Activella Medicine – Uses, Dosage and Side Effects

The recommended dose is one tablet daily. Uses of Activella and femhrt Estrogen is used to treat hot flushes in women who are experiencing menopause. Various brands of estrogen are also used to treat vaginal dryness, itching, or burning, or to prevent osteoporosis in women who are experiencing or have experienced [...]

Defining And Beating Obesity

Obesity is defined as an excess of body fat that can significantly impair ones health. If a person is more than 20 percent over their ideal weight they can be considered obese, however, obesity should be determined by considering the person’s height, age, sex, and build. The National Institute of Health (NIH) [...]

Serious Side Effects From Yaz

If you are taking either Yaz® or Yasmin® birth control pills, be aware that there could be some severe effects on your health. Those who have elevated blood potassium should not take these pills, because they can raise your blood potassium. A high potassium level in the body can cause: Heart attack Stroke Gallbladder [...]

Effects of teenage obesity and what should be done to prevent it

Teenage obesity is a fast growing epidemic disease. It is treated as an epidemic disease because it is reflecting dramatic changes in the behavior patterns of the society. So, due to this social changes and fat food transition, this teenage obesity grows fast. Developed nations, urbanizations, modernization and globalizations are the forces driving this [...]

Is Obesity a health risks and how to get rid of it

Obesity is referred as the condition of excess fat content in the body. Obesity can occur to all age groups. Obesity occurs when the body consumes more calories than it burns. Body mass index is generally used by the medical practitioner to confirm the obesity level in the body. If the body mass index [...]

Does the Pill Cause Cancer?

Like other drugs, the modern birth control pill is not entirely free of side effects. Weight gain, nausea and vomiting have been reported. So have irregular bleeding and a feeling of fullness in the breasts and pelvis. “Although the convenience of the pill is obvious from the start, soon its problems may also [...]

Yasmin Class Action Lawsuit Could Be A Reality Soon

A highly anticipated case scheduled to be heard in the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) could be one of the most important cases to be heard this year, at least for Bayer Pharmaceuticals. This anxiously awaited hearing, scheduled for September 24, will see oral arguments from both sides on the merits [...]

Pros and Cons of Morning after Pills:

Pros and Cons of Morning after Pills: The use of morning after pill has both advantages and disadvantages associated with it. Here are a few pros and cons you need to be aware of: Pros: It can be your last resort to avoid unwanted pregnancy. If you are 17 years of age or over, [...]

Yaz and Yasmin

Yaz and Yasmin have dominated the oral contraceptive market due in part to the aggressive marketing campaign put forth by the manufacturer, Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals. Now these two oral contraceptives are the subject of multiple lawsuits that allege they are responsible for life-threatening side effects. These lawsuits allege that Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals has failed [...]

Yaz/yasmin

The very popular birth control pills Yaz and Yasmin are coming under fire lately with an increased number of pharmaceutical error claims of health problems related to the drugs. Both Yaz/Yasmin are both combined oral contraceptives, which contain the same active ingredients drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol. The primary difference is that Yaz has only [...]

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