The American Pharmaceutical Association is supporting the effort to increase awareness and use of EC.

Imitrex is a prescription drug that is used to treat migraine headaches both with and without auras. A migraine aura is when the person who suffers from the headache experiences changes in vision like partial blindness, seeing flashing lights or hallucinations. The drug works on the blood vessels an

Metoprolol Succinate is a prescription medication produced by the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca under the brand name of Toprol XL. Approved in 2001 by the FDA, Metopronol Succinate is used to treat angina (chest pain), high blood pressure and heart failure. It is also used as a treatment for t

Editing and touching up photographs and images isn't a difficult task when you use the right kind of software and pay attention to detail. For example, adding hints of color to a black and white photograph gives you the ability to add pizazz to portraits for artistic purposes. This endeavor requires

Lutonix DCB is useful in preventing reocclusion in patients with peripheral artery disease.

Metoprolol is a prescription medication available in tablet form for oral consumption. It is manufactured by the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca and sold under the brand name Toprol XL. Metoprolol is used for the treatment of heart attack, high blood pressure and angina (chest pain). Side effect

Albuterol sulfate is a generic medication known as a bronchodilator. When inhaled, albuterol relaxes your airways and makes it easier for you to breathe. Doctors prescribe albuterol to alleviate coughing, wheezing and chest tightness in patients with asthma, chronic bronchitis, emphysema...

Since antiquity, the medicinal leech has been used as therapy. However, we're just beginning to appreciate the molecular moieties of leech saliva.

Formulary exclusions and restrictions may be violating federal guidelines and harming patients.

The FDA recently approved this agent for treatment of moderately to severely active RA.

Do patients on bisphosphonate therapy understand the importance of taking calcium supplements?

A 21-year-old Chinese man was hospitalized after ingesting 20-30 tablets of acetaminophen.

Saline solution is a combination of salt and water in different concentrations, depending upon the intended use. In the medical field, saline solution is administered intravenously to increase fluid volume, dilute medications and for wound care. At-home use for saline solution includes contact lens

Why aren't parents vaccinating their adolescent children against HPV?

Vitamin A is also called retinol. This is a fat-soluble vitamin, meaning it must be ingested via foods in which it is contained naturally or taken with food as a supplement in order to be absorbed into the body. Excessive doses of retinol will cause cracked, peeling lips and skin, brittle hair, join

Pesticides include weed killers, insecticides, rodent killers, snail bait, bug sprays and fertilizer products with weed control, according to the University of California Davis Integrated Pest Management Program. Pesticides that are used regularly on non-organic produce include endosulfan, glysophat

Montelukast sodium is a medication prescribed for long-term prevention of asthma. Available as the brand Singulair manufactured by Merck and Co., montelukast sodium decreases inflammation and swelling that can narrow airways. Additionally, it relaxes the bronchial tube walls. Doctors also prescribe

The data from this clinical trial provide important information about treatment for established PONV following breast surgery.

According to the National Institute of Mental Health, an estimated one in four adults deals with some type of mental disorder related to depression. Paxil is one of the most prescribed drugs for depression, anxiety disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorders. Paxil has potentially serious side effe

Sodium bicarbonate is a white crystalline solid, with a pleasant taste. It is commonly known as baking soda, sodium bicarb and bicarb soda; but more familiar to chemists as sodium bicarbonate, sodium hydrogen carbonate, sodium acid carbonate and bicarbonate of soda. Sodium carbonate has myriad appli