Effective addiction recovery addresses physical withdrawal symptoms, identifies metabolic triggers, and utilizes structured family support for long-term cessation.
Oil of oregano comes from a plant that is in the same family as the herbs mint and basil. Like other essential oils, it has anti-bacterial, anti-viral and anti-fungal properties. There is no evidence to show that oil of oregano can discriminate between harmful bacteria and healthy probiotic bacteria in your body.
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A baby who has been exposed to addictive drugs or alcohol in the womb is a life that has been damaged before it's even begun. Babies of drug-addicted mothers may suffer from withdrawal, sleep disturbances, irritability, developmental delays, poor motor skills, and various other defects.
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Cigarette use is known to carry a risk of a wide range of health problems, but it is also problematic for patients with asthma. Although a specific allergy to cigarettes is not common, the smoke can irritate preexisting allergies and is especially dangerous for those with allergic asthma.
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Bone marrow produces platelets -- also known as thrombocytes, and releases them into circulation. These small blood elements are pieces of larger cells. Platelets interact with a group of blood proteins called clotting factors to form blood clots.
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), smoking is the leading preventable cause of death.
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Your baby may look like an adorable little angel as she falls asleep, but it seems that every time your check on her, she is flailing her arms and kicking her legs as she dozes. While this might appear alarming, rest assured that it is normal for infants to twitch and move throughout the night.
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Elevated creatinine levels scare many patients because they are often associated with kidney disease. Before rushing to conclusions as to the cause of the elevated level, doctors and patients should rule out any other reason why creatinine might be elevated.
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Marijuana is a plant with psychoactive (mind-altering) properties that targets the central nervous system and alters the brain's ability to communicate between neurons, which is the body's information processing system.
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Several skin rashes that occur during pregnancy are abnormal and potentially harmful to the fetus. Whenever an unusual rash occurs in pregnancy, medical attention should be sought as soon as possible. Some of these rashes may be harmful to the fetus.
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A baby in the womb hears many sounds from the outside world, but one type of noise that gets a lot of attention from moms-to-be is music.
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Drug use is a serious problem and can begin early in life. Pot has serious risks and is commonly referred to as a βgateway drug,β because some people will search for more potent, more dangerous drugs after experimenting with pot.
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Excess hunger and cravings for unhealthy foods even after you've had a meal can cause the weight to pile on. Some herbal plants you may already have in your kitchen, as well as other more exotic ones, can help suppress your appetite in a healthy manner.
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Approximately 2 million individuals in the U.S. are pathologically problematic gamblers, while an additional 4 to 6 million can be considered problem gamblers, according to licensed clinical social worker Susan Gadoua in her PsychologyToday.com article "So You're Married to An Addict: Is Divorce Inevitable?"
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Nicotine and other substances in tobacco smoke immediately affect the cardiovascular systems of smokers and those who inhale the secondhand smoke. Active cigarette smoking elevates the heart rate and blood pressure for up to 20 minutes after tobacco use, says the American Lung Association.
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Norvasc is part of a group of drugs known as calcium channel blockers. It relaxes your blood vessels and improves blood flow. It is used to treat high blood pressure and chest pains. Drinking alcohol while taking Norvasc may affect your blood pressure and interfere with how the medication works.
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Alkaline phosphatase is the term used to describe two enzymes normally found in the liver and bones. The kidney cells lining the intestine and the placenta, the organ that nourishes the growing fetus in the uterus, can also produce alkaline phosphatase.
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Methamphetamine, or meth, is a powerful brain stimulant with tremendous potential for addiction and abuse. In its crystal form meth is typically smoked but can also be snorted or dissolved and injected. Crystal meth can have a number of dangerously negative effects on the body and brain.
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If you just stopped smoking, engaging in regular physical activity could help you reduce your cigarette cravings and withdrawal symptoms. However, starting a cardiovascular exercise program at a high intensity right after you quit smoking could be dangerous.
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Cocaine is a highly addictive drug, a fact which often leads to long-term use, impacting every organ in the body from the brain to the skin. How the drug is ingested and abused is one of the biggest factors in how the skin will be impacted and what sort of lesions will appear.
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Quitting smoking is one of the most crucial things you can do for your health. You decrease your chances of cardiovascular disease, certain types of cancer, pulmonary disease and chronic infections.
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