Sodium chloride (NaCl), also known as table salt Sodium chloride (NaCl), also known as table salt, is an essential compound required by the body. It is widely used in the cooking and food industry. Also, it has other household and industrial uses, such as the manufacturing of cleaning solutions. In medicine, sodium chloride is used …
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What is a furuncle vs. an abscess? The skin is the barrier between the world around you and the organs and tissues in your body. If something damages it, harmful organisms can enter it and cause problems. Furuncles and abscesses are large bumps that can appear after bacteria have entered the body through an area of damaged skin. Learn what …
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What is vitamin D? Vitamin D is naturally available in foods like salmon, herring, sardines, egg yolks, and mushrooms. Another common way to consume vitamin D is to eat foods that have been fortified with it. Vitamin D is important to keep the body healthy. It helps to regulate the amount of calcium and phosphate in the body, which are …
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Generic drug: latanoprost Brand name: Xelpros What is Xelpros (latanoprost) ophthalmic emulsion, and how does it work? Xelpros (latanoprost) ophthalmic emulsion is a prostaglandin F2a analog indicated for reduction of elevated intraocular pressure in patients with open-angle glaucoma, or ocular hypertension. What are the side effects of Xelpros? Common side effects of Xelpros include: eye pain/stinging, ocular hyperemia, eye redness, …
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What is a yeast infection? Typically, your doctor will prescribe an antifungal medicine to get rid of a yeast infection. The medication should resolve within one to two weeks. A yeast infection is an overgrowth of a yeast fungi called candida that are naturally present in the body. Candida fungi live in: The mouth The throat The vagina The stomach …
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Nightmares are vividly realistic, disturbing dreams that can disturb sleep that can create fear, palpitations, and rapid breathing. Just like most dreams, nightmares also tend to occur most often during rapid eye movement sleep or REM sleep. Because periods of REM sleep become progressively longer as the night progresses, nightmares are more common in the early morning hours. Since all …
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Generic drug: Gallium Ga 68 PSMA-11 Brand name: Gallium Ga 68 PSMA-11 What is Gallium Ga 68 PSMA-11 Injection, and how does it work? Gallium Ga 68 PSMA-11 Injection is a radioactive diagnostic agent indicated for positron emission tomography (PET) of prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) positive lesions in men with prostate cancer with suspected metastasis who are candidates for initial …
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Generic drug: vibegron Brand name: Gemtesa What is Gemtesa (vibegron), and how does it work? Gemtesa (vibegron) is a prescription medicine for adults used to treat the following symptoms due to a condition called overactive bladder: urge urinary incontinence: a strong need to urinate with leaking or wetting accidents urgency: the need to urinate right away frequency: urinating often It …
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Generic drug: ivacaftor Brand name: Kalydeco What is Kalydeco (ivacaftor), and how does it work? Kalydeco (ivacaftor) is a prescription medicine used for the treatment of cystic fibrosis (CF) in patients age 6 months and older who have at least one mutation in their CF gene that is responsive to Kalydeco. Talk to your doctor to learn if you have …
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What are warts? In most cases, warts will go away on their own without any medical intervention. You, or your doctor, can also treat them with salicylic acid, freezing (cryotherapy), zapping and cutting, or with duct tape or over the counter treatments. Many people have warts or at least think they do. You have already probably seen a wart on …
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