For those who must bear the challenges of chronic pain, multiple sclerosis, or spinal injury, prescription muscle relaxers are often the medications that enable a reasonable quality of life. They are often used for short-term relief of back or neck spasm or stiffness. Sometimes finding the appr...
Lichen sclerosus (patchy white skin that appears thinner than normal) dermatitisradiation therapy WHAT ARE SIDE EFFECTS OF TOPICAL CORTICOSTEROIDS? The risk of side effects depends on the potency of the steroid, location, and duration of use. Many of the side effects resolve on their own after s...
Vitamin B6: A group of closely related chemical compounds with related names -- pyridoxine, pyridoxal and pyridoxamine -- that are transformed within the body to yet another form of vitamin B6, pyridoxal phosphate, that acts as a coenzyme. (A number of vitamins serve as coenzymes, substances ...
No, this isn't something from a creature feature. Black hairy tongue occurs when the little bumps on your tongue grow long (instead of shedding), and bacteria grow on them. Poor oral hygiene, smoking, some mouthwashes, radiation therapy to the head and neck, and certain medications can pl...