Gabapentin is an anticonvulsant medication that helps control seizures in people with epilepsy. Some forms of gabapentin can also treat restless legs syndrome or certain types of nerve pain. Gabapentin appears to work by altering electrical activity in the brain and influencing the activity of chemicals called neurotransmitters, which send messages between nerve cells. Brand… Read More »
Men tend to experience the hepatitis C virus at higher rates than women. There are many factors that can put men at risk of contracting hepatitis C and experiencing its symptoms. However, scientists are unsure why this is the case. According to a 2014 study paper that appears in The Journal of Infectious Diseases, an… Read More »
October means many things: the real start of Fall, a nudge that the holidays are just around the corner and the year is headed toward the finish line. In October, we also see the reemergence of the pink ribbon, a reminder that breast cancer can affect anyone, and the fight to find new treatments and… Read More »
By Chelsea Ragland, MD News headlines of a “polio-like illness” affecting children across the United States have many parents in western North Carolina worried. Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) is a rare condition that results in weakness or paralysis in children, usually following a respiratory virus. While the particular virus in the current outbreak has not… Read More »
The FDA announced on Friday that it would side with its advisory panel by approving a new opioid drug, called Dsuvia, despite the country already being in the midst of an opioid crisis and critics voicing concerns about the safety of the drug. FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb defended the FDA’s decision to approve the… Read More »
Advertisement – Continue Reading Below There’s trash TV, and then there’s cockroach-infested-perpetually-on-fire-garbage-island TV. 90 Day Fiancé falls into the latter category. What makes this TLC program—which recently premiered its new season—such a must-watch slice of outré entertainment? Is it the people? The editing? The stakes? That one scene in the popular spin-off Before the 90… Read More »
There is one supplement that you need to avoid, niacin. This supplement can create a gout attack, since the nicotinic acid it creates in your blood competes with uric acid in your kidneys to be excreted. If you are using niacin under a doctor’s care for cardiovascular conditions, check with your doctor about eliminating it,… Read More »