Category: Health and Medicine - Page 2
How Food Affects Medication Side Effects: Simple Rules for Patients
Food can make your medications work better, worse, or even dangerous. Learn simple rules to avoid harmful interactions with common foods like grapefruit, dairy, and leafy greens-without overhauling your diet.
Complete Guide to Over-the-Counter Medications for Safe Self-Care
Learn how to safely use over-the-counter medications without risking your health. Understand active ingredients, read Drug Facts labels, avoid dangerous interactions, and know when to see a doctor.
Hypothyroidism and Statins: How Untreated Thyroid Disease Increases Myopathy Risk
Untreated hypothyroidism greatly increases the risk of muscle damage from statins. Learn how to safely manage both conditions to protect your heart and muscles without unnecessary side effects.
Constipation from Medications: How to Manage It Effectively
Medication-induced constipation affects up to 60% of opioid users and many taking anticholinergics or blood pressure drugs. Learn which laxatives actually work, which ones make it worse, and how to prevent it before it starts.
Skin Rashes and Medication-Induced Dermatitis: What Patients Should Know
Learn how to recognize dangerous skin rashes caused by medications, which drugs are most likely to trigger them, and what steps to take if you develop a reaction - from mild itching to life-threatening conditions like SJS or DRESS.
Diabetes Medications and Side Effects: What to Expect
Understand the side effects of common diabetes medications like metformin, insulin, SGLT2 inhibitors, and GLP-1 agonists. Learn what to expect, how to manage side effects, and which drugs are best for your health goals.
Gastritis and H. pylori: Understanding Stomach Lining Inflammation and Effective Treatment
Gastritis is stomach lining inflammation often caused by H. pylori bacteria. Learn how it's diagnosed, treated with modern therapies like vonoprazan, and why antibiotic resistance is changing treatment protocols.
Border and Customs Rules for Bringing Medications Internationally in 2025
Learn the 2025 rules for bringing prescription and controlled medications across international borders. Avoid seizures, fines, or arrest with essential documentation tips, country-specific warnings, and step-by-step prep guidance.
CGRP Inhibitors: The New Standard for Migraine Prevention
CGRP inhibitors are the first migraine-specific preventive drugs, reducing headache days by 50% or more for half of users. They’re safer, better tolerated, and more effective than older options like topiramate or beta-blockers.
Tuberculosis: Understanding Latent Infection, Active Disease, and Treatment Options
Tuberculosis can lie dormant for years before becoming active. Learn how latent TB differs from active disease, who needs treatment, and why drug therapy must be completed to prevent drug-resistant strains.