Your doctor will review your symptoms, medical history and current medications. This information is very important because certain medical conditions and/or prescription drugs can have significant effects on your levels of body hormones. For example, psychiatric drugs called neuroleptics can increase blood levels of prolactin, and prescription glucocorticoids (even therapeutic injections of dexamethasone - Decadron and other brand names - into injured joints) can cause high blood...
Read moreThis SharePost is the second in a series devoted to schizophrenia treatment and it focuses specifically on some of the atypical drugs used... Read more »
In the past week there's been a lot of reporting on long-term effects of Fosamax® on atypical femur fractures . This is not novel news,... Read more »
This SharePost is the first of a series devoted to schizophrenia treatment and it focuses specifically on some of the newer drugs used to... Read more »
In this, the third post on the "Rule of 60," we now turn to ways to reduce LDL cholesterol towards 60 mg/dl. Of course, the standard... Read more »
As we fill out the school forms for the new school year, there is an area for treatment of hypoglycemia. Once again, my diabetes spy, Ann... Read more »
Source: Medifocus Guidebook on: Osteoporosis
Researchers in Greece investigated the association of osteoporosis and tooth loss in 651 females between the ages of 45-70. On the average,... Read more »
Brand Name: Concerta, Daytrana, Metadate CD, Methylin, Ritalin, Ritalin SR, Ritalin LA Generic Name: methylphenidate Usage Concerta ... Read more »
By Peggy Noonan If you've picked up a prescription lately, you already know prescription prices--and co-payments for people with insurance--are on... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Fertility drugs are often used alone as initial treatment to induce ovulation. If they fail as sole therapy, they may be used with assisted... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Oral cholecystogram is an x-ray of the gallbladder, an organ in the right upper abdomen that stores bile. The x-ray is taken before the gallbladder... Read more »