Introduction to burns Readers Comments 56 Share Your Story Burn treatment depends upon the location, body surface area, and degree of burn. The skin has an important role to play in the fluid and temperature regulation of the body. If enough skin area is injured, the ability to maintain that control can be lost. The...
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How to Prevent Diabetes Naturally (Diet, Foods to Eat, Foods to Avoid)
Type 2 diabetes prevention tips and facts Readers Comments 1 Share Your Story Exercise prevents diabetes with or without weight loss. While genetics plays an important role in the development of diabetes, individuals still have the ability to influence their health to prevent type 2 diabetes. There is no known way to prevent type 1...
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MMR Vaccine (Measles, Mumps & Rubella) Safety & Side Effects
What is measles, mumps, rubella vaccine, and how does it work (mechanism of action)? The measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine is given as a single injection to prevent measles, mumps, and rubella. Measles, mumps, and rubella are serious diseases. Measles infection is caused by the measles virus. It causes rash, cough, runny nose, eye...
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Rubella Virus Vaccine Live (Meruvax II) Side Effects & Dosage
What is rubella virus vaccine? What is it used for? The rubella vaccine is a live vaccine (Meruvax II) that is used to prevent rubella infection (German measles). Rubella is a highly contagious disease that is caused by a virus. In children, the disease is usually mild with fever and a rash. However, rubella is...
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midazolam injection (Versed): Uses, Side Effects & Dosage
What is midazolam injection? How does midazolam work? Midazolam is a drug used for sedation. It is in the benzodiazepine family, the same family that includes lorazepam (Ativan), diazepam (Valium), alprazolam (Xanax), clonazepam (Klonopin), flurazepam (Dalmane), and others. It is thought that excessive activity of nerves in the brain may cause anxiety and other psychological...
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Sorbitol, Oral Sweetener, Laxative: Uses, Side Effects, Dosage
What is oral sorbitol? What are the uses for oral sorbitol? Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol naturally found in fruits. Its chemical properties allow it to have multiple actions within the body. Its sweetening properties allow it to be used as a low-calorie sweetener in medicinal solutions. Its hyperosmotic properties allow it to work as...
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lidocaine injection (Xylocaine) Uses, Side Effects & Dosage
What is lidocaine injection? Lidocaine is an antiarrhythmic agent (affects heart rhythm) as well as a local anesthetic (amide type). Why is lidocaine injection prescribed to patients? Lidocaine is prescribed for local or regional anesthesia (loss of sensation) during surgical procedures as well as for control of ventricular arrhythmias associated with heart attack or cardiac...
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sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim (Bactrim) Side Effects & Dosage
What is sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim, and how does it work (mechanism of action)? Bactrim is a combination of two synthetic (man-made) antibiotics, sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim. Both drugs reduce the ability of some bacteria to utilize folic acid for growing. Sulfamethoxazole is an anti-bacterial sulfonamide, a "sulfa" drug. It disrupts the production of dihydrofolic acid while...
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Tight Hips: 4 Easy Tight Hip Flexors Stretches, Symptoms & Causes
What Are Hip Flexors? Hip flexor stretches can help your hip muscles stay loose and prevent pain and injury. If your hips are sore or you have lower back pain, tight hip flexors may be to blame. Hip flexors are a group of muscles that help your hips and lower body move. If those muscles...
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lesinurad (Zurampic): Gout Drug Side Effects, Dosage & Uses
What is lesinurad, and how does it work (mechanism of action)? Lesinurad is an oral medication that reduces uric acid levels in people who have too much uric acid in their blood (hyperuricemia) and have symptoms of gout. It is the first approved drug in a new class of drugs called selective uric acid reabsorption...