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Health Encyclopedia: Weight Loss Medications, Medicines & Products
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Medications
There are several different drugs used for weight loss. Unless specifically instructed by a doctor, people should use non-drug methods for losing weight. Except under rare circumstances, pregnant or nursing women should never take diet medications of any sort, including herbal and over-the-counter remedies.
Over-the-Counter Weight Loss Products and Herbal Remedies
A 2001 study reported that 7% of American adults use nonprescription weight-loss products. People must be cautious when usin...
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Expert & Community Posts
Sex Addiction
By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert...‘compulsive sexual behavior', is because the course and effects of the condition closely... Read more »
ARE SLEEP MEDICATIONS SAFE?
By Dr. Diana L Walcutt , Health Expert...trigger depressive episodes and has no known side effects of sleep walking. Then, there are... Read more »
05/07/07 #8 - Migraines, fibromyalgia, and opiates?
By Ask the Clinician , Health Expert...inappropriate ways to describe nausea or other side effects. Dosing strategies for many... Read more »
Smoking is a starting point for COPD, stroke, lung cancer, heart disease
By David Kaufman, M.D. , Health Expert...stomach), linking cancer of the organs to the toxic effects of smoking. Smoking also contributes... Read more »
Stimulant Medication Abuse
By Eileen Bailey , Health ExpertStimulant medications can be very helpful in treating certain medical conditions. Besides ADHD,... Read more »
Health Guide
Nicotine Addiction
...nicotine can act as either a stimulant or a sedative. Cigarette smoking has definite immediate positive effects. For example, it can:Boost mood and relieve minor depressionSuppress little fits of... Read more »Schizophrenia: Complications
...symptoms. Also, on average, the later the onset of the disease, the milder the social impact. The long-term effects on work and relationships, however, are usually severe and difficult to repair,... Read more »Premenstrual Syndrome: Treatment
...to abuse. Newer antianxiety drugs, notably buspirone (BuSpar), may work better and have fewer side effects.Diuretics may help women with severe fluid retention.Bromocriptine is a drug used for... Read more »Failure to Stop Smoking
...with abstinence programs than men. There are many proposed reasons for this:Nicotine has different effects on mood in women compared to men. Women who quit may have greater anxiety and stress than... Read more »Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Treatment
...improved, medication -- when carefully monitored -- was more effective than behavior therapy alone, and its effects were similar to combination therapy. The combined approach, however, allowed... Read more »Images
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Moms at risk for Internet addiction: study
April 29, 2009Addiction experts say more and more women are seeking help for Internet addiction, many of them new mothers who are addicted to blogs, message... Read summary »
First U.S. rehab clinic for Internet addiction opens
August 25, 2009The first U.S. retreat rehab center for Internet addiction has opened in Washington State. Patients at the facility--called reStart--are taught... Read summary »
Beating Drug Addiction
September 04, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Beating drug addiction is a long, difficult road. But it may be easier for cocaine users than others because of what cocaine... Read summary »
New Treatment for Addicts?
August 18, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Disrupting drug-associated memories may prevent drug addicts from relapsing. New research from the University of Cambridge... Read summary »
Potential Drug Therapy for Quitting Smoking
December 16, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Researchers have uncovered information that may lead to a new medical treatment for nicotine addiction. Cigarette smoking is... Read summary »
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