Here are some drugs that can prevent or reduce panic attacks. This is not meant to be a comprehensive list, but examples of drugs that have worked well for this painful disease.
Tricyclic antidepressants
These drugs are used to treat s...
Cholesterol and Cholesterol Lowering Drugs - Atorlip (28 Nov 2005)
Cholesterol
Cholesterol is one of the body's fats (lipids). Cholesterol and another lipid, triglyceride, are important building blocks in the structure of cells and are also used in making hormones and producing energy.
To some ...
Are Pain Killers Causing Your Headaches? (18 Mar 2006)
What should you do when you have a tension or a migraine headache? What should you do when you are experiencing chronic pain? Take a pain pill, right? WRONG! Most people don't have a second thought when it comes to taking analgesics for their chro...
Outsourcing Preauthorizations For Improved Outcomes (01 Nov 2005)
Increasingly, medical management firms and managed care organizations are turning to Independent Review Organizations (IROs) to pre-authorize treatments at the forefront of the healthcare decision-making process. Why?
With rapid medical adva...
IROs and the Hospital Peer Review Process (09 Mar 2006)
Many hospital CEOs, medical directors and risk managers are hesitant to consider outsourcing peer reviews, because they simply have never done so in the past. They have concerns about invasive scrutiny by external organizations, potential loss of ...
HSN1 - A Type of Avian Influenza Virus (13 Sep 2005)
H5N1 is a type of avian influenza virus (bird flu virus) that has mutated[1] through antigenic drift into dozens of highly pathogenic varieties, but all currently belonging to genotype Z of avian influenza virus H5N1. Genotype Z emerged through re...
Avian Influenza (Bird Flu), Fact or Fiction? (29 Sep 2005)
Most of us are well aware of the Avian Influenza, Bird Flu virus, by now. Seems we can't go a day without hearing about this or that town, mostly in Asia, that now has avian influenza in a few if not 100's to 1000's of it's Fowl (Ducks, Geese, Chi...
Health Care Benefits for Veterans (26 Apr 2006)
The U.S. government promises a lifetime of guaranteed healthcare for veterans, in recognition of their service to our nation in the armed forces. What do the promises mean? This site provides an overview of the benefits, the barriers to obtaining...
Dont Risk Your Eyesight – Use Livostin Properly (24 Dec 2005)
Livostin is the trade name of a prescription medication available in the Canada and the US.
It comes in the form of eye drops, and contains as an active ingredient the drug levocabastine. Levocabastine is an antihistamine which can be useful...
Ways You Can Recognzie a Legitimate Online Pharmacy (15 Sep 2005)
There are 3 simple ways to recognize a legitimate internet pharmacy.
Rule#1--first, get your prescriptions by seeing a real, live doctor. Don't buy online from sites that offer to prescribe a medicine for the first time without a exam by y...
Effects of Valium (29 Dec 2005)
Sedative-hypnotics like Valium are Central Nervous System depressants and are a category of drugs that slow normal brain function. There are numerous CNS depressants; most act on the brain by affecting the neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid....
Treating Anxiety Disorders : Will Medication Really Work ? (20 Oct 2005)
At certain times in your life, you might have been plagued with worries or anxious. It might have been in the wake of beginning a marriage, starting a new career, or caring for a sick child. The worry might have affected you not only emotionally b...
Why Early Diagnosis of Pediatric Asthma Is Important (12 May 2006)
Asthma has received a very high attention in the past 2 decades, for a number of reasons.
It is one of the most common chronic diseases in children and adults.
As data accumulated, asthma was recognized as a complex genetic disease...
Generic Drugs and Health Care Savings (31 Jan 2006)
The sales of generic drugs are growing with each passing day. A rush of new generic drugs will be storming the pharmaceutical market in 2006 for the benefit of common men. During the next three years, brand-name drugs, whose sales total $10 billio...
Recent Advances in Knee Replacement in India (27 Aug 2005)
Osteoarthritis
of knees affects pred ominantly the senior citizen age group. Increasingly large numbers of these elderly people in our towns and cities are electing to have a total knee replacement to end their agony and lead a better ...
Allergy and Allergy Relief Products (29 Apr 2006)
Allergy:
An Allergy refers to a misguided reaction by our immune system in response to bodily contact with certain foreign substances. It is misguided because these foreign substances are usually harmless and remain so to non- allergic peopl...
New 2005 CPR Guidelines Emphasize A Back-to-Basics Approach (22 Aug 2005)
The American Heart Association (AHA) recently released new guidelines to administer cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on those who have suffered a sudden cardiac arrest. According to the new guidelines, a rescuer should focus on chest compressi...
Pain Medication You Can Legally Order Online (14 Aug 2005)
Millions of American live with pain. Chronic pain, daily pain, short term severe pain. Of all the medications sold by online pharmacies, by far the most common type is pain relievers. You might think then that online pharmacies are a great source ...
Bird Flu: Should You Stock Up on Medicines? (15 May 2006)
The bird flu virus called H5N1 can kill you. There is no bird flu epidemic in humans, but there could be. You can get bird flu only from birds. Since humans spend more time with humans than they do with birds, humans are at very low risk for bi...
This Flu Season, Dont Mess Around with Strep Throat (30 Apr 2006)
Strep throat is a bacterial infection caused by the Streptococcus pyogenes (strep) Group A bacteria. You see it more in children than in adults, but adults do get it sometimes. This flu season may turn out to be one of the worst seasons for strep ...
