Archive for January, 2010

  • A Primer on Headache Treatment
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    A Primer on Headache Treatment
    Majority of the headaches could be detected by taking into account history and performing a physical examination of the person. Atypically, for excluding probable organic reasons for headaches, like aneurysm, tumor presence or structural anomaly – a doctor would order undergoing testing eyesight, X-rays, a CT or MRI scanning, lumbar punctures or electroencephalography (EEG). Treatment Choices With wide-ranging array of headache cures with what appearing to benefit one, not necessarily working for another. Several physicians deem relaxation useful in allaying tension and migraine headaches. Analgesic medicines like aspirin, ibuprofen or acetaminophen help in allaying tension headaches. However, one needs to be wary as over-intake of such easily  [...]
    Posted at January 28th, 2010 in Headache's & Treatments
  • How safe are Amalgam Fillings
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    How safe are Amalgam Fillings
    In the span of the last several years, apprehensions ride high over silver-colored dental fillings or amalgams whose mercury component is believed to gradually leak inside the body and probably contribute to autoimmune conditions and cancers developing. As amalgams have mercury as a component believed to be toxic, a number of individuals consider that amalgams fillings are the reason behind the occurrence of several diseases inclusive of autism, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, amyiotrophic lateral sclerosis and multiple sclerosis (MS). The outcomes of a number of printed studies have associated mercury exposure with these diseases. The ADA or American Dental Association, FDA and several public health organizations state that there  [...]
    Posted at January 27th, 2010 in Oral Health
  • A Comprehensive Safety Guide to Teeth Whitening
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    A Comprehensive Safety Guide to Teeth Whitening
    Sparkly whites appear to be well within attainable reach of all with due credit to the roaring business of teeth whitening products that range from whitening strip treatments to dental care experts offering professional treatment sessions. There are commonly no apparent side effects experienced when such whitening products are rightly used according to prescribed directions. A number of valuable teeth whitening safety pointers when followed assist in maintaining good oral health. Having a Dental Visit Prior to Whitening Teeth It is important to get one’s teeth professionally cleaned and have an oral examination even when one decides to get one’s teeth whitened at home with the non-prescription whitening strip or gel forms. A cleanup session  [...]
    Posted at January 21st, 2010 in Oral Health
  • A Primer on Antidepressants
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    A Primer on Antidepressants
    There are an array of antidepressant medications for treating depression and illness wherein depression is its constituent like in bipolar disorder. Antidepressants help in improving depressive signs by augmenting the accessibility of particular brain chemical forms known as neurotransmitter that is considered to assist in improving emotions. Chief forms of antidepressants comprise of: TCA or Tricyclic Antidepressant Drugs These are a few of the foremost available antidepressant medicines utilised for treating depression. They essentially have an effect on the levels of duo neurotransmitters, namely norepinephrine and serotonin present in the brain. Though these drugs are effectual, but have accompanying added side effects like oral dryness,  [...]
    Posted at January 19th, 2010 in Depression
  • POP – Making Smart Contraceptive Choices
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    POP – Making Smart Contraceptive Choices
    The POP or progestin-only pill or minipill is a form of birth control pill with no estrogen and intended for use among women that breastfeed. Estrogen is believed to lower the amount of milk being produced. POP is also intended for those women having medical conditions in which case estrogen intake is contraindicated. For instance, women having a past case of blood clots should not be taking estrogen. POPs function in the following ways: They obstruct the production of one of the ovulation-inducing hormones. These pills thicken the mucus lining in the cervix to stop sperm entry to the egg. They bring about changes in the uterine lining making it increasingly inhospitable for implantation of a fertilized egg. POPs are available in twenty-eight-day  [...]
    Posted at January 13th, 2010 in Birth Control
  • Smoking Elicitors – Ways of Spotting Enervation
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    Smoking Elicitors – Ways of Spotting Enervation
    Being able to recognise the triggering factors in smoking is the principal means to avoiding potholes in the path to smoke cessation. The prevalent activating factors identified herewith include: Being stressed out, emotional turmoil –mostly downbeat, however occasionally even constructive emotions could spark off the craving to fag. Another widespread pitfall in the road to staying sober is being exposed to cigarette smoke or some aspect associated to it, for instance being in the companionship of those who indulge in smoking. Condition or environment-related triggering factors, reminiscent of the past when one engaged in smoking and behavioural patterns that one has been habituated to linked with fagging. These educing factors have the  [...]
    Posted at January 11th, 2010 in Adiction & Control
  • Are You Game For Biotherapies?
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    Are You Game For Biotherapies?
    Biotherapies employ live creatures for medical cure or as an add-on to medical analysis for stimulating and reinstating the immune system’s capability in fighting infections and ailments. The highly detested maggots are a significant part of biotherapy due to their effectual therapeutic properties in curing wounds. Remedial maggots cleanse injuries by doing away with lifeless and infection-ridden tissues. They employ assimilative enzymes for dissolving lifeless tissues prior to consuming them. The blood-sucking leeches are used during transplantation surgery by plastic surgeons to allay excessive blood pooling in replanted tissues leading to venous congestion and for improving blood circulation. Honey bees are widely used in Apitherapy (apis  [...]
    Posted at January 4th, 2010 in Alternative Treatments
  • Pilates Exercises For Pregnant Women: Testing The Safety Quotient
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    Pilates Exercises For Pregnant Women: Testing The Safety Quotient
    Pilates is an exercise form that effectively merges suppleness and strength training along with body alertness, breathing and loosening up. Pilates exercises are basically particular movement styles done employing the abdomen and the muscles of the pelvic floor dubbed as the base or stable core or deep stabilizing muscles. The nine-month long gestation period would lead to stretching of the ab muscles by more than fifty percent from what it originally was. Hence, the abdominal muscles need to be strengthened when pregnant to provide support for the enlarging uterus. Women that practiced Safe Pilates exercises to strengthen their abdominal muscles experienced lesser extent of lower back discomfort, pelvic pain, were more mobile, had uncomplicated  [...]
    Posted at January 1st, 2010 in Pregnancy & Birth