Aspirin given to a child for treatment of a viral infection has been shown to have a side effect risk of potential liver and brain damaging disease known as Reye’s syndrome.
Reye’s syndrome is deadly, attacks without warning, typically follows up a virus infection and its exact cause is unknown. The major health concern of [...]
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Biologic Therapy
Biological therapy, also known as immunotherapy, biotherapy or biologic therapy, is a form of treatment that uses your own body’s immune system. Your immune system is one of the body’s main defenses against infection and disease via various means.
Immunotherapy is crafted to repair, stimulate or enhance your own immune system’s responses to foreign [...]
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Antidepressants, aka “happy” pill, go to work on your brain’s chemistry. As the name indicates, these drugs are primarily used to treat depression.
Although science has not specifically determined what causes depression, some sort of chemical imbalance is the predominant medical theory. As such, prescribe a drug that affects the brain’s [...]
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Cortisone and hydrocortisone are in the corticosteroids (not anabolic steroids) class of drugs, often used as an anti inflammatory to reduce inflammation and suppression of immune system action.
Usually, prudently prescribed treatment only after other natural, less harmful or reasonable anti inflammation methods have failed. Corticosteroids may be prescribed to treat your:
asthma
arthritis
vasculitis
some cancers
ulcerative colitis
Crohn’s disease
Addison’s [...]
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Prednisone, an oral corticosteroid, is an anti inflammatory medication often prescribed in a high dosage. It is also used to treat the symptoms of low cortisol levels, as a form of replacement therapy.
Prednisone mimics cortisol, one of your corticosteroids hormones produced by your adrenal glands.
When it is used to treat an underlying disease, the [...]
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Filed under: Allergy & Asthma, Arthritis, Medical Treatment
Antibiotics do saves lives. They are effective for killing bacteria, or they stop the bacteria from growing. If you have a virus, antibiotics don’t work.
Sad fact is, antibiotics have the potential to harm you. Each time you take one, you add to the chances that a bacteria in your body will be able to [...]
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End of life care is a very difficult matter to consider and plan for. However, if you don’t, somebody else, and not necessarily a loved one, may end up making these decisions for you.
An Advance Health Care Directive solidifies and conveys your wishes in preparation for a time when you may not have the [...]
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You are entitled to complete information about your illness and how it may affect your life, and if you want to share or withhold this information. You have the right to be fully informed about any procedures and treatments that are planned, the benefits and risks, and any alternatives that may be available.
When you are [...]
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