Masturbation is the fondling of one’s own genitals in order to achieve sexual pleasure. Simply touching, stroking, squeezing, rubbing or brushing the genitals – the penis and testicles in males and the vulva, labia and vagina in females – gives a person pleasure and is termed under masturbation. Masturbation usually ends with a similar climax [...]
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Antiangina drugs are medicines that relieve the symptoms of angina pectoris (severe chest pain).
Purpose
The dull, tight chest pain of angina occurs when the heart’s muscular wall is not getting enough oxygen. By relaxing the blood vessels, antiangina drugs reduce the heart’s work load and increase the amount of oxygen-rich blood that reaches the heart. These [...]
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Antiacne drugs are medicines that help clear up pimples, blackheads, whiteheads, and more severe forms of acne.
Purpose
Different types of antiacne drugs are used for different purposes. For example, lotions, soaps, gels, and creams containing benzoyl peroxide or tretinoin may be used to clear up mild to moderately severe acne. Isotretinoin (Accutane) is prescribed only for [...]
On July we started reading a very interesting book by Debra W. Haffner. There is a post about How to Protect Your Children Online and this is the continuation of what we offered back then. In this opportunity, we will refer to Chapter 6, Raising Sexually Healthy Children.
Why Raising Sexually Healthy Children Is So Important?
First [...]
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Anti-itch drugs are medicines taken by mouth or by injection to relieve itching.
Purpose
The medicine described here, hydroxyzine, is a type of antihistamine used to relieve itching caused by allergic reactions. An allergic reaction occurs when the body is unusually sensitive to some substance, such as pollen, dust, mold, or certain foods or medicine. The body [...]
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Anti-insomnia drugs are medicines that help people fall asleep or stay asleep.
Purpose
Physicians prescribe anti-insomnia drugs for short-term treatment of insomnia-a sleep problem in which people have trouble falling asleep or staying asleep or wake up too early and can’t go back to sleep. These drugs should be used only for occasional treatment of temporary sleep [...]
Including fish regularly in their diet helped reduce the risk of heart disease for women with type 2 diabetes.
That research is consistent with other studies that show the omega-3 fatty acids found in fish reduce the risk of heart disease in healthy people.
“There are a lot of clinical trials looking at the effect of omega-3 [...]
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Antacids are medicines that neutralize stomach acid.
Purpose
Antacids are used to relieve acid indigestion, upset stomach, sour stomach, and heartburn. Additional components of some formulations include dimethicone, to reduce gas pains (flatulence) and alginic acid, which, in combination with antacids, may help manage GERD (gastro-esophageal reflux disease). Antacids should not be confused with gastric acid inhibitors, [...]
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Anti-hyperuricemic drugs are used to treat hyperuricemia, the state of having too much uric acid in the blood.
Purpose
Anti-hyperuricemic drugs decrease the levels of uric acid in the blood, either by increasing the rate at which uric acid is excreted in the urine, or by preventing the formation of excess uric acid.
Precautions
Before taking any medication, patients [...]
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Analgesics are medicines that relieve pain.
Purpose
Analgesics are those drugs whose primary purpose is pain relief. The primary classes of analgesics are the narcotics, including additional agents that are chemically based on the morphine molecule but have minimal abuse potential; nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) including the salicylates; and acetaminophen. Other drugs, notably the tricyclic antidepressants and [...]