Kinds of Nerve Pain Medication

Pain is not easy to endure. It could really interfere with your daily activities and even  prevent you from enjoying life. These days, there are already so many ways to ease pain. Varieties of nerve pain medication are prescribed and used to manage and control pain discomfort. So pain that is caused by shingles, HIV, cancer, injuries, or any other underlying disease can now be remedied.

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Acute hepatitis B Part 2

What determines the outcome of acute hepatitis B?

The body’s immune response is the major determinant of the outcome in acute hepatitis B. Individuals who develop a strong immune response to the infection are more likely to clear the virus and recover. However, these patients also are more likely to develop more severe liver injury and symptoms due to the strong immune response that is trying to eliminate the virus. On the other hand, a weaker immune response results in less liver injury and fewer symptoms but a higher risk of developing chronic hepatitis B. People who recover and eliminate the virus will develop life-long immunity, that is, protection from subsequent infection from hepatitis B. Continue reading

Acute hepatitis B Part 1

What is hepatitis?

The term ‘hepatitis’ simply means inflammation of the liver. Hepatitis may be caused by a virus or a toxin such as alcohol. Other viruses that can cause injury to liver cells include the hepatitis A and hepatitis C viruses. These viruses are not related to each other or to hepatitis B virus and differ in their structure, the ways they are spread among individuals, the severity of symptoms they can cause, the way they are treated, and the outcome of the infection. Continue reading

Acute HIV infection symptoms

Acute HIV infection or primary HIV infection (also known as “Acute seroconversion syndrome”) is the second stage of HIV infection. It occurs after the incubation stage, before the latency stage and the potential AIDS succeeding the latency stage. Continue reading

5 Successful Prostate Cancer Treatment

Prostate cancer is cancer that affects the man’s prostate gland.  Prostate gland is a small walnut-shaped gland that makes seminal fluid that preserves and carries sperm.  Prostate cancer is one of the most frequent types of cancer that affects men.  Prostate cancer normally develops gradually and primarily stays confined to the prostate gland. Continue reading

5 Seborrheic Dermatitis Treatments

Seborrheic dermatitis is an inflammatory skin disorder that generally affects the scalp. It may cause flaky, white to yellow scales, itchiness and stubborn dandruff.  In adults, it is known as seborrheic dermatitis but it is called cradle cap in infants.

Aside from the scalp, it may also be seen in upper chest, back, face and other parts of the body that have active sebaceous glands. Continue reading

6 Treatments for Lumbar Back Pain

Lumbar part of the body is commonly found in the abdominal part of the torso between the pelvis and diaphragm. The lumbar region is also known as lower spine or part of the lower back thus, the pain related to lumbar area is known as lumbar back pain. Continue reading

Concepts to Remember About Neocate Infant Formula

When you have a baby, it is always a big responsibility to make sure that the best possible nutrition will be provided at all times. As you know, good nutrition is needed to sustain proper growth and development. For infants, it is vital to start the supply of complete nutrients from day one. One of the best ways to do this is to give Neocate.

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Vital Points on Nerve Deafness

When there is an uneven damage to the inner ear and hearing is not entirely lost, you may have nerve deafness. Loss of sensitivity to various tones, particularly high-pitched ones, may be experienced if you suffer from thus type of hearing loss. Nerve deafness makes the normal hearing zone a lot narrowed. This is usually manifested by the difficulty of patients to distinguish the consonant sounds with high tones. The patient with nerve deafness has a hard time in hearing words if there is a noise I the background.

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Facts About Neosporin Ointment

Neospirin ointment is also known as Polymxyin B sulfate, bacitracin, and neomycin sulfate. This contains a mixture of anti-infectives that are used for treating specific bacterial infections, particularly skin infections. Neospirin ointment can also prevent infections that you can acquire from wounds, minor cuts, and burns.

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