Educational articles covering common health conditions, symptoms, prevention tips, and treatment options to help patients better understand their health and medication choices.
Nosebleeds tend to come in different forms and due to different reasons. Many nosebleeds may occur due to simple reasons such as weather change. This usually happens in the winter when you come outside from the cold weather and your nasal passage becomes dehydrated by breathing the warm air created by the heat in your […]
Depending on the severity of the pain a patient is experiencing, there are many types of pain medication available. They range from over-the-counter options such as acetaminophen to prescribed narcotic medications such as opioids. These medication have been known to successfully treat pain but there are many alternative therapies that can be explored, among them […]
Cholesterol is a waxy substance that is found over your entire body. It aids in the production of cell membranes, some hormones, and vitamin D [1]. There are two kinds of cholesterol: HDL (high-density lipoprotein) and LDL (low-density lipoprotein). LDL is often referred to as the “bad” cholesterol because it is difficult for the human […]
Searching for a drug to treat a medical condition has always been a very standardized procedure. It involves looking for a set of symptoms that indicate a condition and a finding an appropriate drug to treat the condition. However, some conditions are very specific to a patient. This has been the premise of a recent […]
By all appearances, Jessica is a normal, healthy twelve year-old girl. She enjoys hanging out with her friends, plays soccer after school, and has started to pay attention to boys. She is well-behaved and nobody would think that she is at risk of abusing prescription drugs. One afternoon, she overhears her parents talking about how […]
Do you know that one in eight women will develop breast cancer? Here’s a more morbid fact – close to 40,000 women die from the disease each year. If you think of it, you are bound to know someone who has or has had breast cancer. They can be family members, friends, neighbors, and people […]
If you find yourself growling just as much as your stomach when you miss a meal, you’re not alone. “Hangry”- a mix between being hungry and angry- is a feeling that plenty of people are familiar with. It’s a well-known fact that hungry people generally tend to be grumpy people, but why do being hungry […]
Yoga is often seen as a form of exercise for meditation and relaxation, but it does much more than that. It works out the body, strengthens the muscles and bones lengthens the spine and helps keep you in a generally healthy state. But did you know that yoga also has a positive effect for breast […]
Your body isn’t able to store the alcohol that you drink. It slows down its metabolism and stops processing fats and sugars. To further complicate matters, alcohol is full of empty calories. These calories average 7 per gram of alcohol. Over the course of time these calories add up and begin to weigh on you, […]
The stigma associated with many individuals with dementia is not only inaccurate; it’s harmful in a variety of ways.
