Dictionary: Adrenaline
Health Encyclopedia: Premenstrual Syndrome Causes
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Researchers are still uncertain about the causes of premenstrual syndrome. Evidence suggests that fluctuations in hormones and brain chemicals play a role.
Activity in the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) System
The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) system controls reproduction, appetite, and feelings of well-being. The HPA is also involved in regulating the stress response. A number of reproductive hormones and neurotransmitters (chemical messengers in the brain) play important and c...
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Expert & Community Posts
Food Allergies: To Eat or Not To Eat?
By Patrika Tsai , Health Expert...severe reaction must carry a dose of epinephrine (adrenaline) with him at all times in the event... Read more »
Back to School, Back to Allergy Basics
By Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America , Health Expert...by a trained medical physician, is also known as adrenaline and is a naturally occurring... Read more »
Part One; What's Happening to My Body? Knowledge is Power
By Dr. Diana L Walcutt , Health Expert...Some people like the thrill of excitement, or the "adrenaline rush" as we call it. Another term... Read more »
How Mind & Body Interact During Stress
By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert...the sympathetic nervous system, kicks in. A rush of adrenaline and noradrenaline floods the... Read more »
Anxious? Stressed? Laugh it off
By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert...number of hormones. Key amongst these hormones are adrenaline and cortisol. Adrenaline is... Read more »
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Stress: The Body's Response
...catecholamines, particularly those known as dopamine, norepinephrine, and epinephrine (also called adrenaline).Catecholamines activate an area inside the brain called the amygdala, which appears... Read more »Narcolepsy: Causes
...levels of histamine, a chemical that promotes wakefulnessLow levels of epinephrine (commonly known as adrenaline), a hormone important in alertness and arousalIncrease in acetylcholine, which... Read more »Peptic Ulcers: Treatment for Bleeding Ulcers
...compress the blood vessels.In high-risk cases, the doctor may inject epinephrine (commonly known as adrenaline) directly into the ulcer to enhance the effects of the heating process. Epinephrine... Read more »High Blood Pressure: Medications
...Diuretics are usually the first-line treatment for high blood pressure.Beta-blockers block the effects of adrenaline and ease the heart's pumping action.Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE)... Read more »Fibromyalgia: Risk Factors
...systems that regulate certain chemical messengers in the brain, including serotonin and epinephrine (adrenaline). Low levels of magnesium have also been noted in patients with both fibromyalgia... Read more »Medications
...the action of certain natural substances such as adrenaline (epinephrine) on the heart and blood... Read more »
...nonprescription/herbal products you may use, especially of: adrenaline-like drugs (e.g.,... Read more »
...nonprescription/herbal products you may use, especially of: adrenaline-like drugs (e.g.,... Read more »
...anti-spasmodic drugs (e.g., dicyclomine, hyoscyamine) adrenaline-like drugs (e.g., ephedrine,... Read more »
...medication you may use, especially of: other adrenaline-like drugs"beta-blocker"... Read more »
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