Aciphex, the brand name for rabeprazole sodium, belongs to a group of drugs known as proton pump inhibitors, and are indicated for treatment of gastroesophageal reflux or GERD, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, as well as erosive esophagitis. It...
Aspartame, one of the most common artificial sweeteners, is sold as the sugar substitute Equal and the food additive NutraSweet. Aspartame has received a great deal of press and controversy for supposedly causing many diseases and cancers. The...
The nettle herb, more commonly called stinging nettle, is a medicinal supplement derived from the Urtica dioica plant. Treatment with stinging nettle is purported to treat conditions such as benign prostatic hyperplasia, hay fever and...
A host of bothersome symptoms accompanies migraines, chronic headaches that cause significant pain for hours or days, afflicting approximately 30 million Americans, according to the Neurology Channel. These symptoms can indicate the onset of a...
Colon cancer is one of the major cause of cancer death in the United States. Every year, roughly 100,000 new cases of colon cancer are diagnosed, according to the National Cancer Institute in 2009. Colon cancer can develop in patients for years...
Effexor (venlafaxine) is a prescription medication used to treat major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), social anxiety disorder and panic disorder. It is a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI), and acts on two...
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic disease, which means that even though the symptoms of the disease come and go (flares and remissions), the disease is still present. The Arthritis Foundation states that RA progresses in three distinct...
Glutathione is an antioxidant formed from the amino acid cysteine, glutamate and glycine. Virtually all your cells have glutathione, but this antioxidant is most highly concentrated in your liver, pancreas, spleen and eyes. Your glutathione levels...
Vertigo can be more than just a nuisance as symptoms include dizziness, nausea, headaches, weakness, blurred vision and loss of balance. While certain health conditions and disorders can contribute to bouts of vertigo, this condition often...
Vitamin B12 is a large, complex member of the B complex of vitamins, which is necessary for numerous biochemical reactions in the body. Vitamin B12 is water soluble, which means that excess amounts that are ingested are usually flushed from the...
According to the American Heart Association, some heart attacks are sudden and intense, while others begin slowly, with mild symptoms. The most common heart attack symptom among both men and women is chest pain or discomfort, although women have a...
Both niacin and niacinamide, two forms of vitamin B3, can produce flulike symptoms. Niacin, sometimes prescribed to treat high cholesterol, causes more dramatic symptoms than niacinamide, prescribed for Type 1 diabetes. As your body adjusts to the...
The heart is responsible for moving oxygenated blood from the lungs to the body and returning de-oxygenated blood from the body to the lungs to be re-oxygenated. Right-sided heart failure is a condition in which this side of the heart cannot...
Right-sided heart failure can be defined as the right ventricle weakening to the point that blood flow is impaired and the body suffers. Impaired circulation can affect many body systems including the gut, liver, skin and lungs. When the right...
When you notice changes in your body, you may wonder whether it's anything serious or something that will resolve on its own. It's also normal to wonder whether the symptoms you develop are related. In the case of slimy vaginal discharge and...
When you've got the cold or flu, you want to relieve your symptoms and clear them up as fast as possible. Many people turn to over-the-counter remedies, such as Tylenol Cold & Flu (renamed Tylenol Cold Multi-Symptom, says tylenol.com). These...
Health care workers mentally divide the abdomen into quadrants to localize complaints of abdominal pain. The organs and structures contained in each quadrant can cause regional or generalized abdominal pain and give the first clues about the...
Fluconazole is an antifungal antibiotic used primarily in the treatment of fungal infections. It is taken as an oral tablet and is suitable to treat fungal infections that occur virtually anywhere on your body, including your mouth, throat,...
Serenoa repens is the scientific name for saw palmetto. The saw palmetto plant produces berries that are commonly used by people who are seeking natural remedies for urinary difficulties and prostate gland enlargement. Before taking serenoa...
Parkinson's disease is a degenerative neurological disorder. It generally has a slow onset, usually in those over the age of 60, though it can be found in people in their 40s. While the disorder is thought to affect more than six million people...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the third leading cause of death is stroke. There are two causes of strokes. A hemorrhagic stroke happens when a blood vessel bursts and an ischemic stroke happens when the blood supply...
Cerebral thrombosis is the most common type of stroke. A cerebral thrombosis develops when a blood clot, or thrombus, forms in an artery and significantly blocks blood from reaching a part of the brain, according to NetDoctor UK. The brain attack...
The body produces uric acid from breaking down purines. The uric acid then dissolves in blood and passes out of the body through the urinary system. Gout is a form of arthritis that occurs when uric acid crystals build up around joints because of...
The human spine naturally has curves; however, scoliosis is an abnormal sideways curvature of the spine that is typically defined as a mild to severe "S" or "C" shaped curvature. Scoliosis can be most accurately detected from a back view of the...
If you feel dizzy and unsteady after strenuous exercise, you may be suffering from benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, or BPPV. Though it's not a common problem, exercise can trigger the condition in some people. The sensation may be a little...
Torticollis, also called wry neck, is a painful muscle spasm in the neck that pulls the head to one side while also turning the chin to the opposite side. Symptoms include difficulty turning the head and headache. While about 1 percent of cases...
Acid coming up from the stomach and into the lower esophagus causes GERD or gastroesophageal reflux disease. A weak or relaxed LES or lower esophageal sphincter muscle causes this leakage. The most common symptom of GERD is heartburn. A GERD diet...
Congestive heart failure (CHF) develops when the heart is no longer able to effectively pump blood throughout the body. According to Penn State College of Medicine, the term "congestion" refers to the fact that lung congestion causes many of the...
The presence of one-sided weakness, a condition known as hemiparesis, often raises the suspicion of a stroke, a neurological condition caused by an interruption in the blood supply to the brain. Brain cells deprived of oxygen die, often causing...
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