For patients and caregivers, understanding clinical progression, diagnostic imaging results, and pharmacological treatment options is vital for managing acute and chronic health conditions.
Hookah is a flavored tobacco that is smoked through a water pipe. It has become increasingly popular, especially among young people -- at home or at hookah bars and cafes. Potential long-term health problems from smoking hookah are more harmful than immediate reactions, but some effects can occur immediately.
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Your brain contains a number of chemicals called neurotransmitters that control your emotions, reactions, moods and even your physical movements. Your body synthesizes these chemicals naturally, but if it makes too much or too little of either one, your moods—and even your personality—may change.
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Metamucil is a brand name for a fiber supplement containing psyllium seed husks, according to Drugs.com. Psyllium is created from the crushed seeds of Plantago ovata plants. Native to Asia, the Mediterranean and north Africa, Plantago ovata is now commonly grown in the U.S. as well as India and Pakistan.
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Every year, one out of three adults over the age of 65 fall, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Injuries from a fall can range from very mild to broken bones. A hip fracture resulting from a fall is a very serious medical emergency. Fortunately, not all falls are severe enough to break a hip bone.
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Dopamine is a neurotransmitter found in the brain that aids in several aspects of brain function. These areas include motor function and mood, and possibly the best-known role dopamine plays relates to your perceived happiness.
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In theory, you can use a breast pump soon after delivery, as desired. A breast pump is a device primarily used to extract breast milk. However, it is also often used to stimulate breast milk production after delivery and before the milk supply is established a few days after birth.
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Most people love the chance to enjoy favorite a soft drink minus the calories, and diet soda is a very popular beverage for dieters, diabetics and people who simply want to avoid extra weight. However, recent research has indicated that soda in general may pose various health risks to consumers.
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When children or adults don’t want to eat their carrots, carrot allergies rather than dietary preferences may be to blame. Allergic reactions to carrots and other foods create uncomfortable physical effects, some of which can be life threatening.
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Banana allergy symptoms usually develop right after eating the fruit. Physical effects may involve mouth and gastrointestinal disturbances or may escalate rapidly into life-threatening anaphylactic shock.
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Genetics, low-fat diets and other factors may all cause a child to be slightly slimmer than his same-age peers. However, when the child's weight falls below the fifth percentile for his age and height, physicians will consider him to be underweight.
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The kidneys and the liver are responsible for important functions of the body. According to EllerBruch.NMU.edu, the kidneys work to maintain water and electrolyte balance, regulate the concentration of the acid base balance and to filter waste from the blood for excretion into the urine.
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The influenza virus, usually referred to simply as the flu, is common and profoundly contagious. It can cause serious complications in infected individuals, especially children.
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The lungs are the largest organs in the human respiratory tract and are located in the thoracic cavity. An average pair of lungs have a capacity of four to six liters.The larger the volume of an individual's lungs, the more oxygen he can absorb into his bloodstream, resulting in more energy.
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Dentists will tell you the best toothbrush is the one you actually use. But they will then say the better the coverage of brushing to remove that destructive home for bacteria in plaque, the more likely you will avoid tooth decay and disease.
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Swollen throat glands represent enlargement of the lymph nodes in the neck. Lymph nodes are bean-like collections of lymphocytes -- white blood cells with a prominent role in the immune system. Infections and inflammation commonly cause swollen lymph nodes in the throat.
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Some children are born with a full head of thick locks, but others retain a sleek, bald scalp well into their toddler years. In most cases, toddlers with little or no hair are perfectly healthy, but persistent baldness may be a sign of an underlying medical condition.
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Dry scalp occurs when the skin on the scalp loses moisture, which can cause skin to itch and flake. A dry scalp and dandruff can also be the cause of seborrheic dermatitis, which occurs when oil builds up on the scalp, according to the Mayo Clinic.
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Lyrica (pregabalin) is a medication used to treat seizures, chronic pain caused by diabetic neuropathy or fibromyalgia, anxiety and social anxiety disorder. Lyrica is a controlled substance, which means it is only available by prescription. Patients taking Lyrica should be closely monitored by a physician.
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Prempro is a combination of conjugated estrogens and medroxyprogesterone, used as hormone replacement therapy. It is approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat the symptoms of menopause and for osteoporosis treatment in postmenopausal women.
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When you spend the day at the county fair or a local theme park, part of your day may include a treat that is tough to find anywhere else -- a giant smoked turkey leg. It seems like a harmless treat, after all, turkey is a lean protein and it is smoked, not fried.
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