A young woman asks experts what she can do about her feet, which sweat excessively even in the winter months. Dr. Jennifer Shu responds with information on excessive sweating, a condition known as idiopathic hyperhidrosis. She also discusses ways to deal with this issue, including controlling temperature, changing socks and clothes frequently, and using prescription-strength antiperspirant or oral medications.
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Sweating, also called perspiration, is used to control temperature in the body. People perspire most often under the arms, on the palms and... Read more »
At my last bipolar support group meeting, we had a couple of parents attending, and one of them seemed angry that his daughter was still... Read more »
The following is a copy of a letter sent to healthcare professionals following an FDA MedWatch warning about decreased sweating as a potentially... Read more »
A reader asks The People's Pharmacy's Joe and Teresa Graedon if the antidepressant Lexapro could be the cause of the reader's profuse, sudden... Read more »
Source: Breastcancer.org
Sweating happens naturally when your body needs to cool down. If you're overheated, your sweat glands release a salty fluid. As the fluid evaporates,... Read more »
A kid playing hide-and-go-seek with my pals I was half in, half out of a closet when a sliding door smacked me between the eyes and a knot sprung... Read more »
Source: First DataBank
Generic Name: ESCITALOPRAM - ORAL Pronounced: (es-sye-TAL-oh-pram) Warning Antidepressant medications are used to treat a variety of conditions,... Read more »