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Submitted by jdaniels on Fri, 2006-09-15 12:13.
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Drug Name: Gemfibrozil
Brand Names: Lopid
Generic Name: Gemfibrozil Uses: Gemfibrozil is a lipid and cholesterol-modifying medicine. It is used to lower down the amount of cholesterol and some other fatty substances in the blood. This lowered amount will result to the prevention of angina, heart disease, strokes and heart attacks.
Submitted by jdaniels on Wed, 2006-09-06 12:16.
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Drug Name: Spironolactone Brand Name: Aldactone Generic Name: Spironolactone Uses: Spironolactone is a synthetic 17-lactone steroid which is a renal competitive aldosterone antagonist in a class of pharmaceuticals called potassium-sparing diuretics, used primarily to treat low-renin hypertension, hypokalemia, and Conn's syndrome.
Submitted by jdaniels on Wed, 2006-09-06 11:44.
Drugs Starting with B
Drug Name: Benazepril Brand Name: Aldactone Generic Name: Benazepril hydrochlorothiazide Uses: Benazepril is a medication used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension), congestive heart failure, and chronic renal failure. How to use: Benazepril is supplied as tablets containing 5 mg, 10 mg, 20 mg, and 40 mg for oral administration. You will feel dizzy, drowsy, and even will experience coughing.
Submitted by jdaniels on Wed, 2006-09-06 11:34.
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Drug Name: Topiramate Brand Name: Topamax Generic Name: Topiramate Uses: Topamax is an anticonvulsant drug produced by Ortho-McNeil, a division of Johnson & Johnson.
Submitted by jdaniels on Wed, 2006-09-06 10:21.
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Drug Name: Omeprazole Brand Name: Losec Generic Name: Omreprazole Uses: Omeprazole is a proton pump inhibitor used in the treatment of dyspepsia, peptic ulcer disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease and Zollinger-Ellison syndrome How to use: Omreprazole is a 20mg tablet, taken once a day (every 24 hours) for 14 days before eating. Continue use after 14 days only when directed by a doctor. Do not crush, break or chew the tablet as it decreases the effectiveness of this drug. Side effects: When taking Omreprazole, you will most likely experience headache, stomach pains which leads to diarrhea, constipation, vomiting, respiratory problems like cough, cold symptoms, and skin rashes
Submitted by jdaniels on Wed, 2006-09-06 05:00.
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Drug Name: Temazepam Brand Name: Restoril Generic Name: Temazepam Uses: Temazepam is commonly prescribed for insomnia and other sleep disorders. How to use:
Submitted by jdaniels on Tue, 2006-09-05 08:07.
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Emphysema is a chronic lung disease caused by smoking tobacco or exposure to toxic chemicals. Emphysema is caused by the loss of elasticity in the tissues around the lungs. The result is air will be trapped in the lungs. Because of this, the person infected will have shortness of breath particularly when doing heavy activities. Since emphysema is a respiratory disease, it is highly associated with bronchitis.
Submitted by jdaniels on Mon, 2006-09-04 11:24.
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Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted disease. And because it is a sexually transmitted disease, the most common deterrent to that is a healthy lifestyle. Nothing beats having sex with only your partner as a counter to gonorrhea. People must learn how to be loyal to their monogamous romantic and sexual partners.
Submitted by jdaniels on Mon, 2006-09-04 11:13.
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Glaucoma is an optical disease or basically an abnormality occurrence in the eye. Pathologically, it is characterized by the loss of certain cells in the eye resulting to visual field loss at a certain level. In highly technical terms, there is abnormally high intraocular pressure. This is sometimes referred to as intraocular hypertension. A normal intraocular pressure reaches up to 21mm Hg only.
Submitted by jdaniels on Mon, 2006-09-04 10:54.
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Endometrial cancer is cancer of the endometrium or the lining in the uterus. Take note that this cancer is the most common gynecologic cancer in the country today. Over 35,000 women are diagnosed with this disease each year but because of effective screening, not too many people die from it even though as written earlier, it is more common than cervical or ovarian cancer. Those who have endometrial cancer are mostly women who have large amounts of estrogen in their body. So women who use estrogen-enhancing products after their menopause, be aware.
Submitted by jdaniels on Mon, 2006-09-04 10:39.
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Depression is a state of sadness or despair that has advanced to a point where the normal social functions of a person are altered. I would like to emphasize that clinical depression is different from depression or when we usually say “I am down today, I am feeling the blues, I am depressed and lonely.” When we experience that, we just contemplate alone or we surround ourselves with activities until the loneliness goes away. This is normal. This is what is called as depression as a mood. But clinical depression is different. When a person experiences clinical depression, he or she is in a state of despair that may possibly lead to suicide or worse, multiple homicides. The person may want to let other persons who have caused his problems go down with him. This is something serious. This is something to be addressed by medical professionals. Thus, the term clinical depression.
Submitted by jdaniels on Mon, 2006-09-04 10:28.
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Diverticulitis is an abnormal occurrence in the bowels. It usually emanates from the colon characterized by the presence of mucus on the outside of the colon. The mucus is hardened into a pouch.
Submitted by jdaniels on Mon, 2006-09-04 07:32.
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Cervical cancer is an anomaly of the cervix which is a non-treatable disease. Of course, cancer is a phenomenon in which cells of the body divide themselves and invade other tissues. In other words, your body will be eaten slowly by some elements of itself. Found only in females and part of the female reproductive system, the cervix is part of the uterus. Since it is only found in women, cervical cancer is the second topmost cause of cancer death in the world for women.
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