The causes and effects of Asthma Sufferers The Problem With 5.2 million diagnosed asthmatics in the UK‚ Asthma is a common disease which affects both adults and children. Of these 5.2 million asthmatics‚ 1.1 million are children. Asthma is a condition that has been around for many years and has caused around 1400 deaths per year‚ of which 90% are preventable. [1] The numbers of asthma cases have been high due to environmental changes‚ familial history and lifestyle choices such as smoking
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happened in this case? Acetaminophen is an active ingredient in Benadryl® Maximum Strength Severe Allergy and Sinus along with Diphenhydramine and Pseudoephedrine. In each capsule‚ there is 500 mg of acetaminophen‚ therefore the is 1000 mg in one dose‚ and 4000 mg
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Alternative Chronic Pain Treatment for the Substance Abuser In the United States‚ there are more than 100 million people suffering from some sort of chronic pain. With the most common treatment is being prescribed medications such as a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory‚ or opioids (Boyles‚ 2011). Treating chronic pain with opioids can be affective. But the long term use presents many problems. Especially with treating a substance abuser of prescription or nonprescription opioid drugs. Patients that
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17 May 2013 Are Protein Shakes Good For You? According to Flex bodybuilding magazine‚ protein shake is the number one selling bodybuilding supplement. Protein powders have been around for years‚ but they are currently gaining popularity and becoming more widely used for their health benefits. In fact protein is one of three food components we require in large quantities. Others are carbohydrates and fats. Your body uses proteins in your diet to build new cells‚ maintain tissues‚ and synthesize
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Drug related problem Drug related problems (DRPs) are prevalent and causing considerable patient morbidity and mortality. Many of these DRPs are preventable through following the guidelines and rational drug used. There are many factors controlling the DRP occurrence such as patient age‚ disease status‚ drug characteristics‚ etc. High risk factors 1. Elderly (> 65 years); due to age related changes in pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetics 2. Acute diseases such as acute renal
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What do cancer‚ radiation‚ and technology have in common? The links between the three are quite extraordinary. Cancer is a disease that accounts for 13% of all deaths in the world (Delfino and Day 1). The disease has an impact on patients‚ friends and their love ones. According to WebMD‚ radiation is energy that travels in the form of waves through radiation therapy. Through radiation therapy‚ radiation is used to stop‚ slow or cure the growth of cancer. With technology‚ radiologists can treat
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study that was performed to see if a high dose short duration oral medication would have better results for people affected by cold sores. During the study two groups of people‚ men and women that had been affected by chronic cold sores were given either a 1 day high dose of valacyclovir therapy at the first sign of a cold sore or a 2 day high dose of valacyclovir therapy. The results showed that both of these regimens had significant benefits over the long dose episodic cream therapy and that the 2
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Flu Vaccine Effectiveness Have you ever considered injecting yourself with a virus? Yes‚ purposefully. Well‚ if you’ve ever received a vaccine‚ then the answer‚ quite simply‚ is yes. Vaccines‚ in fact‚ are shots which inject the patient with a small dose of virus particles. These particles help the body build a natural immunity to the disease or virus. Who would have thought that the best way to prevent you from getting sick is actually exposing yourself!? But there’s more to vaccines than meet the
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his son was deeply distressed. She gave him his intravenous dose of morphine at 1330 BST earlier than usual. It was one of three doses he had each day at eight hour intervals. Ms Chase told the tribunal the drugs seemed to have little effect and after contacting the boy’s GP‚ Dr Jenny Thorpe‚ for instructions‚ another dose was administered about five minutes later. "I was following instructions by the GP for the second dose of morphine and that was given verbally on the phone‚" she said
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you do not know how much Benadryl can you give a dog and you accidentally given him a dose which is higher than what should be given‚ it can result to overdosage that will definitely cause harm and danger to your beloved canine. Though there is a grave potential danger when a dog is overdosed by a Benadryl medication‚ they are known to survive the ordeal with a fair amount of hospitalization. A dog can survive a dose which is 16 times greater than the correct dosage‚ however‚ you must act fast for your
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