Therapies & Treatments Articles

Taking three or more kinds of antibiotics to fight an infection can raise your risk of a potentially deadly infection with Clostridium after surgery up to twelve-fold. Here's what you need to know to minimize risk.

Water retention may occur to certain physiological conditions such as pregnancy or may denote the presence of some underlying disorder such as heart failure. Prompt diagnosis and treatment of the underlying condition resolves water retention in the body.

The WHO defines drug abuse as “persistent or sporadic excessive drug use inconsistent with or unrelated to acceptable medical practice.” Barbiturates are the class of drugs which act on the central nervous system and produce depression.

People who experience aches and pain might have difficulty in sleeping or have a disturbed sleep, by delaying the onset of sleep, or causing intermittent sleep or early morning awakenings.

Resveratrol is a natural plant extract that belongs to the polyphenolic group of substances. Found widely in berry fruits, resveratrol is present especially in all red skinned grapes and all the families of mulberries, cranberries and peanuts.

Imodium, the brand name of loperamide hydrochloride, is an antidiarrheal medication which is available over-the-counter without prescription.

A highly under-rated mineral, magnesium is needed to keep the body functioning correctly. It is also used to treat a wide range of conditions and diseases from muscle cramps and constipation, to anxiety and even the side effects of heart disease.

You've read the news. Now, what can you personally do to avoid contributing to a world where antibiotics don't work anymore?

The UK is considering whether or not to ban homeopathic prescriptions on the NHS, in a move that could go a long way towards destroying the credibility of a "treatment" for which there is no evidence that it actually works.

Many people know about Siberian ginseng, sold in North America as "eleuthero," and its remarkable power for preventing infections. Not as many people know about two more herbs from Russia that give users extra energy to deal with winter cold.