Simvastatin is a prescription medication indicated for high cholesterol and triglycerides. Information provided by the drug manufacturer states that it is also indicated for reduction of heart-related events such as heart attack in patients at...
Monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors are medications commonly prescribed to treat depression. While MAO inhibitors can be quite effective, they may cause adverse side effects in some people. Those interested in using MAO inhibitors for treatment...
Your body needs sufficient levels of water and fluid to support the normal, healthy functions of your cells, tissues and organs. When your body's fluid levels dip below normal, you can develop a medical condition called dehydration. You may be at...
Opioid analgesics are strong pain-relieving medications used to treat moderate to severe acute and chronic pain. Drugs in this class include morphine, fentanyl, oxycodone, codeine, hydromorphone and heroin. They tend to be effective in most...
When the body does not have enough water and fluids to carry out normal functions, the consequences can be serious. The Mayo Clinic defines the loss of fluid and inadequate replenishment as dehydration. There are some early signs of dehydration...
Exercising can produce a number of results, including increased muscle mass, decreased body fat, improved strength and endurance and sometimes darker urine. Often, simple dehydration results in darker urine. Pre-workout supplementation may...
More than 5 million children over the age of 5 have problems with wetting the bed, according to the Medline Plus Medical Encyclopedia, and it can be a source of shame and embarrassment. As a parent, it is easy to feel helpless in this department,...
Lotrel, also known as amlodipine and benazepril, belongs to a family of drugs referred to as calcium channel blockers. It is used to treat high blood pressure and according to Drugs.com, is generally used when other medications have not been...
Herbal concoctions that supposedly "cleanse" the kidneys can be found all over the Internet. Many of these are marketing scam artists who are manipulating the desperation of kidney patients with pseudo-scientific language. Others are suggested by...
Diabetes insipidus (DI) is a medical condition that causes an individual to experience extreme thirst and produce large amounts of urine. Although the name is similar, DI is not related to the medical condition that involves difficulty regulating...
Enlargement, or hypertrophy, of the prostate gland is a condition that affects many men of increasing age. It is commonly referred to as benign prostatic hypertrophy, or BPH. The majority of symptoms occur due to growth of the prostate into other...
When bacteria infect the blood, its is called bacteremia. In most healthy individuals, the immune system responds quickly to the presence of a bacterial infection in the blood and destroy the invaders before complications develop. In some cases,...
Nettle extract may have a therapeutic effect in treatment of bladder and kidney health issues, prostate enlargement, allergy problems, congestion of the chest and muscle spasms, Drugs.com indicates. As with most herbal medicines, the U.S. Food and...
Over half of all men aged 50 to 59 experience occasional nocturia symptoms, reports Up To Date, a peer-reviewed health information website for patients. Healthy patients are typically able to sleep for 6 to 8 hours each night without getting up to...
Cozaar, also known generically as losartan, is a prescription medication that treats hypertension (high blood pressure). It belongs to a family of drugs referred to as angiotensin II receptor antagonists, and works by preventing blood vessels from...
Citric acid is found in a variety of fruits and vegetables. High concentrations of it are found in lemons and limes, according to ScienceDaily.com, a medical news site. The natural preservative is often used to add a sour taste to foods and soft...
The syndrome known as malignant hypertension occurs with systolic blood pressures over 200 and diastolic blood pressures typically over 120 mm Hg. The basis for this increase in blood pressure (BP) is not well understood; however the levels of...
Urtica galeopsifolia nettle is also known as stingless nettle. This nettle plant is commonly treated as a subspecies of the regular, or stinging, nettle. Nettle is used to treat urinary problems, prostate problems, bladder and kidney stones,...
Water pills, or diuretics, are medicines that stimulate the body's excretion of fluid and electrolytes. Electrolytes are electrically charged molecules import for the body's fluid balance. Important electrolytes include sodium and potassium....
The human body keeps blood sodium concentration in a tight range of 135 to 145 meq/L. According to Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, low blood sodium, or hyponatremia, is defined as a sodium level less than 135 meq/L. Mild hyponatremia...
Creatine may cause headaches and dehydration. Drugs.com states that although evidence is lacking, common reports of side effects include dehydration, muscle cramps and a reduction in blood volume. These possible side effects can cause headaches to...
Internal cystitis is a health condition that affects approximately 500,000 people, 90 percent of them women, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC). Internal cystitis is a chronic condition that develops when the bladder...
According to the medical experts at Drugs.com, lisinopril belongs to the family of drugs referred to as angiotensin converting enzyme, or ACE inhibitors. It is used to treat conditions such as congestive heart failure (CHF), hypertension (high...
A bladder infection (Cystitis) is a common occurrence in women during their reproductive years. There are a number of reasons why women are susceptible including the short length of the urethra and the closeness of the urethra to the vagina and...
Bladder infections -- also known as cystitis or urinary tract infections -- are a common bacterial infection that affects your bladder. The University of Maryland Medical Center indicates that over 50 percent of women will experience a bladder...
Renal insufficiency (also called renal failure) can be caused by acute renal failure or chronic kidney disease. Renal insufficiency results when the kidneys are no longer able to function at a high enough level to keep a person healthy. The Mayo...
Food supplementation among athletes often is seen as a way of improving athletic performance, promoting adaptation to training and promoting muscle recovery between trainings, according to a study published by the "Journal of Sports Sciences" in...
Plavix, the trade name for the generic medication clopidogrel bisulfate, is an anti-platelet medication. Anti-platelet medications work to inhibit platelets from clumping together to form blood clots, thereby working as a blood thinner. Plavix,...
Kidney failure may occur in two forms. The kidneys can gradually lose their ability to function properly to remove toxins from the body. This form of the problem is called chronic kidney failure, the Mayo Clinic reports, because it takes place...