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Probiotics are live bacteria and yeast, which are good for your health, especially for the digestive system. The human body contains bacteria, both good and bad. Probiotics are often called good or helpful bacteria. Probiotics strengthen the immune defenses. Many patients take probiotics to protect themselves against influenza and other infectious diseases. These are naturally…

What Are Kidney Stones? A kidney stone is a hard mass accumulated with in the kidney or urinary tract due to excretion of waste substances. Although, urine contains chemicals that prevent stones from forming, many people still face the issue of kidney stones. Stones can grow to the size of a golf ball and can…

What is Warfarin? Warfarin is a medication that causes your blood to thin.  This will decrease your body’s chance of forming harmful clots. Unwanted blood clots increase the risk of strokes, heart attacks, or other potentially harmful events such as clots in the legs (deep vein thrombosis) or lungs (pulmonary embolism). How Does Warfarin Work?…

Contact lenses are medical devices that help correct vision problems and must be treated with care. Since, they are in direct contact with eyes, the chances of an infection are higher, especially, if the lenses come in contact with dirt or bacteria. If your contact lenses make your eyes itch constantly, make sure not to…

Oral contraceptives are medications taken to prevent pregnancy. The other names used for such pills are Pills, OCs, BCs, BC tablets, or birth control pills. These pills contain two types of hormones – estrogen and progestin. These pills prevent pregnancy by stopping ovulation. It thickens the cervical mucus which stops the sperms from entering the…

Jet lag is also known as time zone change syndrome or desynchronosis. It occurs when people travel rapidly from one time zone to another. It upsets human body’s circadian (daily) rhythms and tends to be more severe when an individual travels towards the east zone as compared to the west zone. Symptoms of jet lag…

The rising cost of medications is a real concern. Many individuals in stop taking medications as  they sometimes forget to take their medications or simply can’t afford their medications. Missing a dose can lead to potential side-effects and might even result in death. So make sure not to miss your doses or look for alternate…

If you’ve diabetes then you need to be aware of the changes made recently to airport security measures by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Below is the list of information that people with diabetes who need to fly with their supplies and equipment within the 50 states of the US, need to know. Make sure…

Every year in the United States, patients experience 1.5 million adverse medication events, where they become sick or need to go back to the hospital because of a problem with the medicine they are taking. The pharmacists are take steps every day to ensure that patients are getting the right medication, and avoid unnecessary trips…

It’s really important to use eye medicines properly to get the most benefit. Looking for the proper ways to use eye medicines? Don’t worry! We’ve got you covered. This blog contains general advice to use eye medicines. However, your doctor may give you some instructions which may vary from the tips given below. Ask your…