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26. Some Facts About Phentermine By Kevin Kennedy-Spaien
    Phentermine (sometimes known under the alternative names of: Adipex-P; Obenix; Oby-Trim; Anoxine-AM; Fastin; Ionamin; Obephen; Obermine; Obestin-30; Phentrol) is a powerful weight-loss drug first approved by the FDA in 1959. In use for almost half a century, it has been a source of much controversy since the late 1990s, when it became popular in combination with fenfluramine, collectively known as Fen/Phen. What are the effects of this drug, and how does it act upon the human body?Phentermine …



27. Implant Dentistry – The Convenient and Safe Alternative to Dentures By Sara Goldstein
    If you are missing a tooth or a group of teeth, you may find that you are afraid to smile, you don’t like to speak because you think you sound funny, or you may not be able to eat certain foods that you enjoy. Until recently, your only option was to replace these missing teeth with dentures. Patients often complained that dentures were uncomfortable and inconvenient.Dental implants remove the embarrassment, irritation and self-consciousness often associated with dentures and older methods of …



28. Hacking through the Medical Scheduling Software Jungle: Helpful Search Tips By Joe Miller
    It is the reality of the 21st century medical practice that in order to ensure the most effective office management and to provide the best service to patients, a medical office must incorporate medical scheduling software. Medical scheduling software helps to run the modern medical practice. But, to find the right medical scheduling software is like searching for buried treasure.The market is aware of the great need for the best medical scheduling software. Millions of companies vie for the a…



29. NIH Official Altered Drug Study By Dr. Joseph Mercola
    NIH Official Altered Drug StudyDr. Edmund Tramont, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease Division of AIDS, altered the conclusions from a safety report on pregnant women taking the drug nevirapine in order to cover up its negative side effects.Since the mid-1990s, nevirapine, an antiretroviral drug, has been used despite government warnings that it could cause deadly liver problems or rashes when multiple doses were administered over time.A study in 2002 was cond…



30. The Controversy of Viagra® (Sildenafil Citrate), Other ED Medications, and Their Generic Counterpart By Stephen Brennan
    There has definitely been a good deal of controversy over Viagra®, it's use and more recently, it's side effects among some unfortunate patients however, apart from the specific drug itself and the effects, reasons and results of it's use, there has been another controversy of which only those involved would probably be aware. I am referring to the purchase and use of Generic Brands of Sildenafil Citrate.Those involved being those who operate online generic Pharmacies, those who purchase throu…



31. Pain Relief Drugs 101 What You Need to Know By Mansi Aggarwal
    Ever given a piece of thought to how actually one feels that a part of his/her body is paining? Majority of the response to this question will be in the negative. And ironically it is one piece of information that a person should be aware of.Whenever a part of our body is hurt, the pain makes that part ache but the actual sensation is felt in the brain. There are various kinds of receptors in our brain and each is attributed with a different type of sensation. The process can be explained as f…



32. Medical Billing Specialist By Joe Miller
    As Pres. Bush was touring the Midwest, shortly before he was re-elected as President, and even after, he spoke of medical reform centering on liability costs. He called it “defensive medicine.” Searching for a good medical billing specialist who is familiar with reliable electronic medical record systems is quite possibly one of the best defensive medicines that consumers and practices can employ. I say that because small practices spend an average of $150,000 per year in liability costs. That…



33. Are You Sometimes Confused by Written Medical Instructions? By Emily Clark
    Now, imagine what it would be like if you were sick, scared and had only third grade reading skills. Your doctor tells you, "You've got to follow these instructions exactly, or you could die."About 200 recent studies have shown the reading difficulty of most health related materials FAR exceeds the average reading abilities of the American adult. One of the biggest silent health problems today is the gap between health materials and reading skills.In the United States, the average reading lev…



34. Atherosclerosis, Chelation, and Chelating Agents By Ray Smith
    In our everyday life, our body is exposed to various toxins almost all the time. We are facing toxin attacks in the food, in the water we drink even in the air we breath. Heavy metal toxins like Mercury, Lead and Cadmium gets deposited and builds up plaque in arteries and blood vessels and narrows the passage for blood flow (medically termed as Atherosclerosis). This in turn leads to all sorts of problems and even heart attacks and might ultimately require surgery to bypass the blocked arterie…



35. Benefits of In Home Physical Therapy By Brad Gilden
    There are many different settings where physical therapist practice their craft. These settings may include schools, hospitals, private outpatient clinics, nursing homes, and in private homes. Home care physical therapy is typically thought of for patients that are homebound, thus unable to commute to an outpatient clinic. There has been a new trend in physical therapy in which the clinic is brought to the patient. A few different models are currently being used. Some therapists have a mo…



36. Increase Your Risk of Heart Disease With Lipitor and Pravachol By Barrett Niehus
    Results of a new study comparing the effectiveness of Pfizer Inc.,’s Lipitor with Pravachol, made by Bristol-Myers Squibb, was recently published in the New York Times. The study details the clinical observation that Lipitor was significantly more effective than Pravachol in lowering patient’s LDL cholesterol levels. However, the study did not comment on the overall effect that Statin drugs have on patient health, or the research that indicates Statins may actually increase your risk of heart …



37. Phentermine Diet Pills: When Diet and Exercise Aren't Enough To Help You Lose Weight By Ian Mason
    Have you been struggling to lose weight, but diet and exercise aren’t giving you the results you need to be healthy? Are you sick of people telling you that you could lose weight if only you had the will-power? It may be time to ask a physician about a phentermine prescription.What is Phentermine?Remember those 50s movies in which women lost weight by taking amphetamines? We know now that amphetamines can be very dangerous, so they don’t make safe weight-loss drugs. Chemically, phentermine is …



38. rX My Heart and Hope to Die By Phyllis Staff
    This must be a mistake! How could his drug costs rise from $150 a month to $1101 in just three weeks? My hands shook while I read the pharmacy bill.There was no mistake. The bill I held recorded the drugs ordered by my fathers Alzheimers' care unit. In only three weeks at this eldercare facility, his drug expenses had soared an incredible 734%. Ironically, his quality of life had plunged about the same percent. Walking and talking when he entered, he now spent his days confined to a wheelch…



39. 4 Reasons Why You Should Use Canadian Pharmacies By Matthew Keegan
    Let’s face it: purchasing prescription drugs in the U.S. can be a costly undertaking. By filling your prescriptions online through Canadian pharmacies, your savings can be substantial. Here’s why you should consider having your drugs shipped to your home from Canada:1. The prescriptions you receive from Canada will be exactly the same quality as you would receive from your local pharmacy. Canadian pharmaceutical regulations are among the most rigorous in the world.2. Your prescription will be …



40. Superbugs, Antibiotics & Fear By Nick Arrizza, M.D.
    I was witness to a TV program last evening on the rising crisis in Peru with multi drug resistant strains of the tuberculosis. This is another example of the "super bugs" that we are increasingly being threatened by in North America and Europe.During the program a number of pharmaceutical representatives as well as physicians were raising fears that these super bugs could get out of control if legislation is not relaxed to allow drug companies to produce more cost effective alternative antibio…



41. Can Mexican Pharmacy Purchases Be Trusted? By Stephen Dayton
    Purchasing drugs from a Mexican pharmacy is, for the most part, a very safe and inexpensive way of getting the medical supplies that you require. Since the laws in Mexico are very different than in the US, as most drugs are readily available without a prescription (except for some controlled substances and all narcotics), purchasing drugs from a Mexican pharmacy should be a fairly painless process.However, there are some risks associated with purchasing drugs from a Mexican pharmacy – but they…



42. Viagra Users - Overcome NAION Fear By Steve Clark
    NAION is the latest side effect linked to Viagra and other ED drugs. It is a condition which results from a painless swelling of the optic nerve that causes rapid reduction in vision. Those who suffer from NAION wake up with vision loss and it may worsen in one or two weeks. The main risk factors include hypertension, diabetes or fever and a different appearance of the optic nerve which an ophthalmologist can recognize.FDA received nearly 50 NAION reports from people who were using Viagra drug…



43. Cholesterol Prescription Medications Can Kill You By Ramzi Abboud
    While there are numerous options for people to lower cholesterol naturally, thousands and thousands of people are taking prescription medication to lower cholesterol – risking some very dangerous side effects.These side effects can include:• An increase in cancer risk • Elevated liver enzymes (causing liver damage) • Yellow skin / yellow eyes • Rhabdomyolysis (degenerative muscle tissue condition) • Impaired kidney function • Muscle weakness and pain • Dizziness • Gas • Headache • Heartburn or…



44. Bextra and Vioxx Withdrawal Spawn Advertising Pause from Bristol Myers By Charles Essmeier
    Pharmaceutical giant Bristol Myers Squibb has announced that they will suspend direct-to-consumer advertising for their prescription drug products for a year. This comes in the wake of the well-publicized withdrawals of Merck’s Vioxx and Pfizer’s Bextra, two non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) that were voluntarily withdrawn from the market recently. Studies showed that they increase the likelihood of strokes and heart attacks among patients that take them for prolonged periods of …



45. Health Needs of Survivors of Domestic Violence By Ellen Taliaferro
    Domestic violence is not over when the victim is safe and out of harm’s way. It’s not over until justice has been served. Even then, it’s not over. It’s not over until the victim is safe, justice has been served, and the victim is well.Consider these facts: Abuse, especially repetitive abuse, leaves a lasting “impression” on the health, well-being, and post-abuse functioning of the victim. This impact lingers long after the bruises fade, the bones mend, and the abuse is over. Victims of …



46. Zoloft Side Effects: Akathisia and Violent Behavior By Margaret Wommack
    Zoloft is an SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor); a prescription drug that combats depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), as well as other various problems. SSRIs work by allowing more serotonin to be released through the brain. Seratonin is a brain chemical associated with happiness. Between nerve endings in the brain, there are synapses. All signals in the brain are transmitted through chemicals being produced…



47. Considerations in Distance Education for the Medical Assistant Instructor By Dr Mark Stout
    Medical Assistant distance education is emerging to meet the demands of a new generation of students in the twenty first century. St. Augustine Medical Assistant School distance education program for medical assistant presents a good model for this integration of technology with medical assistant education. Distance education, particularly in its most recent form, online education, is being integrated into even the most cautious and conservative of educational institutions. Yet the impact of…



48. Doc, My Tummy Aches and My Joints Hurt! Is there a connection? By Nathan Wei
    Inflammatory disease of the bowel- regional enteritis (Crohn’s disease) and ulcerative colitis- are often associated with arthritis. This occurs because inflammation in the bowel and the joints may share a common immunological abnormality.Patients can present with abdominal pain, weight loss, and diarrhea.Clinically, the arthritis that accompanies inflammatory bowel disease occurs in two different ways. The first pattern typically affects the larger joints of the lower extremities such as th…



49. Molluscum Contagiosum Virus (MCV) Treatment Information - But First, What Is Molluscum? By John B.
    Molluscum contagiosum treatment is certainly possible with the correct treatment information.Many people are told that molluscum contagiosum must be left to run its course (even by dermatologists). This can take years.I have written this article to make people aware that with the correct medicine for molluscum, it can easily be eliminated in a few weeks.So what is molluscum?Molluscum is a viral rash which is extremely common. This skin condition, similar to warts, is caused by the molluscum co…



50. Jet Lag Pills – Panacea or Placebo Effect? By Donald Saunders
    We live in an age that demands an instant cure for every conceivable ailment under the sun and so it's no surprise that jet lag has joined the band of conditions for which there is the promise of a cure in the form of a pill. But can a pill really provide the panacea to jet lag, or are the results of taking such pills nothing more than imagined.Jet lag is a common sleep disorder that just about any long-haul air traveler will be familiar with. It is caused by the body's inability to reset it…



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