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Monthly Archives: May 2009
Medications that Improve Health and Harm Teeth
Stuffy nose? Take a pill. Feeling sad? Take another pill. Trouble sleeping? Want to lose weight? Trouble breathing? Loose stools? Tense muscles? Pill, pill, pill and pill. All of these medications are likely to have a side effect in common. The side effect common to over 400 medications is dry mouth or xerostomia. That makes these helpful medications very bad for oral health. Continue reading
Posted in Medication News
Tagged candidiasis, cotton mouth, decay causing bacteria, dental, dental health, dental hygiene, dentist, dry mouth, dry mouth treatment, fluoride gels, fluoride rinses, fluoride toothpaste, fluoride varnish, loose dentures, medications oral health, no saliva, oral health, oral infection, oral yeast infection, red infection in mouth, tooth decay bacteria, topical fluoride, treatment for dry mouth, trouble sleeping, white infection, xerostomia, yeast infection in the mouth
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Inexpensive drug appears to relieve fibromyalgia pain in Stanford pilot study
For Tara Campbell, the onset of her fibromyalgia began slowly with repeated sore throats, fevers and fatigue. By the time she was diagnosed, a year later, she had become so debilitated by flulike symptoms and exhaustion that she often couldn’t get off the couch all day. Continue reading
Posted in Fibromyalgia
Tagged chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia, fibomyalgia, Fibro, joint pain, naltrexone
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Diabetes drug shows promise against multiple sclerosis
A drug currently FDA-approved for use in diabetes shows some protective effects in the brains of patients with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis, researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine report in a study currently available online in the Journal of Neuroimmunology. Continue reading
Posted in Diabetes, Medication News
Tagged Diabetes, diabetes treatment, multiple scerosis
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Natural Ways To Lower Blood Pressure
One in three adults in the western world has high blood pressure (hypertension), but because there are rarely any symptoms associated with high blood pressure many of these people are unaware they have the condition. High blood pressure is known as the “silent killer” for this very reason, and if left unchecked it can lead to a heart attack, stroke and kidney failure. The good news is there are natural ways to lower blood pressure. Continue reading
Natural Cholesterol Reduction
Natural Cholesterol Reduction is important for individuals concerned with the safety and comfort of taking pharmaceutical statin drugs. Continue reading
Is vitamin D deficiency linked to Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia?
Based on an increasing number of studies linking these risk factors with Vitamin D deficiency, an article in the current issue of the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease (May 2009) by William B. Grant, PhD of the Sunlight, Nutrition, and Health Research Center (SUNARC) suggests that further investigation of possible direct or indirect linkages between Vitamin D and these dementias is needed. Continue reading
Posted in General Health News, Medication News
Tagged Alzheimer's, diabetes treatment, poor vitamin d, vitamin d
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Urinary Tract – A place where the bacterium e-coli creates menace
There have been many types of diseases that have plagued the human body with many of them having a reputation of taking lives. Apart from diseases, infections have also been quite capable in tormenting human beings with the urinary tract infection excelling itself in this regard. Continue reading
Breaking the Antibiotic Cycle
Is this you: You have a sinus infection or bladder infection; you seek medical care and are prescribed an antibiotic; after you stop taking the antibiotic, your symptoms return, causing you to see the medical doctor again for more antibiotics? Before you know it, your symptoms do not go away and you are taking more and different antibiotics for longer and longer periods of time. You are not alone; learn how to break the antibiotic cycle and get your life (and health) back on track! Continue reading
Posted in Chronic Fatigue, General Health News
Tagged Antibiotics, bladder health, bladder infection, healing, infection
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Acid Reflux and its Treatment
What is acid reflux actually and how can you avoid getting it? Learn the answers to such questions in this article about the disease, its signs and treatment. Continue reading