Avian Influenza - What is it?

Avian influenza is an infection caused by bird flu viruses. Occurring naturally amongst birds (domesticated and wild), the virus is carried in their intestines. Avian influenza is very contagious among birds and can make domesticated birds like chickens, ducks, and turkeys very sick, eventually killing them.

How Does Avian Influenza Affect Humans?

The avian influenza virus does not usually infect humans, making the risk factor from "bird flu" generally low to most people. In humans most cases of avian flu infection have resulted from direct contact with infected poultry (e.g., domesticated chicken, ducks, and turkeys) or surfaces contaminated with secretion/excretions from infected birds. Reports of the spread of avian influenza viruses from one person to another are very rare. Transmission has not been observed to continue beyond one person.

Some Symptoms Of Avian Influenza

Symptoms in humans have ranged from typical human flu-like symptoms (e.g., fever, cough, sore throat, and muscle aches) to eye infections, pneumonia, severe respiratory diseases (such as acute respiratory distress), and other severe and life-threatening complications. Avian influenza symptoms may depend on which virus caused the infection.

What does "H5N1 virus" mean?

H5N1 virus is an influenza A virus subtype that occurs mainly in birds. Highly contagious among birds it can be deadly to them. H5N1 virus does not usually infect people. Most cases have resulted from people being in direct or close contact with H5N1-infected poultry or H5N1-contaminated surfaces.

Of the few avian influenza viruses that have crossed the species barrier to infect humans, H5N1 has caused the largest number of detected cases. The full range of illness caused by the H5N1 virus has not yet been defined, making it possible that the only cases currently being reported concern the most severely ill people.

The spread of H5N1 virus from person to person has been limited and has not continued beyond one person. Although there is no commercially available vaccine to protect people against H5N1 (avian influenza A), vaccine development efforts are continual.

ACTOS works along with healthy eating and physical activity to help you manage your type 2 diabetes. Actos helps your body use its own natural insulin or the insulin you take.

What Is Type 2 Diabetes?

Type 2 diabetes occurs when your body makes too little insulin. Most people that suffer from type 2 diabetes also suffer from insulin resistance (your body doesn't properly use the insulin it makes).

What Is Actos?

Actos is an oral diabetes agent that helps reduce insulin resistance. Insulin resistance is a major problem of type 2 diabetes. Some benefits of therapy with Actos are:

• Lower blood glucose
  
• Good effect on HDL cholesterol and blood fats with no consistent changes in total cholesterol
  
• Can be used alone or in combination with certain other diabetes medicines

Note: although the benefits of Actos can be noticed in 2 weeks, and you may start to feel better, it is important to stay on the medication until otherwise instructed by your physician.

Side Effects Of Actos

• Flu-like symptoms
  
• Mild to moderate swelling of legs and ankles
  
• Anemia

Every case is different and undetermined side effects may occur, please consult your physician if problems become severe.

Tamoxifen has been used for more than 20 years to treat patients with advanced breast cancer. Tamoxifen is used as additional therapy after primary treatment for early stage breast cancer.

Tamoxifen greatly reduces the possibility of developing the breast cancer in women who have a greater chance of developing breast cancer. While being studied to help in the treatment of other cancers, it is important to note that Tamoxifen can be used to treat men with breast cancer.

What is the effect of Tamoxifen on breast cancer?
Tamoxifen fights against the effects of estrogen, which promotes the growth of breast cancer cells. It is often called an "anti-estrogen". The drug slows or stops the growth of cancer cells that are existent in the body. As an adjuvant (additional) therapy, Tamoxifen helps prevent the original breast cancer from returning, while also preventing the development of new cancers in the other breast.

What is adjuvant therapy?
Adjuvant therapy is given after the primary treatment to increase the chances of a cure. Adjuvant therapy may include biological therapy, radiation therapy, hormone therapy, or chemotherapy.

Side Effects of Tamoxifen
Side effects can occur when you take any medication. Some people taking Tamoxifen may experience:

• hot flashes
• vaginal discharge
• irregular menstraul periods
• headaches
• fatigue
• nausea and/or vomiting
• irritation or itching of the skin around the genital area
• skin rash

Side effects for men taking Tamoxifen include headaches, nausea and/or vomiting, skin rash, impotence or a decrease in sexual interest.

Contact your doctor if symptons are severe.

Carvedilol (brand name-COREG) - help treat heart failure.

Used in combination with other medications, Carvedilol can help treat heart failure. It can also be used alone or in combination with other medications to treat high blood pressure.

What is heart failure?

Heart failure is a disorder in which the heart loses its ability to pump blood efficiently throughout the body. Oxygen and nutrients in the blood provide the body with energy it needs to operate efficiently.

Caused by many different diseases and conditions, heart failure can occur either as an acute, sudden effect or as a chronic, long-standing condition. Two examples are Hypertension (high blood pressure) and Ischemic heart disease (blood clot in the coronary arteries).

Why use Carvedilol?

Carvedilol is a combination of a group of medicines called beta-blockers. Beta-blockers work by affecting the response to some nerve impulses in certain parts of the body. Carvedilol reduces the heart's workload, therefore resulting in a decrease of the heart's need for blood and oxygen . They also help the heart to beat more regularly, preventing high blood pressure and further worsening of congestive heart failure.

Side Effects of This Medicine

In some cases you may experience:

• tiredness
• lightheadedness
• dizziness
• body or leg swelling
• headache
• diarrhea
• vision changes
• joint pain
• difficulty falling or staying asleep
  

Contact your doctor if symptons are severe or do not go away.

Celebrex is a prescription medication used to help relieve the pain and swelling of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Celebrex is also used to treat pain in adults (strains and sprains) or pain after surgery, primary dysmenorrhea (painful menstrual cramps) and symptoms of ankylosing spondylitis. Ankylosing spondylitis is arthiritis that affects the spine and is common in young people.

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How does Celebrex work?
Celebrex relieve arthritis pain by targeting the COX-2 enzyme. The COX-2 enzyme is a protein that is involved in the mechanisms that cause pain and inflammation.

Side Effects of Celebrex
Side effect can occur when you take any medication. In most patients, Celbrex is well tolerated and no side effects occur after taking Celebrex. In some cases, you may experience:

• Indigestion
• Diarrhea
• Abdominal pain

Are there other side effects?
In extreme cases, taking Celebrex can:

• Increase your chance of serious heart problems (for example heart attack or stroke).
  
• Cause serious skin reactions or stomach problems (for example stomach bleeding).
  Please talk to your doctor before taking Celebrex.

How do I take Celebrex?
Celebrex provides all day/all night relief for arthritis pain. You can take your pill with or without food at any time during the day. Doctors recommend that you take your pill at the same time each day. Taking your pill at the same time each day will help you remember and reduce the chance you will miss a dose.

The common stereotypes associated with mental illness are that your problems are caused by your intelligence or your personality. If you want to start feeling better, you can. This is not true. Overcoming mental illness is not like going on a diet. It takes more than will power. If you suffer from mental illness your brain, quite simply put, doesn't function properly. Without treatment, you won't get better.

Seroquel is a prescription drug that can be effective in the treatment of:

• Mania in bipolar disorder
  
• Schizophrenia

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Mania may be caused by chemicals in your brain being out of balance. Doctors are not sure what causes these imbalances and although the exact mechanism of SEROQUEL is unknown, experts believe that the drug regulates the chemicals in your brain.

Seroquel does not eliminate the chemical imbalances, it can help control your symptoms and help you feel better. You may start feeling better, but it is important to continue taking your regular dose of Seroquel until your doctor instructs you to stop, no matter how good you feel.

Side Effects
No matter how well tolerated a medication is, some side effects can occur. In certain cases, some users experience an increase in blood sugar. If you suffer from diabetes, talk to you doctor (and check your blood sugar) before taking Seroquel.

Common side effects of increased blood sugar include: excessive thirst, increased urination, overeating and weakness. Do not ignore any of these side effects. Complications from increased blood sugar can be life-threatening.

Note: Some users of Seroquel may develop neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS), which is best described as severe muscle rigidity.

ACTOS is a prescription medication that can be combined with a healthy diet and physical activity to help control your type II diabetes. ACTOS helps your body use the natural produced insulin more efficiently. ACTOS should only be prescribed when healthy eating and exercise are not enough.

If you suffer from type II diabetes, your body doesn't produce enough insulin and more than likely doesn't process your insulin properly (insulin resistance). ACTOS reduces insulin resistance.

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Why should I use ACTOS?

Actos:

• lowers your blood glucose level
  
• positively affects HDL cholesterol but doesn't affect total cholesterol
  
• works quickly (as fast as two weeks)

Side Effects

ACTOS is generally well tolerated; however every person reacts differently to any substance. The most common side effects are:

• hypoglycemia
  
• respiratory tract infection
  
• sinus inflammation
  
• sore throat
  
• tooth disorder

Other less common side effects include:

• anemia
  
• shortness of breath
  
• weight gain

More than 65 people suffer from high blood pressure; however, more than one third of the people who suffer from high blood pressure don't even know it. The symptoms of high blood pressure are hard to detect without being tested, and even if you have high blood pressure, you may feel fine.

There are several factors you can control to help lower your blood pressure, including:

• no smoking
  
• proper exercise regiment
  
• Proper diet
  
• reduce daily Stress

While changing your lifestyle will improve your blood pressure (and is very important to your health) but they may not be enough to reduce your blood pressure to a safe level (less than 140/90). In those cases, doctors will prescribe a high blood pressure medication to help reduce your blood pressure and keep your blood pressure under control. One such medication is Diovan.

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Diovan prevents the angiotensin II hormone from narrowing your blood vessels. If your blood vessels narrow, your blood pressure can increase.

Side Effects:

• abdominal pain,
  
• back pain
  
• blurred vision
  
• diarrhea
  
• fainting
  
• fatigue,
  
• headache
  
• low blood pressure
  
• nausea,
  
• swollen mouth and throat,
  
• upper respiratory infections
  
• vertigo

Note: You must take any blood pressure medicine regularly and continue taking your medication even if you start feeling better. Diovan doesn't cure your high blood pressure, it simply controls it. Before taking or stopping any medications, please consult your physician.

Nasal symptoms attack you year round, but using Fluticasone Propionate can help stop the suffering. Fluticasone Propionate is a prescription nasal spray approved to treat indoor and outdoor allergies and nonallergic symptoms and reduce the inflammation that leads to congestion, sneezing, and itchy, runny nose.

Quite simply, Fluticasone Propionate helps stop your itchy, runny nose and help you get on with your day!

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Fluticasone propionate:

• combats symptoms for both seasonal and year-round allergies
  
• reduces suffering from year-round nonallergic nasal symptoms
  
• is not habit causing
  
• does not cause drowsiness
  
• attacks your symptoms where you need it the most

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Do you lie down at night trying to fall asleep, only to suffer from the burning affects of heartburn? You're not alone. Thousands of people suffer from the painful burning of heartburn, but the pain you feel might not be simple diet related heartburn. In some cases, the pain is actually a symptom of gastro esophageal reflux disease (GERD).

Protonix is a prescription drug used to heal the esophagus sores that result from erosive GERD by reducing the amount of acid your stomach produces.

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Why Protonix?

PROTONIX is a prescription drug that can heal the esophagus sores and reduce the acid regurgitation that results from GERD. Most patients using Protonix heal within 8 weeks of treatment. In a year long clinical trial involving patients with healed erosive GERD, 93% of nights were heartburn-free and 94% of days were free from acid regurgitation (for patients treated with Protonix 40mg).

Protonix can help eliminate the painful burning of GERD so you can sleep comfortably at night.

Rosiglitazone Maleate (brand name: Avandia) is used by people with Type 2 diabetes to reduce and maintain blood sugar. Your body naturally produces insulin to help transport sugar from your blood stream and into your cells. A common misconception is that people who suffer from Type 2 diabetes simply cannot produce enough insulin. In reality, sugar builds up in the blood stream because the body does not make proper use of the existing insulin.

Rosiglitazone Maleate does not increase the actual amount of insulin in circulation. Rosiglitazone Maleate reduces the amount of sugar produced by the body, and optimizes how existing insulin handles the sugar in the blood stream.

Rosiglitazone Maleate can be used alone or in conjunction with insulin, metformin, or sulfonylurea diabetes drugs. The effects of rosiglitazone maleate are slow acting. In most cases, users may not see maximum result for up to three months.

NOTE: Rosiglitazone Maleate (Avandia) is not an oral form of insulin, and cannot be used in place of insulin.

Supplements are not a substitute for good diet, weight loss and regular exercise. By ignoring proper dietary and exercise habits you can develop dangerously high or low blood sugar levels.

Side Effects of Rosiglitazone Maleate?

In most cases, Rosiglitazone Maleate (Avandia) is a well tolerated drug and no side effects are anticipated. That being said, every person reacts differently to a pharmaceutical. Consult your physician before taking any pharmaceutical.
The most common side effects are:

• back pain
• fatigue
• high blood sugar
• low blood sugar
• respiratory tract infections
• sinus inflammation

In extreme cases you may experience anemia, diarrhea or congestive heart failure.

What is Zocor?

ZOCOR (active ingredient - simvastatin) is a prescription drug that helps lower your cholesterol levels, when proper diet and exercise are inadequate. Zocor is also prescribed for patients with coronary heart disease.

ZOCOR reduces the risk of:

• Coronary death
• Heart attack
• Stroke

Should I take Zocor?

You should not take Zocor if you:

• Are allergic to any of the ingredients found in Zocor
• Have active liver disease or possible liver problems
• You are pregnant
• You are breast-feeding
• You are currently taking Posicor (mibefradil).

NOTE: If you are of childbearing age do not take ZOCOR unless it is highly unlikely you will become pregnant.

Your doctor should perform routine blood tests to check these enzymes before you start treatment with ZOCOR and periodically thereafter to make sure the level of liver enzymes increases.

What are the side effects of Zocor?

Whenever you take medication, possible side effects can occur. Zocor is tolerated well by most patients, but you might experience the following side effects:

• Constipation, diarrhea, upset stomach, heartburn, stomach cramps, nausea
• Inflammation of the pancreas
• Hepatitis
• Jaundice
• Fatty changes in the liver, or in extreme cases, severe liver damage and failure, cirrhosis, and liver cancer
• Muscle cramps, aches, pain, and weakness
• Joint pain
• Muscle breakdown
• Dizziness
• Headache
• Memory loss
• Depression
• Loss of balance
• Rash
• Hair loss
• Blurred vision
• Progression of cataracts
• Loss of sexual desire
• Breast enlargement
• Impotence