Saturday, April 27, 2024
Advances in the neurobiology of alcohol dependence have enabled the introduction of new drugs in the treatment of alcoholism. The pharmacological treatment of alcoholism is reviewed. Drugs that decrease the desire to drink have become a first-line alternative. The review of the studies carried out with acamprosate or with naltrexone […]
Pest control by biological methods involves the use of certain insects, fungi, bacteria, etc. against pests and can be an alternative to chemical treatments. The main pests fought by the biological means in vegetables are: the greenhouse moss, the red spider and the fleas. The white greenhouse moss The species […]
Heroin is a highly popular recreational opioid drug, commonly used to treat patients in a medical setting. Known as diamorphine, the drug is used to relieve pain or in opioid substitutional therapy. However, outside of medically supervised settings, heroin abuse is, unfortunately, damaging the lives of many individuals across the […]
What is erectile dysfunction? Erectile dysfunction is a common condition for men with ages ranging from 40 to 70 years old, wherein patients are not able to produce enough testosterone. It is the inability of a male person to attain or maintain a penile erection that is not enough to […]
Sleep apnea is not only a heavy snoring condition, but rather a medical disorder that causes poor quality sleeping as a result of repeated breathing pauses that cannot be controlled by the victims. A person experiencing sleep apnea will not at any time notice if they stopped breathing durin their […]
Many kinds of sleep disorders go undiagnosed or are simply ignored, probably because people think that these will eventually pass or are not medical conditions serious enough to warrant a proper consultation. Sleep disorders are in fact serious conditions that can be very dangerous when left undiagnosed and untreated. Insomnia, […]
First, let’s look at the numbers. About 6% women between the age 15 to 44 years are unable to get pregnant after one year of trying for pregnancy. In about 35% of couples with infertility, a male contributing factor is identified along with the problem in the woman in the United States. […]
Over 20 million people in the U.S. are considered to be at risk for developing a form of malignant mesothelioma at some point in their lives, according to the Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance. Mesothelioma is a particularly deadly type of cancer in which a tumor or multiple tumors develop in the tissue layer, […]
If you’re not a fan of waxing or shaving, then laser hair removal treatment might be a perfect fit for you. The procedure involves the use of high-energy beams of light (laser) to remove (destroy) the hair follicles in the targeted region, be it the leg, arm, underarm, bikini line, […]
These days, we may take the quality of our drinking water for granted. We understand that generally our drinking water will be safe as well as having been treated at municipal water treatment centres and that the water quality itself is held to strict standards. Not only this, but we […]
Most of us have heard about the term Chlamydia but not everyone is certain about what it is. In fact, Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by a kind of bacteria which can spread from one person to another by sexual contacts without any protective methods. In fact, […]
Blood flows in two directions: away from your heart to the rest of your body and from the rest of your body back to your heart. Veins keep your blood moving forward. Your valves are responsible for stopping the blood from moving backward. Blood valves can weaken over time, stopping […]