1)Retin-A— this nighttime prescription cream or gel, made from a vitamin A derivative, works best on eliminating small, fine scars and wrinkles. It may also help to fade dark spots on the skin. It works by thickening the outer layer of the skin and acting like a mild peel, slowly taking off layers of skin [...]
Acute bronchitis is not ordinarily a reason for major concern. It may be discomforting but most of the time it will go away by itself in a week or two. Chronic sufferers can have the problem for months. Although there is not a lot you can do about acute bronchitis except let it have its [...]
1) Balance your body weight—your body should be aligned and centered so that your weight is properly balanced. Properly balanced, your body is stable, comfortable and ready for exercise. 2) Breathe steadily— try to exhale as you contract a muscle and inhale as you release it. This will help prevent muscle fatigue. 3) Protect your [...]
Croup Croup is a viral respiratory infectious disease that causes swelling of the tissues of the larynx and of the air passages above and below. It is characterized by a barking cough or a crowing sound when inhaling. Croup occurs most commonly in children between the ages of 2 and 4, and in general is [...]
Scientists have announced some encouraging news of a possible link between bran and a reduction in the risk of women’s breast cancer. New studies investigating which factors, including diet, might have an effect on estrogen levels in the blood, suggest that fat and fiber may be two useful dietary “tools” in helping to reduce the [...]
Bulimia nervosa, with its terrible pattern of compulsive eating binges, self-induced vomiting, laxative and diuretic abuse, and anything else its sufferers can think of to control their weight, affects between 1.3% and 10.1% of American women. Although older antidepressants, especially the MAOIs, have been shown to help, side effects frequently have presented problems, in part [...]
Although some patients and physicians have claimed that Prozac has transformed personality very positively, most scientists who have studied personality, clinical psychopharmacology, and genetics do not know that this is true beyond the obvious personality changes seen in all depressed patients whose emotions and behavior are altered by Prozac and other medications. Scientists do not [...]
Prozac is only approved in the United States for major depressive disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Nevertheless, psychiatrists have also commonly used it for a wide range of other diagnoses, including dysthymia, atypical bipolar depression, the depressive phase of bipolar manic depression, borderline personality disorder, substance abuse, several other personality disorders and subclinical forms of depression. [...]
Since Prozac selectively blocks the uptake of serotonin, which specifically creates anxiety and gastrointestinal disturbances, anxiety is a common side effect (as is nausea). Especially in the beginning, a certain number of people also experience the related sensations of restlessness, nervousness, agitation, decreased appetite, and trouble sleeping. They simply can’t sit still. Although this feeling [...]
There is no evidence in laboratory studies of Prozac in animals or in clinical studies with thousands of patients that it is either habit-forming or addictive. The two common properties of addictive substances are tolerance (the need to take increasingly stronger doses to achieve the same result) and withdrawal (the collection of disturbing psychic and [...]