Inside the body is a clotting mechanism composed of several clotting factors that is triggered whenever it detects an injury in the body. However, blood clots sometimes form because of an imbalance of these clotting factors or due to a clotting disorder. These blood clots can move about blood vessels and can eventually block its path, which can be quite fatal, especially when it occurs in the lungs. And this is where anticoagulants like heparin and warfarin come in.

Anticoagulants...

Metformin, also known as Glucophage, Fortamet, Obimet, Glumetza, Diabex, Dianben, Diaformin and Riomet is an oral medication extracted from French lilac for the treatment of type 2 diabetes with insulin resistance and other conditions including polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). It is often prescribed for diabetic individuals, especially those prone to having heart conditions or weight problems since it is found to decrease the risk of developing those conditions by lowering levels of cholesterol...

If, at this point in your life, you are already experiencing high cholesterol problems, then you are probably most familiar with the names Zocor, Lipitor, Simcor, and Lescol. These medications, generally known as statins lower and control these pesky lipids in your body. However, because of the influx of different statins in the market, it can get quite confusing on which to choose based on its safety and efficiency, as well as its effects on each individual.

What is cholesterol?...

Have you ever wondered what happens to that tiny pill which you have just put in your mouth and swallowed with a gulp of water? Probably not. All you were probably concerned with is how soon you will feel its actions taking effect in your body to give you relief from whatever is ailing you. But if you look closely, you would see that this small pill will first go to your stomach, to be digested first by the numerous substances and acids found there. Once the active ingredient of that pill reaches...

When something makes you feel good, you often do not want to stop experiencing it. Who wants to feel bad anyway? This is basically the same in taking prescription medications. When the pain, physical, mental, emotional, reaches a point when you just cannot take it any longer, you would often prefer drowning yourself in meds, no matter how harmful it may, rather than feel it debilitating effects. This has been and still is the attitude of a lot of people taking prescription medications and find themselves...