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May 30th, 2011 By nuranni Posted in eyes

How to Keep Your Eyes Healthy

Maintain Eyesight and Protect Against Macular Degeneration.

Maintain Eyesight and Protect Against Macular Degeneration

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Eyesight Regular Screening
If you are suffering from diabetes or high blood pressure, you should go for regular, frequent eye screening as advised by your physician, even when there are no symptoms of an eye condition. Because diabetic and high blood pressure patients are at a higher risk of contracting retinopathy, which can damage the retina and even lead to visual impairment.

Tonics for the Eyes

  • Bilberry is a commonly used herb in the West to strengthen eye capillaries and prevent eye-related disease and infection. It is sometimes combined with other anti-aging herbs such Rooibos and Sutherlandia Frutescens and sold as tonics for the eyes.
  • Chrysanthemum tea has been used by the Chinese for centuries to relieve red or sore eyes caused by insufficient sleep or prolonged eyestrain. In TCM, chrysanthemum is prescribed to support the liver and lungs, and to strengthen the eyes. + Continue Reading

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May 30th, 2011 By nuranni Posted in eyes

How to Take Care of Your Eyes

Help Promote Your Sustained Eye Health.

Help Promote Your Sustained Eye Health

A healthy eye is one of the key to grab attention, so our eyes certainly also needs care. UV rays can damage the eyes as well. So, selecting special glasses are also important so that your eyes remains healthy. Taking proper care of your eyes is an easy task and requires almost little or no effort. Just by having balanced diet, regularly practicing eye exercises and taking certain basic precautionary measures, you can enhance the life and vitality of your eyes.

Eyes…Are the most complex organs you possess except for your brain. Are composed of more than 2 million working parts. Can process 36,000 bits of information every hour. Under the right conditions, can discern the light of a candle at a distance of 14 miles. Contribute toward 85 percent of your total knowledge. + Continue Reading

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May 30th, 2011 By nuranni Posted in Drugs Expert

Acid Reflux Medications

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) / Heartburn Drug Therapy.

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) / Heartburn Drug Therapy

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Prilosec
Blocks the burning sensation in the chest and throat

Prevacid
Generic name: Lansoprazole – decreases the amount of acid produced in the stomach
Used to treat-prevent erosive esophagitis

Prokinetic Agents Promotes emptying of the stomach to avoid fullness

Acid Blockers for Heartburn
These drugs relieve heartburn, acid indigestion, and sour stomach, and many are available without a prescription. There are two types of drugs that work to reduce the production of acid in the stomach: histamine antagonists (H2 antagonist) and proton pump inhibitors (PPIs). Examples of H2 antagonists available over the counter include:

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May 30th, 2011 By nuranni Posted in Drugs Expert

Acid Reflux Drugs News

Acid Reflux Prescription Medications.

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

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Characterized by symptoms of heartburn and regurgitation, GERD is a chronic condition where the acidic contents of the stomach flow back up into the esophagus. This constant backwash of stomach acid irritates the lining of the esophagus, and sufferers are left “feeling the burn.”

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a condition in which the stomach contents (food or liquid) leak backwards from the stomach into the esophagus (the tube from the mouth to the stomach). This action can irritate the esophagus, causing heartburn and other symptoms. + Continue Reading

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May 30th, 2011 By nuranni Posted in Alzheimer’s

What are The Symptoms of Alzheimer’s Disease

Learn the signs, symptoms, characteristics and common problems with Alzheimer’s disease.

Alzheimer's Disease Fact Sheet

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Difficulty in abstract thinking
Trouble understanding visual images and spatial relationships. From time to time, people may have difficulty with tasks that require abstract thinking, such as balancing a cheque book. For some people, having vision problems is a sign of Alzheimer’s. They may have difficulty reading, judging distance and determining color or contrast. In terms of perception, they may pass a mirror and think someone else is in the room. They may not realize they are the person in the mirror.

Misplace of things
Anyone can temporarily misplace a wallet or keys. A person with Alzheimer’s disease may put things in inappropriate places: an iron in the freezer or a wristwatch in the sugar bowl. + Continue Reading

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