Boys, Girls Equal at Social Aggression

Title: Boys, Girls Equal at Social Aggression
Category: Health News
Created: 9/17/2008
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"Among those surveyed who said they had misused one of these cough and cold medications in the past year, about 30 percent said they used a NyQuil brand product, 18 percent used a Coricidin product and 18 percent used a Robitussin product," MSNBC added.

In spite of this gloomy picture, there is a good side to cough medicines. While I commend doctors' efforts to protect consumers from dangerous drugs, the public should also be informed that certain coughs have to be treated, especially if they serve no purpose and interfere with sleep. What's the best way to treat this kind of cough? What products work? How should they be used? This four part series will give you practical and medically sound guidelines on how to manage coughs.

"The cough is a protective reflex; it clears your breathing passes of secretions. As long as it accomplishes this task effectively, it is to be regarded as normal and even healthy," said Dr. David E. Larson, editor-in-chief of the "Mayo Clinic Family Health Book."

A common ingredient of over-the-counter (OTC) cough medicine is dextromethorpan or DMX that can cause dizziness, disorientation, blurred vision, slurred speech, nausea and vomiting when taken in large doses.

It is said that if you dream of having a cough, it is a sign of impending disaster. That may be true in some cases for a cough is a symptom of many diseases. It should be brought to a doctor's attention if it persists to rule out any underlying problem.

"The abuse was highest among whites - at levels three times that of blacks. Overall, the level of abuse of these drugs is comparable to levels of use of LSD, methamphetamine or the drug ecstasy in this age group, the agency said. Among those ages 12 to 17, abuse of these drugs was most common among girls, while it shifted to young men among those 18 to 25," said the MSNBC News Services.

A 2006 survey conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration or SAMHSA showed that about 3.1 million people between the ages of 12 to 25 have used over-the-counter cough and cold medicine to get high.

Cough Medicine Controversy

Many doctors have declared war on cough medicines, saying the latter are ineffective and are often used inappropriately. Worse, they are also one of the most abused drugs in the country.

Drug companies don't seem to mind the bad publicity cough medicines are getting and for a good reason. These products are earning billions of dollars worldwide. In the United Kingdom, an estimated S275 million was spent on cough and cold remedies in 1991 alone. In that same year, Germans spent $547 million on self-medication with these products.

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Health Highlights: Sept. 15, 2008

Title: Health Highlights: Sept. 15, 2008
Category: Health News
Created: 9/16/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/16/2008

To add to this group of sinus infection medicine, we have Fluroquinolones which are also said to be in the group of broad-spectrum antibiotics. They work by tampering with the replication process of the DNA belonging to bacteria. By doing this, these antibiotics are able to kill the bacteria directly. However, just like the penicillin antibiotics, Fluoroquinolones come with them side effects such as allergy reactions as it is still a new drug in the market and as it stays on, improvements are being made on it. According to most doctors, the best form of antibiotics in this group is the Avelox, moxifloxacin antibiotic. For best results from all these types of sinus infection medicine, discipline in following the doctor's prescription is highly advised.

Penicillins are a group of antibiotics that are referred to as the narrow-spectrum antibiotics because they only work around very few types of bacteria. These types of antibiotics can be said to be part of sinus infection medicine as they are used to treat sinus infections caused by bacteria. They treat the infection by tampering with the bacteria cell wall structure building process. This ensures that the growing bacteria in the long run burst out of their cell walls and ultimately die thus bringing the infection to an end. The most common forms of penicillins that get to be prescribed by most doctors are the Amoxillin antibiotics which are usually provided in capsule form. Just like any other type of medication, these antibiotics are supposed to be taken according to the doctor's instructions and in case of any side effects such as allergy reactions, the doctor should be consulted as fast as possible.

Cephalosporins are broad-spectrum antibiotics meaning,they work around large groups of bacteria that exist. However, these antibiotics work just like Penicillins.They destroy bacteria by tampering with their cell wall formation which leads to the bacteria bursting out of these cell walls in the long run and in the end,dying.The good thing with Cephalosporins is that,they have a lower percentage of allergy reactions compared to Penicillins. This factor makes them to be preferred to Penicillis by many doctors.Popular antibiotics found in this group include,Ceftin and Keflex antibiotics though ceftin is said to be among the very solid types of antibiotics used to successfully treat sinus infections.

Macrolides are another class of antibiotics that form the group of sinus infection medicine. Just like Penicillins, Macrolides is a part of the narrow-spectrum antibiotics.They treat the patient by preventing the growing bacteria from producing new proteins that help them survive. This ensures that the bacteria are not directly done away with but rather they are stopped from multiplying even further. This provides an opportunity for the body to increase the production of antibodies and white blood cells in order to fight and wipe out these harmful bacteria. However in cases of high dosage consumption, Macrolides are known to destroy bacteria directly besides restricting their ability to multiply further.Compared to other forms of antibiotics, Macrolides bring with them a minimum number of side effects. Among the popular Macrolides to be prescribed to patients by their doctors are Biaxin and Klacid MR Macrolides.

As sinus infections continue to cause a lot of problems for people around the world, doctors over the years have been trying to find the best treatment that could help their patients come out of this horrible health condition. This has led to various sinus infection medicine to be thought of so that they would help treat this condition.

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