What is a Narcotic?
A narcotic is an addictive drug that reduces pain, induces sleep and may alter mood or behaviour.
In US legal context, narcotic refers to opium, opium derivatives, and their semi-synthetic or fully synthetic substitutes as well as cocaine and coca leaves, which although classified as “narcotics” in the U.S.
Drug effects depend heavily on [...]
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Pharmacology
Posted in Health on May 7th, 2008
What is Pharmacology?
Pharmacology is the study of how substances interact with living organisms to produce a change in function.
If substances have medicinal properties, they are considered pharmaceuticals.
The field encompasses drug composition and properties, interactions, toxicology, therapy, and medical applications and antipathogenic capabilities. Development of medication is a vital concern to medicine, but also has strong [...]
Achieving Publicity
Posted in Health on Apr 17th, 2008
If anyone suffers from a chronic illness they know that in order to help achieve better treatment options for patients and a cure for the disease it needs to achieve publicity. The following are some ways to help better make others know about certain illnesses and conditions so that additional research and knowledge can be [...]
Gluten Free Vegan Diet
Posted in Health on Apr 14th, 2008
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients who eat a gluten-free vegan diet could be better protected against heart attacks and stroke. A gluten-free vegan diet was shown to lower cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and oxidizedLDL (OxLDL), as well as raising the levels of natural antibodies against the damaging compounds in the body that cause symptoms of the [...]
Teen is Dead From Breast Surgery
Posted in Health on Mar 26th, 2008
Stephanie Kuleba is an 18-year-old high school senior, who was headed to college and then medical school, but felt she needed to be even more perfect
Her breasts were asymmetrical and she had an inverted areola, so she went to have cosmetic surgery clinic in Boca Raton, Florida. But now she is dead. She died [...]



