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Heart Failure Symptoms in Women
Because it is assumed that heart failure is less common in women than in men, the heart failure symptoms in women are often overlooked. This is why treating these symptoms also becomes difficult. Here, we discuss the symptoms of heart … Continue reading
On Power, Abuse, and Disability
Kay Olson, proprietor of the outstanding disability blog, The Gimp Parade, has an absolutely phenomenal pathblogographical post up on power, abuse, and disability. The setting is Kay’s initial stint at a rehabilitation hospital following a month-long stay in an ICU. … Continue reading
5 Surprising Health Benefits of Nutmeg
Keep a jar of this warm spice on hand–it’s loaded with health benefits you may not have known about … Don’t you just love the smell of nutmeg? I bet you didn’t know that it was loaded with health benefits, … Continue reading
Heart Palpitations During Pregnancy
Heart palpitations during pregnancy can make many women worried and anxious. The following article gives information on the causes and treatment for heart palpitations during pregnancy. Heart palpitation can be defined as a strongly beating heart or a heart which … Continue reading
On Clinical Anthropologists
As most readers of MH Blog know, while I am no social scientist, I am, shall we say, an exceedingly friendly outsider when it comes to (medical) anthropology. I read widely in the field, attempt to understand the implications of … Continue reading
On “Biocultures”
Bradley Lewis at the Literature, Arts and Medicine Blog brings word of an exciting new approach to the kind of interdisciplinary work that characterizes the medical humanities: “biocultures.” One of the most challenging problems of contemporary scholarship involves the deep … Continue reading
Mind and Body
Michael Cohen over at CAMLAW Blog brings news of a lawsuit filed by a New Jersey couple against Aetna for the latter’s refusal to cover the cost of their daughter’s treatment for anorexia. Aetna reasoned that the patient’s anorexia was … Continue reading
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Lexapro
Lexapro Generic Name: escitalopram (EE si TAL o pram) Brand Names: Lexapro What is Lexapro? Lexapro is an antidepressant in a group of drugs called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). It affects chemicals in the brain that may become unbalanced … Continue reading
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S-Caine Peel
S-Caine Peel Generic Name: lidocaine and tetracaine cream Company: ZARS Pharma Treatment for: Topical Local Anesthesia The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a topical local anesthetic peel developed under the name of S-Caine Peel (Lidocaine and Tetracaine) … Continue reading
Navstel
Navstel Generic Name: balanced salt ophthalmic solution with hypromellose, dextrose and glutathione Company: Alcon Laboratories, Inc. Treatment for: Intraocular Irrigation FDA Approves Navstel The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Navstel (balanced salt ophthalmic solution with hypromellose, … Continue reading
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