Category: Health and Wellness - Page 3

Chemotherapy uses cytotoxic drugs to kill rapidly dividing cancer cells, but it also affects healthy cells, causing side effects like fatigue, nausea, and hair loss. Learn how it works, why it's still essential, and how modern care helps manage symptoms.

Statins help prevent heart disease, but muscle pain can make exercise feel risky. Learn the truth about exercise and statins, which types are safest, how to keep moving without harm, and what actually works to manage pain.

Verbal prescriptions are still used in healthcare for emergencies and urgent care. Learn the best practices for clarity and safety-including read-back verification, phonetic spelling, and avoiding high-alert medication errors-to prevent dangerous mistakes.

Learn how to spot allergens and hidden inactive ingredients on food and prescription labels to avoid dangerous reactions. Know what to look for, who to ask, and how to stay safe every time you buy or take something.

Explore how tenofovir treats hepatitis B and why some regions criminalize untreated cases. Learn the laws, patient risks, and steps to protect your health and rights.

Discover how smoking harms your teeth and gums, the increased risk of gum disease and oral cancer, and practical steps to protect your mouth or quit for good.

Discover why calcitriol, the active form of vitamin D, is crucial for fetal bone growth, immune balance, and early brain development, and learn how mothers can ensure enough of it during pregnancy and breastfeeding.

Explore how air pollution, UV rays, humidity and other environmental factors trigger skin rashes, learn the science behind it, and get practical tips to protect your skin.

Learn how endometriosis impacts fertility and explore preservation options like egg freezing, embryo banking, and ovarian tissue cryopreservation with practical steps and considerations.

Learn why liver enzymes are vital, how deficiencies affect health, and practical steps to keep your liver functioning optimally.