowel movements and develop a condition called fecal or bowel incontinence.
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Broken toes are common injuries for soccer players, who consistently put excessive strain on their feet. Although fractured toes usually heal well, they must be treated properly. If done so, soccer players can usually return to play within two to six weeks.
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Ginger root made from the root, or rhizome of the ginger plant, has long been used to treat conditions such as stomach upset, arthritis and the common cold in Asian, Indian and Arabic cultures.
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Your pituitary gland is responsible for relaying messages from your hypothalamus to your endocrine glands and also secreting hormones that control growth and development.
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Dopamine and dobutamine are both substances that have important actions on our bodies. Both act at specific cell receptors and produce significant changes in those cells. Dobutamine is a drug that acts on the sympathetic nervous system. Physicians use it to treat heart failure and cardiogenic shock.
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Gums help to support the teeth, muscles, tissues and bones inside your mouth. Unfortunately, your gums might be prone to gum disease or being swollen.
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A sports hernia is caused by the weakening of the muscles or tendon in the lower abdominal wall. When these weakened muscles are overexerted or overused, a muscle tear occurs inside the groin and in the oblique abdominal muscles.
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Although pizza can in fact be healthy during pregnancy, there are healthier choices and limits to how much of it you should eat. On average, as a pregnant woman you only need about 300 extra calories per day, even if your appetite is suggesting otherwise.
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Since human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, appeared in the mid-1980s, many nations have refused visitors who have HIV. Even the United States has had a ban on HIV-infected travelers, although that may be lifted.
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Many medical conditions can cause skin rashes on the arms and legs. But a red rash confined to one arm usually indicates a local process as opposed to a widespread medical condition. Allergies, infections and contact with irritating chemicals often cause skin reactions, leading to a red arm rash.
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