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476. Cut Your Prescription Drug Costs Without Having to Buy Foreign Drugs By Melissa Horn
     Save Up to 93% by Asking for a Generic - Use generics whenever they are available. Both brand name and generic drugs contain the same active ingredients, are the same in strength and dosage and meet the same government quality control standards.Savings on brand name vs. generic drugs will vary from drug to drug and pharmacy to pharmacy but can be significant. Some remarkable examples:* Prozac brand 20mg, 100 tablets cost $280.19 Generic sells for $29.99 (Savings 89%)* Vasotec brand 5mg, 100 ta…



477. Over Medication; Grandma is on Drugs By Lance Winslow
     It is very interesting this hypochondriac attitude which permeates our society? The power of suggestion is alive and well? "Do not feel good today, take a drug?" Oh that made you feel a different way? Take another drug? Oh those two together caused another feeling you do not like, my oh my, here is a third drug? You know these tests prove conclusive that this is not working and something is wrong, we should try this other drug too? Crazy, are you buying all this.I remember visiting my g…



478. “Ooohhh… my aching knee!!!” Insider Secrets on How You Can Get Relief Quickly and Easily! By Nathan Wei
     When your knee hurts, getting relief is all that’s on your mind. Getting the right relief, though, depends on knowing what’s wrong. The correct diagnosis will lead to the correct treatment.Know Your Knee!The knee is the largest joint in the body. It’s also one of the most complicated. The knee joint is made up of four bones that are connected by muscles, ligaments, and tendons. The femur (large thigh bone) interacts with the two shin bones, the tibia (the larger one) located towards the in…



479. How You Can Erase Low Back Pain Using the Latest Medical Techniques! By Nathan Wei
     “If you’re one the nine out of ten adults in the United States who suffers from low back pain, I have good news for you!” states Dr. Nathan Wei, a board-certified rheumatologist and Clinical Director of the Arthritis and Osteoporosis Center of Maryland.“Low back pain is the most expensive work-related injury as well as the third most common reason for a surgical procedure,” Dr. Wei adds.The spine is a complex collection... It consists of bones, called vertebrae, and the joints that allow them …



480. Medical Billing PDA: 21st Century Convenience for Medical Practices By Joe Miller
     Medical Billing PDAOne of the first things I notice about a medical office, whether it be with my dentist, my family doctor, or my optometrist, is the walls full of color-coded files containing medical histories, billing information, and tracking information for prescriptions check ups and various other things. As a patient, it is fun to trace the colored tags across the files and wonder what they mean.Doctors know exactly what they mean, and they see those color-coded files in a totally diffe…



481. Curing Lou Gehrig's Disease By Gerald Armstrong
     ALS is the disease that took the life of the famed baseball player. The disease benched Lou Gehrig from the game that he loved and later took his life. Now, ALS is referred to as the Lou Gehrig’s disease. Today more than fifty years later there still is no cure for ALS. ALS is a motor neuron disease. ALS stands for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. The disease attacks nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. It attacks a persons muscles one at a time. Not unlike being tortured. Sadly there is no…



482. Rezulin Liver Failure Causes FDA to Recall Drug By Margaret Wommack
     Rezulin, a prescription type 2 diabetes drug has been withdrawn from the market by the FDA. New drugs have come out which offer the benefits that Rezulin provides but without such damaging side effects. Rezulin caused extreme damage to the liver that often resulted in liver failure. Liver failure was so widespread amongst Rezulin users that there has been progressively increasing encouragement for these people to have frequent liver function tests to monitor liver damage. In fact, Rezulin user…



483. Brand-Name Drugs, Generic Drugs, and Illegal Prescription Drugs By Rick Hendershot
     If you've thought about buying prescription drugs on the internet you may have found the whole experience rather confusing. Here are some questions you might have wondered about. Are generic drugs as good as brand-names? Are drug copies such as "generic viagra" safe to use? Does it matter if a drug is not "FDA approved"? Are you breaking US law if you buy non-FDA-approved drugs on the internet? These are just some of the questions many people have about online pharmacies and online drugs. …



484. Asthma Treatment and Medication By Daniel Lanicek
     Asthma is a chronic lung disease that effects over 30 million Americans alone and researchers estimate that 10 – 15% of the world population suffers from asthma. People with asthma have extra sensitive or hyper-responsive airways. The airways become irritated and narrow and constrict during an asthma attack, causing increased resistance to airflow, and obstructing the flow of the air to and from the lungs.Most often asthma must be treated with prescription medicine. There are two main types of…



485. Relafen: A New Drug with an Old Danger By Kristian Rasmussen
     Individuals who regularly take Relafen (nabumetone) or other anti-inflammatory medications, either for arthritis, joint pain, or other indications, should be aware of severe adverse health implications that can potentially result from prolonged use. Relafen is usually prescribed for osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis to reduce pain, inflammation, and stiffness, but can also be prescribed for other purposes. Relafen works by reducing the level of hormones in the body that can cause pain a…



486. Another State Signs Up for Drug Importation from Canada By John Barker
     Washington State joins the growing list of states that are allowing importation of Canadian Prescription drugs. The battle will still be the Federal government as the law still prohibits reimportation of Canadian Drugs although many Americans order safe prescription drug over the internet.Governor Christine Gregoire said "This bill says to the federal government, Show us what's wrong with Canadian prescription drugs"This is a statement that says it all. How the federal government, the dru…



487. New Company Helps Another Medical Condition Become: “Acceptable” Dinner Conversation By Daniel Marein-Efron
     Recently once taboo subjects like plastic surgery have become acceptable dinner conversation. Medical conditions are no longer whispered to friends, but have instead become part of the dinner table conversation with full blown discussions on Botox, erectile dysfunction and the feared colonoscopy. However recently there is a new kid on the block, well maybe not so new, it’s actually plain old heel pain. You might ask why is this happening? Why is it so important now? After all heel pain for th…



488. Medical Records and Emergency Information - Keeping Them Up to Date By Edward Ricci
     Who needs to keep their information available and updated? Actually, all of us should but very few do. However for those at risk, such as seniors, people with chronic illness, serious allergies or medication complications, special needs children and anyone traveling away from home it is something that should not be overlooked. Children should also have the proper medical information on them at all times if they have a medical condition or serious allergy."In a medical emergency, you might be u…



489. Steps Towards Minimizing Your Breast Cancer Risk By Leigh Erin Connealy
     Breast cancer is a frightening reality that one in seven women will face within their lifetime. Every 13 minutes another woman dies from breast cancer, a disease that has more than tripled in incidence over the past 50 years. While there are risk factors that are beyond our control, such as genetic predisposition, researchers are continually revealing newly discovered causes and finding that environmental and synthetic substances are at the root of much of the breast cancer epidemic.There is…



490. Anxiety Management With Prescription BuSpar: Don’t Worry, Be Happy By Ian Mason
     We’ve all had one of those weeks: the washing machine overflows, the dog forgets his housetraining and the toddler her toilet training, the boss is going through a divorce and making everyone miserable. And you feel like you just don’t know how to handle it all.Anxiety is, unfortunately, an inevitable part of modern life. But when anxiety prevents you from engaging in day-to-day activity or trying anything new, it may be time to see your doctor for anti-anxiety help.What causes anxiety?Anxiety…



491. Low Blood Pressure – Why is Your Blood Pressure Low? By Gordon Cameron
     Why is your blood pressure low?As a doctor with an interest in the subject, I’m often asked if a low blood pressure is normal or if such a reading indicates some abnormal process in the body? In fact – it can be difficult to precisely define what we mean by low blood pressure. It all really depends on what’s normal for you as an individual.If 1000 people had their blood pressure measured then we might expect to find a spread of readings. These might range from as high as 200 / 120 down to 80 /…



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