medication

There are all kinds of vitamins, minerals and supplements on the market, and herbal solutions to almost any kind of problem with your wellness and wellbeing. The hard thing is working out what are the right supplements to take and what…

  Changes in your health can impact your life in many ways. From the food you eat to the activities you participate in, your medical fitness can have far-reaching implications on aspects of your life that you may not have considered. One…

It has been said that almost ten percent of adults are currently suffering from some sort of problem affecting their mental wellness and wellbeing. Many physicians are also becoming more and more concerned about the increasing number of…

Medication is a great thing, and can be fantastic for your wellness, but there are some medications that can have an impact on your developing pregnancy. Your sexual and reproductive system is a fantastically intricate system, and there are…

Modern medicine seems to have a cure, or at least a way to manage, just about any disease or disorder imaginable. Many people would believe that this is the miracle of modern medicine. In many ways this is true. However, many medications…

A study involving 20,000 Americans has suggested that taking too many selenium-based pills could potentially increase the risk of developing type-2 diabetes. Selenium is a common ingredient in heart disease medication, due to its ability to…

As you grow older, the likelihood of developing Type-Two Diabetes is a discomforting prospect. Often, it is a genetic issue, by which there is very little that can be done to prevent it, but that does not mean that you have to be stuck on…

If you are one of the millions suffering from chronic arthritis, then the news of dud painkillers and pseudo-drugs are not entirely encouraging. That being said, there are many ways to ease pain with less side-effects, reduced…

An injury can set you back on your finances if you are unable to work. Along with all of the bills that mount, you might also find that there are medications you need to take or therapy sessions you need to attend. With a little careful…

Painkillers are very often a good way to temporarily relieve moderate to severe pain. However, there are side effects to any medication. Below are five things you should watch out for when taking pain medication: Painkillers Might Interact…

In a new report, the FDA has discovered that there could be a link between smoking cessation medications, Chantix and Zyban, and changes in one’s mental health, such as depressive mood swings, hostility and suicidal tendencies. A new…

In a double U-turn for medical treatments, the National Institute for Clinical Excellence has approved the use of omalizumab, an asthma drug, for all age groups. The medication has been available since 2007 for treating severe allergic…

Using a vaginal gel that contains HIV medication before and after sex has been shown to reduce the number of cases of infection of the virus. This is one of the strategies used to prevent HIV infection through unprotected sex in sub-Saharan…

When you have asthma, your inhaler should become your new best friend. Ok, so you don’t have to dress it up in little outfits and name it Pascale, but an inhaler gives your wellbeing a bit of protection when you’re facing asthma – an…

The rise in diabetes is often referred to as a medical time bomb. With more than 366 million people worldwide suffering from the disease, the pressure is on the pharmaceutical industry to devise and develop more effective drugs. Diabetes…

One of the biggest problems associated with the treatment of mental health problems is that patients are often resistant to the idea of treatment. In order to understand that medication is required to help them get better, a patient needs…

If your child is ill, your first port of call is your local GP. You put all your trust in your doctor’s diagnosis and ensure your child uses their medication as prescribed, safe in the knowledge this will make them better. But…

If you have type 2 diabetes, but also have trouble with your wellness because of poor blood sugar control, the FDA has now approved three type 2 diabetes pills from Takeda, that are designed to help you improve your control over your blood…

Pain can draw attention to areas of our body that need healing, but sometimes we might suffer constantly from pain when we have chronic conditions. Living like this can make it difficult for us to feel a sense of wellness, which is when we…

British scientists are currently developing a drug which could not only improve child wellness by stopping children from developing diabetes, but also in the future, young people could be screened for vulnerability to the disease at school,…

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has reported that it is unable to approve Dapagliflozin (Forxiga) for diabetes wellness, even though the drug has already been approved by the Scottish Medicines Consortium in…

You might think that beer is bad for your wellness, but researchers have found that with the right configuration of humulones, which are the substances derived from hops that give beer its distinctive flavour, the wellbeing of people with…

If you have type 2 diabetes, your wellbeing could be improved by a newly approved drug from Sanofi and partner Zealand Pharma. The diabetes drug Lyxumia, which has just been given the green light by regulators in Europe, improves your…

Something which isn't always obvious to everyone is just how interlinked our bodies are. Anything you consume, it doesn't matter what it is, will have tiny little effects on us we won't even notice. If you're a diabetic then it's become…

A new drug could soon be available over the next few years that has showed promising results during clinical trials. Choosing medication means we also have to consider the side effects of medicines, which may be enough to put us off taking…

Asthma is one of the better known chronic conditions in the world today. Current statistics estimate that there are up to two children in each class who suffer from asthma and as such most kids will have experienced the disease at some…

Developers of a non-insulin drug for diabetes have announced that the wellbeing of people with diabetes may be improved, as four Phase 3 clinical trials have produced patients with decreased blood-sugar levels. The drug was…

I believe that, when used together, holistic/alternative therapies and more modern treatments and medicines are the most potent way of treating any condition. When you use both together you're taking everything into account. You're looking…

Ten years ago, Reuben Shaw discovered that a gene altered in lung cancer could improve the wellbeing of people with diabetes, as it regulated an enzyme used in therapies against the disease. Since then, Shaw has wondered if this may be a…

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis could be putting their lives at risk if they stop taking their prescribed statin therapy. Statins, which are used to lower cholesterol and manage heart disease, are normally given to those patients who…