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Cytotec (misoprostol) is a synthetic medication acting as an analogue of prostaglandin E1. Prostaglandin E1 is a substance, normally present in human body, which has a protective effect on gastrointestinal...

It's not unusual for people to have problems in coming off Zoloft and other selective serotonin receptor inhibitor (SSRI) medications. There's even a term for it the medical literature, SSRI...

Trazodone (sold under a variety of brand names, including: Depyrel, Desyrel, Mesyrel, Molipaxin,,Oleptro, Trazodil, Trazorel, Trialodine, and Trittico) can be more than a little mean to people who are coming off of it. It's not really...

Cymbalta is a commonly used medication belonging to the antidepressant class called Selective Serotonin and Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors (SNRIs). While Cymbalta is a brand name, the generic name of this...

Opioid drug abuse (derivates of morphine, primarily heroin) is a great challenge even for modern medicine. Opioid dependence develops after continuous use of increasing doses of opioid drugs in order...

In North America and Europe, more people than not have a problem with weighing too much rather than weighing too little. However, underweight is also a serious health issue. The problem with not weighing enough is that you don't have the reserves of energy that can carry you through a serious

I have been following the discussions of St. John's wort for depression for about 20 years. It has been hailed as a miracle antidepressant. It isn't. Debunkers have tried to say it doesn't work at all. It actually does work in many cases. The thing that is important to understand about the herb is

I've been interested in neurobiofeedback (also known as neurofeedback) for about 15 years. I ran into the founders and developers of a system called HeartMath when I was on vacation, and they got me started using their software with a simple sensor to do "calming" exercises to control my blood

I'm a big believer in breathing exercises for relaxation. My favorite is really simple. 1. Breathe in as you slowly count 1-2-3-4. 2. Exhale as you slowly count 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8. 3. Repeat as long as you like. With a little practice, you won't need to count any more. What this extremely simple

Acupuncture is the real deal. It works. The explanation for acupuncture from Traditional Chinese Medicine does not make scientific sense, but that does not mean that the method does not work or that there are not right ways and wrong ways to do it. The traditional explanation for acupuncture runs