Healthy Medical Answers

General overview Marijuana is a psychoactive drug which people use in order to experience the physical and mental effects that the active chemical tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) causes. These effects include experiencing...

Endometrial ablation, a medical procedure that destroys the uterine lining, is sometimes recommended to women who suffer from severe uterine bleeding during menstruation. The procedure can greatly reduce and even...

First of all, I want to make something very clear. It's entirely possible to experience pain in your fingers when you urinate or defecate due to physical causes. It's not...

General overview Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a form of chronic pain which affects a leg or an arm and is not a common condition. It usually occurs after an...

It's natural, if not necessarily beneficial, to want exclusive rights to the person you love and want to marry. After all, you are making a huge commitment to them, and...

Prostate laser surgery is now commonly used to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). BPH is a non-cancerous condition that occurs in most men as they age, but though it is not...

Laser surgery is an increasingly widely-used technique in men who were diagnosed with benign prostatic hyperplasia, an enlargement of the prostate that occurs in most men, to some degree, with...

General overview Pegasys is a trade name for the medication called peginterferon alfa-2a which is a synthetic version of interferon produced by the body's immune system. This medication is indicated for...

General overview Tramadol is an opioid pain medication which means that it relieves pain by acting on the central nervous system. This is similar to medications such as morphine and...

General overview Prednisone is a corticosteroid which works on the immune system of the body to relieve swelling, itching, redness and allergic reactions. This medication is therefore used in many...