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Shoulder Injuries and Disorders

Your shoulder joint is composed of three bones: the clavicle (collarbone), the scapula (shoulder blade), and the humerus (upper arm bone). Your shoulders are the…

Sinus Headache

Headaches are associated with more than 300 known medical conditions. Sometimes they are caused by the disease, and sometimes the conditions. One of these conditions…

Sodium

Also called: Salt Table salt is made up of the elements sodium and chlorine – the technical name for salt is sodium chloride. Your body…

Sore Throat

Your throat is a tube that carries food to your esophagus and air to your windpipe and larynx (also called the voice box). The technical…

Spinal Stenosis

Your spine, or backbone, protects your spinal cord and allows you to stand and bend. Spinal stenosis causes narrowing in your spine. The narrowing puts…

Spine Injuries and Disorders

Your backbone, or spine, is made up of 26 bone discs called vertebrae. The vertebrae protect your spinal cord and allow you to stand and…

Sprains and Strains

A sprain is a stretched or torn ligament. Ligaments are tissues that connect bones at a joint. Falling, twisting, or getting hit can all cause…

Steroids

Also called: Corticosteroids, Glucocorticoids You may have heard of anabolic steroids, which can have harmful effects. But there’s another type of steroid – sometimes called…

Suicide

Suicide is the tenth most common cause of death in the United States. People may consider suicide when they are hopeless and can’t see any…

Tapazole

What is methimazole (Tapazole)? Methimazole prevents the thyroid gland from producing too much thyroid hormone.  Methimazole is used to treat hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid). It is…

Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction

The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) connects your jaw to the side of your head. When it works well, it enables you to talk, chew, and yawn.…

Tendinitis

Tendons are flexible bands of tissue that connect muscles to bones. They help your muscles move your bones. Tendinitis is the severe swelling of a…

Tension Headache

A tension headache is the most common type of headache. It is pain or discomfort in the head, scalp, or neck, and is often associated…

The List of Main Pharmaceutical Manufacturers

The Main Pharmaceutical Companies: Pfizer Inc. Headquarters: New York, USA Notable Products: Viagra, Lipitor, Prevnar 13, Xeljanz Novartis International AG Headquarters: Basel, Switzerland Notable Products:…

Thiamine

Thiamine is a vitamin, also called vitamin B1. Vitamin B1 is found in many foods including yeast, cereal grains, beans, nuts, and meat. It is…

Tizanidine

Tizanidine

Tizanidine is used to relieve the spasms and increased muscle tone caused by multiple sclerosis (MS, a disease in which the nerves do not function…

Toe Injuries and Disorders

Fourteen of the 26 bones in your feet are in your toes. The toes, particularly your big toe, help you move and keep your balance.…

Tramadol

Why is this medication prescribed? Tramadol is a specific type of narcotic medicine called an opioid that is approved to treat moderate to moderately severe…

Tramasol

What is Tramasol™ Tramasol™ combines 540 mg of two alkaloids that act as analgesics, and 60 mg of C6H8O6 or ascorbic acid. The chemical composition…

Ultrasound

Ultrasound is a type of imaging. It uses high-frequency sound waves to look at organs and structures inside the body. Health care professionals use it…