Rise in RA Linked to Obesity

Obesity puts a strain on your body. As rates of obesity continue to grow among Americans, so do rates of obesity-related conditions like diabetes. Is obesity also to blame for the rise in rheumatoid arthritis?

Depression Drugs Treat Arthritis Pain

Even if a drug was designed to treat one specific disease, it often happens that the same drug can help patients with other conditions. This seems to be the case with a popular antidepressant drug.

Teaching Self-Control

How long can a four-year-old sit in a room with a cookie on the table? The answer depends on how much self-control the four-year-old has.

Alprazolam

Alprazolam is a prescription medication used to treat anxiety and panic disorders. Alprazolam belongs to a group of drugs called benzodiazepines. It works by lowering abnormal excitement in the brain.

Alprazolam comes in tablet, an orally disintegrating tablet, and in an oral (by mouth) solution forms and is usually taken 2 to 4 times a day, with or without food.
 
Alprazolam also comes as an extended release tablet and is taken once a day, in the morning. Do not chew, split, or crush tablets. Swallow extended release tablet whole. 
 
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Home HIV Test as Prevention Strategy?

It's been thirty years since AIDS began teaching a hard lesson about the importance of safe sex. And yet, some people haven't learned. So what – if anything – can protect them from HIV?

Anorexics See Others As Normal

Can anorexics see body size accurately? In a test, anorexics saw other people as their actual size, but saw themselves as larger than they actually were.

Symbyax

Symbyax is a combination of two prescription medications that is used to treat the symptoms of depressive episodes associated with bipolar I disorder.

It is a single product containing 2 medications: olanzapine and fluoxetine. Olanzapine belongs to a group of drugs called antipsychotics. These work by changing the activity of certain natural substances in the brain. Fluoxetine belongs to a group of drugs called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). These work by increasing the amount of serotonin, a natural substance in the brain that helps maintain mental balance.

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Axiron

Axiron is a prescription medication used to treat low testosterone levels (hypogonadism) in men who do not produce enough natural testosterone. 

Axiron is a hormone that is usually produced by the body. It controls the growth, development, and function of male sexual organs and characteristics.

This medication comes as a topical solution and is applied to the body once daily, in the morning. 

Common side effects of Axiron include irritation and redness at the site of application, headache, diarrhea, and vomiting.

Pramlintide

Pramlintide is a prescription medication used with meal time insulin to treat type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Pramlintide is an amylin analog drug which works by slowing movement of food from the stomach, which keeps blood sugar from rising too fast. It also works by lowering the amount of sugar produced by the liver.

This medication comes in an injectable form to be given just under the skin. Inject pramlintide just before meals.

Common side effects of pramlintide include nausea, decreased appetite, and vomiting.

Binge Drinking & Unemployment

Which comes first: binge drinking or unemployment? Is binge drinking behavior different for women than it is for men? Read on for answers.

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