My Canadian Pharmacy News - Part 104

Asthmatics Life Duration

How long do asthmatics live? It is quite difficult to give a particular answer to this question because in each case the disease is different. Life duration of these patients depends on timely asthma treatment and serious attitude to the disease. The statistics confirm that among patients suffering from bronchial asthma disability (within the first 5 years) and death are observed quite rarely. Such cases are a result of long and low-grade disease symptoms and…

10 Worst Side Effects of Hormonal Contraceptives

Most common risks of taking hormonal contraceptives are weight gain, impaired fat metabolism, thrombosis, migraines, and uterine cancer. The list of harmful effects of hormonal contraceptives is so big that we will focus only on main negative reactions. All birth control pills that prevent ovulation contain synthetic female hormones and steroid hormones, which have a major impact on a women’s physiology. So it is easy to understand what serious consequences it may cause. The results of…

Why Does Smoking Cause Erectile Dysfunction?

Nowadays, children increasingly began to be born “in vitro”. The reason for that is not only women’s health – problems with conceiving are often caused by diseases that develop in men. One of the male infertility causes is erectile dysfunction – the inability to enjoy full sex life. It is unlikely that there is another factor that would influence man’s self-esteem as much as potency. Its violation leads to depression, neuroses, families destruction, and even…

Which Hormonal Contraceptives Reduce Libido?

Female contraceptives in the form of pills (combined oral contraceptives – COC), not only protect against unwanted pregnancy, but in some circumstances can cause such effect as decreased libido. This is because pills include special substances that suppress testosterone production in female body, which is responsible for female sexuality. But no matter how high products’ quality is, each of them has its own side effects.

Cold Allergy: Causes, Symptoms, Prevention and Treatment

Cold allergy is an allergy caused by cold. This disorder is caused by cold strengthened by wind. Cold Allergy Causes But for all that, cold is the triggering mechanism, which causes immune failures body’s cells, which subsequently expressed in violation of their integrity and rapid histamine release, accompanying allergic reactions. Also causes enhancing cold allergy may be: genetic predisposition; the intoxication of the whole organism; chronic infections, such as tonsillitis, pyelonephritis, tooth decay; worms; gastrointestinal…

Causes of Psychological Asthma

Breathing is life. Why, then, there are situations when our body refuses to breathe, simply depriving us of opportunity not just to function normally, but actually jeopardizing our very existence? Let’s understand in detail what psychological causes of asthma there are and mechanism of its development. After learning a little more about the painful situation, we have a real chance to change something in our lives. Asthma is one of the most dangerous types of allergies . It…

Alcohol and Potency: Consequences

The fact that alcohol has negative impact on potency has long been known. Moreover, ancient physicians had even a saying that claim that wine can cause desire, but would deprive of opportunity to perform it. It is no secret that alcohol is a poison that has destructive effect on all systems and individual organs of human body. And, male reproductive system is not an exception. At the same time there is a misconception that if…

Erectile Dysfunction and Nitric Oxide

Physiology of erection was studied in the late twentieth century, after the discovery of the important role of nitric oxide in vasodilatation process. Scientists believe that it is a nitric oxide that plays a crucial role in the erectile function. A significant role of nitric oxide is connected with the fact that it stimulates relaxation of the cavernous bodies and this in its turn contributes to penile erection.

Antibiotics Effect on Potency

About 10% of antibiotics can cause deterioration of potency in men. This list can include hypertensive pills, hormonal drugs, antidepressants and sedatives that suppress male hormones production. So, antibiotics may cause temporary erectile dysfunction, which is more linked to the whole body weakening, rather than negative influence of drugs directly on potency. Especially brightly it was observed in sexually transmitted diseases treatment. If treatment is ended, and sexual function didn’t restore, you should think about…

Birth Control Pills and Pregnancy

Practice shows that oral contraceptives cannot protect us from unwanted conception by 100%. Pregnancy can occur while receiving even the most advanced and sophisticated products. Why is this happening, how to avoid it? And most importantly, what to do about an unplanned pregnancy? This and other question were considered in this article.