1. Antidepressants are Routine One of the difficulties in treating borderline personality disorder is that patients usually have other disorders, such as depression, anorexia or anxiety. To further complicate matters, they may have only the symptom of the disorder and…
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1. Investigate Testosterone Replacement Therapy Male menopause–more accurately called andropause–describes a drop in testosterone levels associated with age. Testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) can treat the symptoms, which can include decreased sex drive, body hair loss, depression, declining energy and/or confidence,…
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1. Get a Doctor’s Prescription Medical professionals most often treat scarlet fever with antibiotics. These germ-killing drugs fight the streptococcal bacteria that cause scarlet fever and will rid you of this uncomfortable illness. Remember to take the full course of…
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1. Precautions to Take When Cooking Even though cooking poultry kills the viruses that cause avian influenza, traces can linger on the utensils you used. Thoroughly sterilize everything that touched the uncooked poultry, including knives, counter tops, cutting boards and…
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1. Practice Sensible Sex If you or your partner has herpes, you can avoid transmitting it to one another by avoiding having sex during an outbreak. An outbreak is defined as the moment you first feel the burning or tingling…
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1. Use Low-Dose Corticosteroids Your doctor may treat mild asthma with the lowest dose of corticosteroid medication that will effectively control your symptoms. In most cases, you won’t have to take medicine more than once daily, and this preventative treatment…
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1. Quit Smoking In order to control your chronic sore throat pain, you’ll have to identify and eliminate its cause. If you’re a smoker, it’s very likely that smoke inhalation is triggering your continual discomfort. Talk to your doctor about…
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1. Patient Isolation Is Necessary Medical protocol requires that a patient suffering from Ebola virus infection be placed in quarantine. This is necessary because the virus is contagious, and no vaccine is currently available to prevent its spread from person…
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1. Relieve the Pain In most cases, a prescription painkiller is the first treatment for a ruptured disk. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are most commonly prescribed for ruptured disks, since they relieve pain and inflammation so that healing progresses unabated. If…
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1. Don’t Let Pain Overwhelm You No matter how you are being treated for prostate cancer, you will experience some pain. Your doctor will prescribe a combination of medications to help relieve the physical side effects that come with radiation,…
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1. Make Your Teen a Partner in Therapy Teenagers are at an age where they want to start making their own decisions. Being forced into therapy or being made to go to a certain therapist or doctor may cause resentment….
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1. Prevent Attacks With Corticosteroids Your doctor will likely give you an inhaler or corticosteroids in pill form as a preventative measure to help ward off asthma attacks. The purpose of these medicines is to inhibit your body’s production of…
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1. Treat ADHD With Approved Medications The FDA has approved numerous drugs to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children, most of which are stimulants. Ask your child’s doctor about specially engineered psychostimulants that can help your child block out external…
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1. Diagnose Sensitivities With an Elimination Diet There is evidence that people with ADHD struggle with food sensitivities and allergies. To determine whether your attention deficit is affected by foods such as milk or wheat or the intake of dyes,…
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1. Be Aware of Any Unusual Bumps Bumps on the genital region are a sure sign of chancroids. In men, these bumps may appear anywhere on the penis or in the area between the penis and anus. In women, the…
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1. Care for the Affected Eye Children with Bell’s Palsy often cannot close the affected eye, so it becomes difficult to keep it moist and protected from bacteria, dirt and dust. Encourage your child to wear sunglasses regularly, and help…
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1. Don’t Mix Chemicals Chemicals can have an unexpected reaction if you mix them (mixing ammonia with bleach, for instance, can create poisonous gas). Never blend chemicals together unless specified on the label, and then stick strictly to the instructions….
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1. Discover the Motive of the Parasite Parasites are living organisms that spend their time on or inside another living organism. They don’t pose a problem if they are alone in your body, but they like to multiply in order…
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1. Rule Out Infection Make an appointment with your doctor to run tests if you are experiencing constant diarrhea. Diarrhea can be viral in nature, but it can also be caused by bacteria and parasites. If your diarrhea is caused…
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1. Avoid Raw and Crunchy Foods Although foods with a high fiber content are generally part of a healthy diet, they may not agree with you if you have Crohn’s disease, an inflammatory bowel disorder. Avoid eating raw and crunchy…
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1. Recognize Asthma Symptoms Asthma is an illness in which something in your environment (such as mold, dust or pollen) triggers an immune reaction in your lungs, making it difficult to breathe. Common symptoms include coughing, which may be worse…
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1. Use Acetaminophen for Pain, Not Aspirin If you want to give a child an over-the-counter pain reliever to help with the malaise, fever and headache commonly associated with chickenpox, be careful to choose the right one. Your pediatrician will…
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1. Help Your Child Deal With Discomfort Healthy children don’t require any kind of medical treatment for chicken pox. It will eventually clear on its own. However, you can help your child deal with the discomfort with home remedies. Chicken…
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1. Moisturize Regularly The itching, scaly skin of eczema is caused in part because the skin is dried out. You can use a moisturizer to help fight that aspect of the problem. Stick to moisturizers without perfumes or dyes, since…
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1. The Right Diet for Diarrhea If your child seems basically well and is not vomiting or dehydrated, you can continue feeding him as usual. Eliminate any food that may be responsible for the diarrhea. If your child has recently…
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1. Isolation and Quarantine Smallpox cannot be cured and is highly contagious. If you’re diagnosed with the disease, your doctor may very well place you in isolation or quarantine to prevent the infection from spreading. You’ll probably remain in quarantine…
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Heart disease is the number one killer in the United States. It is also one of the most preventable diseases, with much cause rooted in our diets. Adopting a heart-healthy diet is important for all of us, particularly those who…
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1. Treat the Sleep Disorder Causing Hypersomnia Hypersomnia, or excessive sleeping or sleepiness, is typically caused by a lack of proper sleep during the night. Whether you suffer from sleep apnea or insomnia, not getting a full night’s sleep will…
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1. Talk to a Psychologist A typical psychologist has probably dealt with several cases of eating disorders, such as anorexia and bulimia. By talking to a psychologist, you can get a sense of what bulimics are like emotionally. Psychologists can…
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1. Share Your Medical History Regardless of whether it’s you or your child facing tonsil removal surgery, your doctor will need full disclosure of the patient’s medical history. Anesthetics are used to sedate the patient during the procedure, and your…
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