- Alli
- Wikipedia definition: Orlistat also known as tetrahydrolipstati, is a drug designed to treat obesity.. Its primary function is preventing the absorption of fats from the human diet, thereby reducing caloric intake. It is intended for use in conjunction with a physician-supervised reduced-calorie diet.
- Phentermine
- Wikipedia definition: Phentermine is a drug primarily used as an appetite suppressant. Chemically, it is an amphetamine.It is typically prescribed for individuals who are at increased medical risk because of their weight, as opposed to cosmetic weight loss. Phentermine is sold either as an immediate-release ...
- Lexapro
- Wikipedia definition: Escitalopram Lexapro, Lexaprin, Cipralex, Sipralexa and Seroplex is an antidepressant of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor SSRI class. It is approved for the treatment of major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder; other indications include social anxiety disorder, panic ...
- Cymbalta
- Wikipedia definition: Duloxetine brand names Cymbalta, Yentreve, and in parts of Europe, Xeristar or Ariclaim is a drug which primarily targets major depressive disorder MDD, generalized anxiety disorder GAD, pain related to diabetic peripheral neuropathy and in some countries stress urinary incontinence SUI. It is ...
- Atkins Diet
- Wikipedia definition: The Atkins Nutritional Approach, popularly known as the Atkins Diet or just Atkins, is the most marketed and well-known of the low-carbohydrate diets. It was adopted by Dr. Robert Atkins in the 1960s from a diet he read in the Journal of the American Medical Association and utilized to resolve his ...
- Xanax
- Wikipedia definition: Alprazolam, also known under the trade-names Xanax and Niravam, is a short-acting drug in the benzodiazepine class used to treat severe anxiety disorders and as an adjunctive treatment for anxiety associated with depression. Alprazolam was first synthesized by Upjohn and is marketed under various ...
- Psoriasis
- Wikipedia definition: Psoriasis is believed to be an immune-mediated disease which affects the skin and joints. It commonly causes red scaly patches to appear on the skin. The scaly patches caused by psoriasis, called psoriatic plaques or lesions, are areas of excessive skin production and inflammation. Skin rapidly ...
- Colon Cancer
- Wikipedia definition: Colorectal cancer, also called colon cancer or bowel cancer, includes cancerous growths in the colon, rectum and appendix. It is the third most common form of cancer and the second leading cause of death among cancers in the Western world. Many colorectal cancers are thought to arise from ...
- Weight Loss
- Wikipedia definition: Weight loss, in the context of medicine or health, is a reduction of the total body weight, which can mean loss of fluid, muscle, bone mass, or fat. The loss of weight associated with a chronic illness is referred to as cachexia. Unexpected, unintentional weight loss is a common symptom of illness ...
- Cholesterol
- Wikipedia definition: Cholesterol is a sterol and a lipid found in the cell membranes of all body tissues, and transported in the blood plasma of all animals. Trace amounts of cholesterol are also found in plant membranes. The name originates from the Greek chole- and stereos,and the chemical suffix -ol for an alcohol, ...
- Seroquel
- Wikipedia definition: Quetiapine,marketed by AstraZeneca, with the brand name Seroquel, belongs to a series of neuroleptics known as atypical antipsychotics, which have, over the last two decades, become increasingly popular alternatives to typical antipsychotics, such as haloperidol.
- Neti Pot
- Wikipedia definition: The Sanskrit term Jala neti refers to an ancient Indian yoga technique, meaning literally water cleansing, where the practitioner rinses out the nasal cavity with water using a neti pot. The technique is starting to be recognized by Western medicine under the term nasal irrigation. Jala neti, ...
- Low Blood Pressure
- Wikipedia definition: In physiology and medicine, hypotension refers to an abnormally low blood pressure. This is best understood as a physiologic state, rather than a disease. It is often associated with shock, though not necessarily indicative of it. Hypotension is not to be confused with hypertension, which is high ...
- Tramadol
- Wikipedia definition: Tramadol is an atypical opioid which is a centrally acting analgesic, used for treating moderate to severe pain. It is a synthetic agent, as a 4-phenyl-piperidine analogue of Codeine,and appears to have actions on the GABAergic, noradrenergic and serotonergic systems. Tramadol was developed by ...
- Hepatitis C
- Wikipedia definition: Hepatitis C is a blood-borne, infectious, viral disease that is caused by a hepatotropic virus called Hepatitis C virus.The infection can cause liver inflammation that is often asymptomatic, but ensuing chronic hepatitis can result later in cirrhosis and liver cancer. The hepatitis C virus is ...
- Prostate Cancer
- Wikipedia definition: Prostate cancer is a disease in which cancer develops in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system. Cancer occurs when cells of the prostate mutate and begin to multiply out of control. These cells may spread from the prostate to other parts of the body, especially the bones and lymph ...
- Ovarian Cancer
- Wikipedia definition: Ovarian cancer is a malignant ovarian neoplasm. Ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer death in women, the leading cause of death from gynecological malignancy, and the second most commonly diagnosed gynecologic malignancy . It is idiopathic, meaning that the exact cause is usually ...
- Tuberculosis
- Wikipedia definition: Tuberculosis is a common and deadly infectious disease caused by the mycobacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis or Mycobacterium bovis. Tuberculosis most commonly affects the lungs but can also affect the central nervous system, the lymphatic system, the circulatory system, the genitourinary ...
- Cialis
- Wikipedia definition: Tadalafil is a drug used to treat male erectile dysfunction.It was developed by the biotechnology firm ICOS and marketed worldwide by Eli Lilly and Company under the brand name Cialis. In the United States, tadalafil has Food and Drug Administration approval and became available in December, 2003 ...
- Enzyte
- Wikipedia definition: Enzyte is a controversial supplement widely advertised on United States television as a once daily tablet for natural male enhancement, manufactured by Berkeley Premium Nutraceuticals of Cincinnati, Ohio. Enzyte advertising includes fine print which states the following: These statements have not ...
- Adhd
- Wikipedia definition: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder is generally considered to be a developmental disorder, largely neurological in nature, affecting 3-5 percent of the population. Studies show that there is a familial transmission of the disorder which does not occur through adoptive relationships. Twin ...
- Prednisone
- Wikipedia definition: Prednisone is a synthetic corticosteroid drug which is usually taken orally but can be delivered by intramuscular injection and can be used for a large number of different conditions. It has a mainly glucocorticoid effect. Prednisone is a prodrug that is converted by the liver into prednisolone, ...
- Levaquin
- Wikipedia definition: Levofloxacin is an advanced generation fluoroquinolone antibiotic, marketed by Ortho-McNeil under the trade name Levaquin in the US. In Europe, it is marketed by Sanofi-Aventis under the trade name of Tavanic, in Chile as Gatigol by Alpes Selection, and in Asia it is marketed by Daiichi under the ...
- Wellbutrin
- Wikipedia definition: Bupropion also amfebutamone, brand names Wellbutrin, Zyban, Budeprion and Buproban is an atypical antidepressant, which acts as a norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor and dopamine reuptake inhibitor, and a nicotinic antagonist.
- Hydrocodone
- Wikipedia definition: Hydrocodone or dihydrocodeinone,Norco, Novahistex, Hydroco, Tussionex, Vicoprofen, Xodol) is a semi-synthetic opioid derived from two of the naturally occurring opiates, codeine and thebaine. Hydrocodone is an orally active narcotic analgesic and antitussive. Sales and production of this drug have ...
- Pancreatitis
- Wikipedia definition: Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas. See also acute pancreatitis and chronic pancreatitis for more details. The most common causes of acute pancreatitis are gallstones and excessive consumption of alcohol.Less common causes include hypertriglyceridemia and only when triglyceride values ...
- Symptoms Of Diabetes
- Pneumonia
- Wikipedia definition: Pneumonia is an illness of the lungs and respiratory system in which the alveoli become inflamed and flooded with fluid. Pneumonia can result from a variety of causes, including infection with bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites. Pneumonia may also occur from chemical or physical injury to the ...
- Thyroid
- Wikipedia definition: The thyroid is one of the larger endocrine glands in the body. It is a double-lobed structure located in the neck and produces hormones, principally thyroxine and triiodothyronine,that regulate the rate of metabolism and affect the growth and rate of function of many other systems in the body. ...
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Wikipedia definition: A urinary tract infection is a bacterial infection that affects any part of the urinary tract. Although urine contains a variety of fluids, salts, and waste products, it usually does not have bacteria in it. When bacteria get into the bladder or kidney and multiply in the urine, they cause a UTI. ...
- Hepatitis
- Wikipedia definition: Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver. The clinical signs, prognosis, and treatment depend on the cause. Symptoms include malaise, joint aches, abdominal pain, vomiting 2-3 times per day for the first 5 days, defecation, loss of appetite, dark urine, fever, hepatomegaly and jaundice.Some chronic ...
- Obesity
- Wikipedia definition: Obesity is a condition in which the natural energy reserve, stored in the fatty tissue of humans and other mammals, is increased to a point where it is associated with certain health conditions or increased mortality. Obesity is both an individual clinical condition and is increasingly viewed as a ...
- Colonoscopy
- Wikipedia definition: Colonoscopy is the minimally invasive endoscopic examination of the large colon and the distal part of the small bowel with a CCD camera or a fiber optic camera on a flexible tube passed through the anus. It may provide a visual diagnosis and grants the opportunity for biopsy or removal of ...
- Gum Disease
- Wikipedia definition: Periodontitis, or Pyorrhea, is a disease involving inflammation of the gingiva, which, often persisting unnoticed for many years in a patient, can result in loss of clinical periodontal attachment between the teeth and the surrounding alveolar bone. This differs from gingivitis, where there is ...
- Meningitis
- Wikipedia definition: Meningitis is the inflammation of the meninges which are the membranes that cover the brain and spine. Most cases of meningitis are caused by microorganisms that spread into the blood and into the cerebrospinal fluid . Non-infectious causes include cancers and certain drugs. Although the most ...
- Lamictal
- Wikipedia definition: Lamotrigine marketed as Lamictal by GlaxoSmithKline, called Lamictin in South Africa, Lamogine in Israel, and in South Korea is an anticonvulsant drug used in the treatment of epilepsy and bipolar disorder. For epilepsy it is used to treat partial seizures, primary and secondary tonic-clonic ...
- Neurontin
- Wikipedia definition: Gabapentin brand name: Neurontin was initially synthesized to mimic the structure of GABA for the treatment of epilepsy. Presently, gabapentin is widely used as a medication to relieve pain, especially neuropathic pain. Gabapentin is well tolerated in most patients, has a relatively mild ...
- Maxoderm
- Blood In Urine
- Wikipedia definition: In medicine, hematuria is the presence of blood in the urine. It is a sign of a large number of diseases of the kidneys and the urinary tract, ranging from trivial to lethal. Occasionally hemoglobinuria is used synonymously, although more precisely it refers only to hemoglobin in the urine. Red ...
- Ovulation
- Wikipedia definition: Ovulation is the process in the menstrual cycle by which a mature ovarian follicle ruptures and discharges an ovum that participates in reproduction. Ovulation also occurs in the estrous cycle of other animals, which differs in many fundamental ways to the menstrual cycle. The process of ovulation ...
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