Dry eye syndrome is a condition with symptoms that range from mild eye irritation and itching to eye redness, blurriness and even loss of vision. The eyes become sensitive to light and may feel like there is grit in them. According to...
Opiates are a group of medications produced from the opium poppy plant, or Papaver somniferum. Opiate medications relieve pain by altering the transmission of pain signals in the brain. The amount of pain relief experienced by a user depends on...
The space between the femur, or thighbone, and the tibia, or shinbone, on X-ray views represents the overall thickness of the joint cartilage surfaces of each opposing bone as they articulate, or come into contact with one another. As this...
Recovery time from rotator cuff surgery varies depending on how badly your shoulder muscle was torn and how much time has passed between the injury and the surgery. According to the University of Michigan Health System, the longer you have...
Tylenol 3 is a commonly prescribed medication that consists of two different pain-relieving drugs: codeine and acetaminophen. Both of these drugs can be taken on their own, but they are more effective when taken in combination. This medication is...
Narcotics and depressants are two types of drugs that have legitimate medical uses but are also highly abusive. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) states that some abusers start using these medications for pain or anxiety but increase...
Psychoactive, psychotropic or mind-altering drugs change behavior by acting on the central nervous system, or CNS, which includes the brain and spinal cord. Psychopharmacology is the study of how psychoactive drugs affect the brain and behavior....
Opiates are a classification of medications that are derived, either naturally or synthetically (man-made) from the opium plant. These medications are very effective pain relievers because they attach to the opiate receptors in the peripheral...
