http://www.healthzine.org/feed/ http://www.healthzine.org/ Every day new articles and updated info on all your health, beauty and fitness concerns. Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:06:33 +0200 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:06:33 +0200 http://www.healthzine.org/Medicine/natural-medicine1 http://www.healthzine.org/Medicine/natural-medicine1 It always pays if you take care of yourself the best that you can. Because if you don’t, then who else will? Take note for instance if you suffer from an illness. There may be health care professionals or relatives who will take care of you, but your initiative is most imperative. You have got to have the will to get better, and that makes the entire difference. When you have the knowledge that you should do the best for yourself, then you are most likely to take care of it. Doing so will deliver a host of rewards, those that you will find worthy and fulfilling. Tue, 8 Apr 2008 08:13:29 +0200 http://www.healthzine.org/Medicine/asthma-medicine http://www.healthzine.org/Medicine/asthma-medicine Asthma has affected millions of people worldwide, and they can be of any age. Many who suffer from the condition know how difficult it is to live with. Asthma is primarily a disease of the respiratory system, and it affects the airways. With this disease, the airways are constricted, thus, breathing is hindered. Asthma as a disease can be terrifying, especially as attacks may come randomly. Sufferers are most often dependent on medications in this respect, as health detriments can be possible. One’s life can be put at risk with this disease, which only shows that patients have to practice caution. Fri, 21 Mar 2008 07:38:30 +0100 http://www.healthzine.org/Medicine/blood-pressure-medication http://www.healthzine.org/Medicine/blood-pressure-medication Being diagnosed with high blood pressure is not to be taken lightly. High blood pressure, or hypertension is regarded as the “silent killer”. Yes, it can take one off guard and can kill. That is, when the disease is neglected and not addressed accordingly. Suffering from hypertension entails that one educates themselves from proper authority on how to deal with the condition. Among them are measures on how to limit its effects- ways to manage and control. Primarily, the doctor may recommend an appropriate diet and exercise scheme to regulate and stabilize blood pressure. But in cases where hypertension poses a health threat, blood pressure medication might be recommended. Tue, 4 Mar 2008 08:49:47 +0100 http://www.healthzine.org/Medicine/holistic-medicine1 http://www.healthzine.org/Medicine/holistic-medicine1 The total person is composed of the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual aspects. It is multidimensional- made up of the mind, body and spirit. And a person should be regarded as that, and treated as such- as a whole. Many healthcare practitioners treat an ill person in just the physical sense. That is usually the case with conventional medicine. But another sort of healing principles are applied with holistic medicine. Holistic medicine sees the totality of a person- the tangible and the intangible aspects. It regards the person in its total, holistic sense. And holistic medicine, it treats people all-encompassingly, in every aspect of their being. Thu, 7 Feb 2008 08:42:23 +0100 http://www.healthzine.org/Medicine/herbal-medicine1 http://www.healthzine.org/Medicine/herbal-medicine1 Mother Mary was born 5,000 years ago, but she herself may have benefited from herbal medicine. Such is the credibility of herbal medicine- it has the backing of time and history. Herbal medicine can be more beneficial than pharmaceutical ones, and it can be in so many ways. For one thing, herbal medicine is cheaper. It is not only good for the health, but for the pocket, too. A person can be plagued by many ailments all throughout their lifetime. Imagine the cost allotted for medicines when one constantly buys pharmaceuticals to address them. But herbal medicine, its cost is far from skyrocketing. Tue, 22 Jan 2008 07:15:25 +0100 http://www.healthzine.org/Medicine/medications http://www.healthzine.org/Medicine/medications Nobody wants to get sick. But illnesses is a fact which everybody has to deal with. From minor ailments to discomforts to threatening illnesses, everybody is bound to suffer from. When these conditions strike, it generally means spending money. Don’t we all rush to the drug store to buy medications even with the slightest pain? Such is why the medical industry is a big and lucrative one. People can’t leave without them. Diseases can leave a person’s bank account dry. When somebody is fraught with an ominous disease, it could mean shedding off finances. For medications, hospital bills, the doctor’s fee and medical exams. Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:05:17 +0100 http://www.healthzine.org/Medicine/ADHD-medications http://www.healthzine.org/Medicine/ADHD-medications Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder is among the cluster of disorders gaining a wide attention today. ADHD affects 8-10% of school going children and it can quite be disturbing to both the child and the family. Three times more boys than girls suffer from ADHD. Children with ADHD are often restless and hyperactive. They tend to behave compulsively and erratically without thinking of the consequences. Such children also have difficulty focusing. They have trouble minding details, paying attention and even sitting still. These are the symptoms which ADHD medications aim to combat. Along with the prevalence of ADHD came the demand for ADHD medications. Fri, 9 Nov 2007 09:35:33 +0100 http://www.healthzine.org/Medicine/prednisone-side-effects http://www.healthzine.org/Medicine/prednisone-side-effects Inherent to pharmaceutical drugs are side effects. True, pharmaceutical drugs can deliver immediate treatment, but they come with a price. Along with the treatment provided by such drugs are possible discomforts and adverse effects on other body organs. The same can be said with prednisone. Prednisone is generally and anti-inflammatory drug and is used for treatment of various diseases such as arthritis. But what of prednisone side effects? Prednisone side effects are more apt to manifest according to the patient’s prednisone dosage. The higher the dose, the more chances prednisone side effects will be disturbing. But what really is prednisone? Prednisone is a commonly prescribed glucocorticoid medicine. Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:57:39 +0100 http://www.healthzine.org/Medicine/medication-errors http://www.healthzine.org/Medicine/medication-errors Nobody can perhaps do something perfectly and accurately all the time. Mistakes are inevitable and at some points everybody makes them. But it seems that those in the eminent field of healthcare cannot afford to make mistakes. After all, healthcare professionals cater to people’s health and yes, their lives. But human as they are, healthcare professional make errors, more commonly so, medication errors. By the sound of it, medication errors are hazardous. And indeed, they could be. Some medication errors may cause minor consequences, but still, others can be threatening to the point of being deadly. After all, medications are pharmaceutical products. Tue, 23 Oct 2007 15:09:30 +0200 http://www.healthzine.org/Medicine/pet-medicine http://www.healthzine.org/Medicine/pet-medicine Often, the case is that when your pet gets sick, you think of looking up for information online, determine a diagnosis or resort to what you think is a suitable pet medicine. Such a measure may be cost effective and convenient, but is it reliable? Is it safe to buy non-prescription pet medicine from online shops and pharmacies without consulting a veterinarian? When you are doing so, you are administering self-medication to your pet in the same manner that some individuals apply it to themselves. And what do experts say about self-medication? Is it safe and effective? In some cases, it is, but perhaps nothing can take the place of an educated knowledge of an expert. Tue, 9 Oct 2007 15:46:47 +0200 http://www.healthzine.org/Medicine/natural-medicine http://www.healthzine.org/Medicine/natural-medicine Connoted with the word “natural” is a sense of familiarity, of safety and of security. After all, when one says “natural”, it refers to something which is inherent to us, or the fundamental make-up of ourselves and our surroundings. By “natural”, it basically means something which goes with the process and balance of everything. So when natural medicine is taken into account, it basically means the implementation of natural methods and herbal medicine. But natural medicine actually has a wider scope than that. Holistic and natural medicine are in many ways related and they both have to do more than just employing treatments. Wed, 20 Jun 2007 20:52:01 +0200 http://www.healthzine.org/Medicine/Internal-medicine http://www.healthzine.org/Medicine/Internal-medicine The practice of Internal Medicine is traced back to Germany and gained wide recognition in America thereafter. The literal meaning for Internal Medicine connotes doctors who care for the patients based on knowledge and wisdom on laboratory science. As it grew to what it is today, considered and acknowledged worldwide to be the most major group of Internal Medicine medical practitioners belong to the American College of Physicians. Internal medicine physicians are also called “Internists” with adults foremost as patients. Internal medicine focuses on medicine for adults where recognition in the corresponding remedy and cure also places greater emphasis on the adults’ needs. Wed, 20 Jun 2007 20:33:32 +0200 http://www.healthzine.org/Medicine/Levitra-medicine http://www.healthzine.org/Medicine/Levitra-medicine The medical world managed to generate and trigger much public hoopla with Levitra Medicine in the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED) prescription drugs. Alongside Viagra and Cialis, Levitra Medicine has become popular and gained worldwide fame in seeking remedy to ED. Levitra Medicine is a prescription medicine approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment and management of ED. Levitra Medicine is taken orally and is available in 2.5-mg, 5-mg, 10-mg, and 20-mg pack tablets. It is to be taken only when needed and prescribed after corresponding validation of a trained medical professional as physically and medically fit for said prescription. Wed, 20 Jun 2007 20:09:20 +0200 http://www.healthzine.org/Medicine/nuclear-medicine http://www.healthzine.org/Medicine/nuclear-medicine Our everyday existence exposes us to many sources of radiation that is practically unavoidable. It has seemingly become part of daily living. From extensive discussions that presented how detonation of nuclear weapons caused the spread of huge amounts of radiation, instances of reported nuclear blast also is known to cause radioactive after-effects and after shocks that practically stays. Same goes with nuclear reactors that naturally generate radioactive materials though the radiation generated from these reactors are in most cases contained and controlled. Yet there are other man-made sources of radiation true in the practice of nuclear medicine. X-rays used in medical and dental procedures for one are sure sources and contributors to man-made radiation reason why while it is a need to have X-rays and seek findings only X-rays can detect, health experts are one in suggesting not to go overboard. Thu, 24 May 2007 16:06:13 +0200 http://www.healthzine.org/Medicine/alternative-medicine2 http://www.healthzine.org/Medicine/alternative-medicine2 Alternative medicine is popular to nearly 40% of Americans in the midst of the most modern in health care facilities, most extensive in the range of medicines available in the market and most thorough in research and studies. Medicine in general is great because it helps people fight illnesses, feel better, and live with aches and pains. However, with years invested in the most modern, most extensive and most thorough of the over-all health care system, alternative medicine has become a welcomed development. What exactly though is alternative medicine and what is in it that has now made converts to many? Alternative medicine is the opposite of conventional treatments.