Healthy articles

Tendonitis is characteristically associated with pain and swelling (inflammation) of the tendons that generally restricts the movement of the joint involved.

Organ transplantation in simple terms means the replacement of a non-working organ in your body with an organ obtained from another individual.

The treatment of knee tendonitis is based on the severity and duration of the condition.

Medicine is an ever-changing science. In fact the saying nothing is more permanent than change is apt for medicine. What did the scientists and researchers have for the medical society in 2009?

International data shows that almost 25% to 33% population of the Western European and some Asian countries are dependent on sedative hypnotic and anxiolytics.

Iodine is an essential element that enables the thyroid gland to produce ample amount of thyroid hormones. The normal thyroid requirement for an adult is 150 micrograms per day.

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.

Although beneficial to a large group of people, administration of penicillin in certain people may initiate adverse reactions. Such people are said to be allergic to penicillin. The exact cause of this allergy is not known.

Barbiturates are drugs that belong to group of medications categorized as depressants. These drugs are commonly prescribed for individuals suffering from conditions such as epilepsy.

Sulfa drugs allergy refers to the adverse reactions noted in your body following consumption of drugs belonging to the group of sulfonamides. This group of drugs was one of the commonly advised antibiotics.