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Hoodia: Herbal Anti-obesity Nirvana or Weight Loss Fraud?

Posted 04-17-2008 at 08:56 AM by szo

Hoodia Gordonii is a succulent spiky plant, roughly the same size and shape as a cucumber. This plant is native to the African Kalahari desert and is considered food by the primitive tribes called the San Bushmen, featured in the movie “Gods must be Crazy”, who call it Xhoba. They have been eating the bitter Hoodia plant for centuries, to suppress hunger and thirst on long hunting trips. The San tribe has been eating this plant for generations by learning from their forefathers. It is their...
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Benzodiazepines for treating Insomnia

Posted 04-24-2008 at 08:37 PM by ladypam (Drugs and medications articles)

Some people have a problem of staying awake so take stimulants. But there are some people who just cannot fall asleep. And so they take sleeping pills. Having a good sleep, especially at night is essential to having a healthy body and lifestyle. Getting a restful sleep, even for just a few hours can energize the body to perform their daily activities with much gusto and therefore creating a work output that leaves no room for mistake. However insomnia affects more than 40% of the entire population,...
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Vicodin As Another Analgesic Option

Posted 04-11-2008 at 06:14 AM by tinmuning

Vicodin (Brand names: Vicodin, Vicodin ES, Dolorex Forte, Hycet, Liquicet, Lorcet Plus, Lortab, Maxidone, Norco, Stagesic, Vicodin, Xodol, Zydone) is a combination of two substances, acetaminophen and hydrocodone. This drug usually comes in tablet form and have analgesic and antitussive effect similar to codeine. You might wonder why there is a need to combine these two medicines. Well, acetaminophen is a low dose analgesic. There is no doubt on its efficacy in mild pain, but the same cannot...
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Analgesics: Are these your key to being pain-free?

Posted 04-11-2008 at 08:31 AM by tinmuning

With the increasing number of analgesics in the market, many are wondering which is the best analgesic to choose. The answer: None. Analgesics have different types which are specific to each person, pain severity and origin. The more appropriate question should be: “What is the right analgesic for me with this particular pain I am feeling?” It is not right to decide to use the same drug that worked previously for migraine, this time for a nagging tooth ache. As one reads on, this article...
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Dangers of long-term benzodiazepine use

Posted 04-21-2008 at 09:14 PM by ladypam (Drugs and medications articles)

Ever since benzodiazepines have been introduced as a treatment for insomnia and anxiety, people prescribed for it became stuck with it since it makes them dependent on it. Because doctors before were not much knowledgeable about the effects of taking benzodiazepines for a long time, they prescribed it to patients for as long as they need it. Unfortunately, it took a patient’s initiative for the doctor to find out how serious it is to take benzodiazepines for a long time.

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