What is Bensedin? Bensedin (diazepam) is a prescription medication that is used to treat a wide range of conditions including anxiety disorders and seizures. What is Bensedin Used For? The main uses of Bensedin diazepam are to alleviate anxiety and to control the distress caused by alcohol withdrawal. Also, diazepam can treat muscle spasms […]
What Are Carrots? Carrots are root vegetables that were first grown in Afghanistan around 900 AD. Orange may be their best-known color, but they also come in other hues, including purple/ black, yellow, red, and white. Early carrots were purple or yellow. Orange carrots were developed in Central Europe around the 15th or 16th century. […]
What is cyclobenzaprine? Cyclobenzaprine oral tablet is a prescription drug used short-term to treat muscle spasms. It is usually used along with rest and physical therapy. It works by helping to relax the muscles. It is available as the brand-name drug Fexmid and Flexeril Oral. It’s also available as a generic drug like the IG […]
Euphoria refers to an affective state characterized by feelings of intense pleasure, happiness, contentment, and excitement. Several common recreational drugs exhibit addictive properties due to the reward response they induce in the brain. Some of these drugs directly induce the dopamine response (i.e., reward response), while others engage the opioid receptors (responsible for the […]
The Philippines Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) was established in 1976 to ensure that infants/children and mothers have access to routinely recommended infant/childhood vaccines. Six vaccine-preventable diseases were initially included in the EPI: tuberculosis, poliomyelitis, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, and measles. In 1986, 21.3% “fully immunized” children less than fourteen months of age based on the […]
Subutex is a brand of buprenorphine used to treat dependence/addiction to opioids. Buprenorphine belongs to a class of drugs called mixed opioid agonist-antagonists. It helps prevent withdrawal symptoms caused by stopping other opioids. It is used as part of a complete treatment program for drug abuse (such as compliance monitoring, counseling, behavioral contract, lifestyle changes). […]
Nearly all addicted individuals believe at the outset that they can stop using drugs on their own, and most try to stop without treatment. Although some people are successful, many attempts result in failure to achieve long-term abstinence. Research has shown that long-term drug abuse results in changes in the brain that persist long after […]
Subutex is a brand of Subutex sublingual tablet, an uncoated oval white flat beveled-edged tablet, debossed with an alphanumeric word identifying the product and strength on one side. Subutex is a partial agonist at the mu-opioid receptor, and is available in two dosage strengths, 2 mg Subutex and 8 mg Subutex (as the free base, […]
Louise Joy Brown, born 25th July 1978, is the world first baby conceived by In-vitro Fertilization (IVF), a procedure developed by Patrick Steptoe and Robert Edward. In Nigeria, Oladapo Ashiru pioneered the IVF program in 1984 and his team successfully delivered the first IVF baby in 1986. In vitro fertilization (IVF) is a type of […]
What is Deworming? Deworming is the process of expelling intestinal worms or parasitic worms from the body by administering an anthelmintic medicine/drug. In more simple terms, it is a medicated process to kill worms. According to the World Health Organization, Soil-transmitted helminth infections are among the most common infections in humans, caused by a group […]
