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  • I Take Methotrexate For My Rheumatoid Arthritis... I’m Worried About My Liver... - Methotrexate is the most commonly used disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). While it is extremely effective, it has potential side effects. Among them are reductions in blood cell counts (particularly white blood cells and platelets), mouth sores, skin rashes, fatigue, gastrointestinal upset, and liver toxicity. When methotrexate was first introduced in the early 1980’s, concern about the potential for liver toxicity prompted many rheumatologists to order liver biopsies before treatment and during treatment. Over the intervening years though, it has been apparent that the potential for liver toxicity is not as great as once thought. However, liver toxicity is not something that should be ignored. This is particularly true since significant liver function abnormalities can occur without symptoms!
  • Ketek Allegedly Linked to Liver Failure Among Patients - The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered pharmaceuticals manufacturer Sanofi-Aventis to put more strident side effects warning on the packaging of Ketek (telithromycin), an antibiotic that has been linked to incidents of liver toxicity, liver failure, and death. The drug has been prescribed over five million times since it received FDA approval in April 2004. This order follows a public health advisory issued by the FDA in January 2006, which recommended that health care providers monitor Ketek patients for side effects, including jaundice, blurry vision, and other symptoms of liver disease. Dangerous Ketek Side Effects Sanofi-Aventis' application for Ketek's FDA approval was rejected in 2001 and again in 2003, but was ultimately accepted for treatment of a host of respiratory conditions, including pneumonia, bronchitis, and sinus ailments. However, claims of Ketek side effects are quickly casting a shadow over the successful drug's future.
  • WHAT ARE THE IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS OF THE LIVER? - Alcoholic liver disease is an ever-growing health concern. I have experienced this in my immediate family and strongly believe that you or someone you know has a drinking problem. In this section on liver disease, I reveal what the liver does and the symptoms of a dysfunctional, alcohol induced liver. What Is The Liver? The liver is situated just under the right ribs and beneath the right lung. The liver is also the largest organ in your body that has a pyramid shape and divided into left and right lobes.
  • Ketek Copy-Cat Drug Marketed in Asia - A drug similar to Ketek, which is an antibiotic that has been linked to liver disease among patients, is getting ready to be sold in Asia even after red flags were raised on these drugs.
  • I Take Methotrexate For Rheumatoid Arthritis And I’m Concerned About The Side Effects… - Since the early 1980’s methotrexate has assumed the position of “gold standard” as a disease modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). It is effective, relatively safe, and also relatively inexpensive. In the past methotrexate was used either as a single agent or in combination with other DMARDS such as hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) or sulfasalazine (Azulfidine). With the advent of the newer biologic drugs, methotrexate is most often used in combination with these biologics for patients with active RA. Methotrexate works by blocking an enzyme called dihydrofolate reductase. The end result of this action is a reduction in purines and pyrimidines, inhibition of T-cell activation, and reduction of inflammation through the release of a substance called adenosine. Therefore, methotrexate has both anti-inflammatory properties as well as disease-modifying properties. Generally, methotrexate is well tolerated and safe;
  • How Do I Detox My Liver And Kidneys? - Detoxification or detox is the process of eliminating toxins from the body, which is mainly carried out by the liver and kidneys. Detoxifying these organs is critical because while they have their own detox process, the body is often exposed to many toxic elements that can build up in the liver and kidneys and may cause various illnesses. If you have been asking yourself “how do I detox my liver and kidneys?” then you are on the right track to achieving and maintaining good health. How do I detox my liver and kidneys in a natural way?
  • When Allergy Shots Don't Work - In the 8 years or so that I have been working with allergy patients, I have discovered that the most common reason why allergy treatment fails, either conventional allergy shots, or "energy medicine" techniques like I use, is heavy metal toxicity.
  • Liver Disease and Natural Cures that work - The liver is one part of the body that is barely given much notice because it doesn't manifest any complaint like other organs. It is quite easy to ignore but its function in the body is very, very significant. Liver problems are not easy to detect because its symptoms are typical and you wouldn't relate them immediately to liver. It is important to mention that the liver has an ability to regenerate itself. This is the best news ever especially for those suffering from any liver disease. If you have developed liver disease and natural cure is probably the least of your option, you had better think again. Natural herbs and plants have been used as flavoring for food and for their medicinal properties. They have become extremely vital to daily life since they are main sources of medicine and healing for a lot of human diseases.
  • The Importance And Benefits Of Liver Cleansing Detox Diet - The liver is the organ responsible for filtering toxins from the bloodstream. To have a healthy liver, it is advisable to go on a liver cleansing detox diet.

  • Liver Detox Gives Extra Life To The Liver And The Body - Liver is one of the most important organs of body and performs some vital functions for it. If we want to keep our body healthy we must take care to keep this important organ in good condition. It is known as the factory of the body where most of the metabolic processes of the body are occurring all the time. It is also a store house of the body that processes and stores many nutrients of the body including sugar, fatty acids, amino acids. Some minerals and vitamins are also stored in the liver. Some of these stores may last even for a year or so. An important example is that of vitamin B12 and iron. Liver has an important role in regulating glucose metabolism.
  • Reducing Liver Cancer's Devastating Effects - Liver cancer is a life-threatening disease that can be extremely devastating to anyone who is afflicted with it as well as those around him. Anyone experiencing symptoms associated with cancer of the liver should seek medical care at the soonest possible time. Symptoms of cancer of the liver are not usually recognizable as a manifestation of the disease as they are not unusual - loss of appetite and weight, abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, and general weakness. Those who experience extreme symptoms like abdominal swelling and yellowish discoloration of skin and eyes would most likely be in the advance stages of liver cancer. Medical care for anyone afflicted with cancer of the liver is a must.
  • Cleansing Your Liver For Better Health - Liver Cleansing is one of the most important health activities you can do for yourself. The liver has hundreds of functions including the processing and maintaining of the body's supply of nutrients and energy. A liver cleansing can be the answer you are looking for if you are having stomach problems, headaches, fatigue and even hepatitis. If you have a health condition, large or small, there is a good chance it is directly related to the liver. There are a lot of illnesses that we face that can be avoided if our liver was in optimum health. Such illnesses and conditions include; digestive problems, loss of energy, joint pain, bloating, irregular menstruation, headaches, difficulty in breathing, heart disease, cancer, diabetes and most other sever illnesses. The way our liver functions depends on our personal habits.
  • For Anti-Aging Skin Care - Cosmetics, cosmecueticals (ways of treating the skin and making it look nicer by applications that act like pharmaceuticals) and other beauty aids of the same ilk may well be effective when it comes to anti-aging skin care. However, they may be quite expensive and do they really get to the root cause of premature ageing and skin disorders such as acne, spots, psoriasis, eczema and dermatitis? Let me put it like this. You take your car into a garage because it's not running well. The mechanic carefully beats the bonnet into a nicer shape, paints over it, then re-lacquers the surface and finally gives it a nice waxy sheen. He then tells you your car has been fixed. Indeed you are delighted with the look at it and you drive away from the garage a satisfied customer. ...
  • The Crucial Benefits Of Vitamin A - Vitamin A is probably best known for its role in eye health and promoting good vision and the legend that eating carrots is helpful for night vision, in particular, is based on the high levels of betacarotene that they contain.
  • What is Vitamin A? What are the benefits of Vitamin A? - Vitamin A is a fat soluble vitamin that is best known for its positive effects on helping the eyes adjust to changes in the light.
  • Beta Carotene Is The Safe Form Of Vitamin A - The fact that beta carotene is stated to be a safe form of vitamin A suggests that vitamin A is in some way unsafe. In fact an overdose of vitamin A can lead to any one of a number of conditions, including nausea, jaundice, vomiting, abdominal pain and headaches.
  • Could Your Diet Be A Natural Acne Treatment? - One of the best acne treatments is a diet which will help the body eliminate waste so that it won't interfere with your skin and cause acne. If you are unhealthy on the inside it will be reflected in your skin. The skin is the largest organ of the body and it helps other organs with eliminating waste. It is the livers job to remove hormones from the body.
  • Omega 3 Fish Oil and Liver Disease - In the human body, there are a number of organs that are arranged in systems in order to provide the body with different abilities. For example, the lungs and the trachea and nostrils all work together to allow for breathing as well as to transport oxygen to the blood.
  • Hep C: Coping With Hepatitis C - Hepatitis C is an infectitious virus that has the tendency to damage the liver. It transfers in to the liver via the blood. Unfortunately, there is no vaccine, for this condition. Hence, people are instructed to follow certain preventative methods in order to keep oneself off this disease.
  • How Do You Treat Psoriatic Arthritis? - Psoriatic arthritis (PSa) is one of the most common forms of inflammatory arthritis with prevalence varying in the general population from 0.3% to 1%. It is unique in that the immune abnormality underlying the condition affects both the skin as well as the joints. While psoriatic arthritis may begin by attacking only a few joints, over time it may begin to involve many joints and becomes very severe in at least 20% of patients. Treatment should target the skin and joint problems of the disease simultaneously. Successful treatment of PsA with conventional therapies is limited by a number of different factors, including failure to effectively manage skin and joint aspects of the disease, risk of potentially serious adverse effects, and poor tolerability. The usual starting regimen given to patients with PsA is non-steroidal-anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS).
  • Milk Thistle May Help With Cirrhosis, Gallstones, And Hepatitis Liver Problems - Milk thistle, botanically Silybum Adans, is a member of the daisy family that is native to the Mediterranean, the Middle East and North Africa but has also been introduced to California and parts of the eastern side of the USA, and can help with problems such as cirrhosis, gallstones and hepatitis. Although it has been recorded as being used in medieval times as a tonic for the liver, it is only relatively recently that its chemical components have been investigated. Analysis indicated the presence of hitherto unknown flavonoids which were given the name of silymarin. In general, flavonoids are strong antioxidants found in many fruits and vegetables that eat up the free radicals that cause so much damage to our bodies.
  • Allergy Effects On The Liver And Colon - The Liver: The liver is the largest gland in the body. Amongst other things, it is a detoxifying agent and a blood reservoir. It breaks down waste matter in the blood and manufactures blood proteins; converting sugar and carbohydrates into glycogen, which it then stores for the manufacture of glucose when needed. It collects vitamins and minerals from food and stores them for future use. The liver also manufactures bile, which is stored in the gall bladder, and released, when necessary, into the duodenum to aid in the digestion of fats.
  • Management Consultants! - Will You Be Overweight Forever? - To be give yourself the competitive edge as a Management Consultant, it's vital to:- 1. Maintain a healthy weight 2. Stay fit and well 3. Get enough exercise 4. Manage pressure and stress effectively 5. Find the energy and vitality to achieve all your objectives and targets. These factors really do make the difference and take you from "Good to Great". Healthy weight loss through a proper diet is the single best thing you can do for yourself, your loved ones and your career as a successful Management Consultant. Any effective weight loss and diet programme needs to:- 1. Emphasise overall fitness and good health 2. Suggest tasty and nutritious foods and drinks which are easily available 3.
  • The Healing Crisis - The healing crisis occurs as people cleanse their body. Sometimes the cleansing causes us to have an allergic reaction. This is good as it means we are removing toxins from the body.The only people who will experience a healing crisis are people with a toxic body. Our bodies become toxic over a long period of time.
  • Your Liver can’t save itself, without saving everyone else. - It's truly amazing how a chemical reaction, and Liquids inside our head cause thoughts inside our mind.
  • Safe and Sensible Detoxification - In my private practice, I recently received this question about liver cleansing: "My friends are doing a community liver cleanse and I was wondering how you felt about a liver cleanse/detox?
  • What You Need To Know About Food And Drug Interactions If You Have Arthritis - Medicines can treat and help with many medical problems such as arthritis. However they must be taken according to instructions to ensure they are safe and effective. Many medicines have ingredients that interact with other medicines and which also affect human organ function in different ways. This article discusses some important information for arthritis sufferers. Medications often interact with food. Both the type of food, the timing of food intake, as well as lifestyle factors can have an effect on a drug’s ability to work effectively. Certain foods, beverages, alcohol, caffeine, and even cigarettes can interact with different types of medicines. This may make them less effective or even may cause dangerous side effects.
  • Traversing the Misconceptions of Detox Cleansing - It is becoming more and more recognized by holistic doctors, nutritionists, dieticians and other healthcare professionals that being "healthy" in the 21st century requires more than just the maintenance of a proper diet and healthy exercise regimen alone.
  • The Crucial Benefits Of Vitamin A - Vitamin A is probably best known for its role in eye health and promoting good vision and the legend that eating carrots is helpful for night vision, in particular, is based on the high levels of betacarotene that they contain. It is indeed true that retinol, one of the products of beta carotene within the body, is essential for the production of adequate amounts of rhodopsin, a substance also known as “visual purple”. Adequate amounts of visual purple in the light receptor cells of the retina are vital for good night vision. Deficiency of retinol vitamin A is therefore commonly associated with the condition known as night blindness which is in fact the first symptom of the deficiency.
  • Healthy Eating Guidelines - Why Vitamins? - Vitamins are something we must have in our diet if we are to follow healthy eating guidelines but do we actually know what those all important vitamins do? Do we know why we should eat some daily and some less often? The main reason for that is that some vitamins are soluble in water and some in fat. Those which are water soluble such as Vitamins B and C need to be eaten daily because the body finds it very difficult to story them in the body. The fat soluble vitamins such as A, D, E and K are stored in the liver so you don’t need to have them daily, once or twice a week is adequate in most cases.
  • The Liver: An Important Key To Natural Weight Loss - You may be aware that the liver is an important organ in keeping you healthy, but many people fail to recognize the importance of the liver in weight loss.
  • Copper Can You Live With Out It Or Not? - Copper is an essential trace mineral necessary for life, and it is necessary for the proper function of certain enzymes that allow certain biochemical functions of the body to take place. Without copper neither plant nor animal life would be possible. Dietary sources include nuts, grains, seeds, beans and other vegetable protein sources. Although it is also obtained from animal sources, these tend to be rich in zinc, and for reasons that will be discussed shortly, the presence of zinc can deplete copper absorption. Other common sources are copper cooking utensils and drinking water from copper pipes. After digestion, copper is absorbed into the body through the stomach and the small intestine. It is also possible for copper to be absorbed through the skin from copper bracelets.
  • Latest Research: Excessive Drinking May Cause Male Infertility - Many people drink alcoholic beverages at parties and bars to have fun. Some individuals drink at home to unwind and relax after a long day of work. Moderate drinking has been said to be good to the heart, circulatory system, and gallstones. However medical studies show that drinking may bring more harm than good. Drinking too much alcohol cause negative short term effect like depression, hangover, dehydration, and headache. It may also bring long term effects like loss of brain cells, liver failure, stomach ulcers, nerve damage, and male infertility. Recent medical studies show that drinking more than four than four ounces of alcohol a day can be bad for the male reproductive system. Alcohol concentration depends on the kind of drink that is consumed.
  • What Will A Body Detox Program Do For Me? - You see them all over TV and the internet. "The only way to detox is the new blah blah blah." People talk about how a natural body detox changed their life. But do these detox programs really work, or are they just scams? What will they do for me? Let's spend a minute talking about the environment we live in. Modern civilization puts us in constant contact with toxins everyday.
  • Hepatitis C: Treating Hepatitis C With Herbs And Natural Therapies - Hepatitis C is referred to as a serious infectious virus by medical experts. They also like to refer to this disease as a communicable liver disease. This disease directly attacks the liver of the patient. However, people are more at ease these days, when it comes to talking about this condition or having contracted it for various reasons. The reason is wide availability of treatment options for this infectious disease. You would be highly surprised to know that a wide variety of herbal and natural treatment options are available Hepatitis C, these days. These are any day, a better option because the medications are effective, 100% safe and widely available. Here is an explanation of certain alternative therapies often prescribed for patients with Hepatitis C: a) Take 200mg of concentrated milk thistle with 140mg of silymarin on a daily basis.
  • The New Cleansing Diet: pH Miracle Diet - One of the most important principles in the pH miracle diet is the concept of cleansing your body of the acidic materials that are built up within. The ph miracle diet is a cleansing diet. It performs a cleansing of the body and its tissues and organs. This cleansing is almost like setting the "restart" button on your body. Any conditions you have developed from improper diet and lifestyle will start to dissipate. Cleansing diets like the pH miracle diet will help give your body the nutritional support it needs to function at an optimum level. To understand what a cleansing diet is you need to understand how the body cleanses itself. The body rids itself of harmful elements through the colon, skin, lungs and bladder. The liver, kidneys and lymphatic system all assist with this cleansing.
  • Coffee May Reduce Liver Cancer Risk - March 31, 2007, Milan — A recent study conducted by the researchers of Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri (IRFMN) in Milan, Italy showed that drinking coffee may help reduce the risk of liver cancer.
  • I Have Arthritis And I Want To Know What Tests My Rheumatologist Is Going To Order - There are a number of laboratory tests that a rheumatologist may order when seeing a patient for the first time. This is particularly true if rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is suspected. The reason so many laboratory tests are needed is because of the complexity involved in arriving at the correct diagnosis. Oftentimes, diseases can look similar. Disease may evolve over time and sometimes they overlap. The following is a rundown of the different tests that can be ordered and why. Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR). This test-also known as the “sed rate” measures how fast the red blood cells settle to the bottom of a tube in 1 hour.
  • Ready For a Healthier New You - Let us first look at the reason why we detox our body. Over a period of time, our body has stored everything from toxins to unwanted digested fecal matter in the colon. Yes, it stays right there in the colon, making having a bowel movement difficult. This can be very bad for your body, and there are body detox tips to help you better understand how it works in your favor. If you are always feeling bogged down, exhausted and have body aches, these may be signs that you do need a detox. Your body does store toxins, even in those organs that are used as a detoxifier for your body. It is wise to keep these organs clear, so here are some body detox tips for the liver.
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis? Go Fish! - Rheumatoid arthritis is the most common inflammatory form of arthritis, affecting more than 2.1 million Americans. It is a chronic, systemic, autoimmune disorder that can potentially lead to crippling, deformity, disability, and early death. The clinical approach to diagnosis and treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has dramatically shifted in the last 5-10 years. Most rheumatologists recognize the need for early intervention and aggressive management. As a result, early institution of disease-modifying anti-rheumatic therapy and biologic drugs are currently the treatment approach adopted by most specialists. However… while these new medications are extremely effective, they do have significant potential side effects. This is particularly true for patients who take non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) as part of their treatment program.
  • Autoimmune Hepatitis - Autoimmune Hepatitis is a disease in which the body's immune system attacks the liver cells. Like Ulcerative Colitis, and other autoimmune diseases, Autoimmune Hepatits causes inflammation of the affected organ. If left untreated over time, this disease can lead to cirrhosis pf the liver, and eventually liver failure. This chronic condition is potentially fatal. Type 1 Autoimmune Hepatitis, in, many cases, also occurs with other autoimmune disorders such as Ulcerative Colitis, type 1 diabetes, autoimmune anemia, Graves' disease, Sjögren's syndrome, thyroiditis and proliferative glomerulonephritis. Type 2 Autoimmune Hepatitis is less common and mostly affects girls ages 2 to 14;
  • Cleanse Your Liver For Better Health - A lot of times, we forget about the liver until a medical condition brings it to our attention. We can’t deny the important role it plays in our health. For many centuries, traditional medicines have looked at the liver, even more so than the heart, as the center for physical and emotional health.
  • Alpha Lipoic Acid: A Wealth of Health Benefits - When it comes to lifespan, there is an ongoing discussion within the medical community around issues of quantity vs. quality. While advances in modern medicine have considerably extended the human lifespan, those same advances don't necessarily ensure one's quality of life in later years. As a result, many respected researchers are beginning to differentiate between "lifespan" and "healthspan," a term used to denote the longevity of one's ability to have full or nearly full cognition and vigor throughout one's existence. In the quest for a greater healthspan, these same scientists are looking for substances that can ameliorate the aging process. One of the most promising substances seems to be alpha lipoic acid.
  • Stunning Levels of Lead Toxicity Revealed in Recent Research - Americans are too heavy -- but not just on the scale. Metals, not fat, are making us heavy. In fact, almost 40 percent of us have toxic levels of lead in our bodies.
  • Anxiety herbs - Two natural anti-anxiety herbs used extensively for hundreds of years are Mulungu and Graviola.
  • Remove Toxins From Your Body - Environmental pollution has reached alarmingly epidemic proportions. The environment is thoroughly contaminated by dangerous chemicals and heavy metals. Billions of pounds of toxic chemical are dumped into our air and water every year. Because the earth is a closed ecosystem, the worst effects can occur thousand of miles away from the source. Toxic particles can work their way into our bodies through food, air and skin. When you eat, you ingest toxins from pesticides, artificial colors, flavors and preservatives. When you breathe, you ingest toxins from pollution. When you touch things, chemical residue enters your pores.
  • Supplement Guide To Vitamins And Nutrition - You can exercise for as much as you can but if you do not have a balanced diet, it would be all for nothing. In order for one to become a healthy individual, he must have the right intake of food on a daily basis. It is important that he knows what the important vitamins and minerals are. There’s also an advantage if he knows what specific nutrients can be found in a particular food. 1. Calcium Calcium is the most abundant nutrient in the body. It has important functions. A majority of it is stored in the teeth and the bones. That alone shows that calcium supports the structure of the human body. Some can be found in the muscle, blood and the fluid in between the cells.
  • Mercury Contamination of Fish - Mercury toxicity is one of the more common food toxics that are hazardous to human health. Mercury contamination of fish has been an issue. Fish and shellfish are an important part of a healthy diet because they contain high-quality protein, low-saturated fat, and other essential nutrients, including omega-3 fatty acids. A well-balanced diet that includes a variety of fish and shellfish can contribute to heart health, especially children's proper growth and development. However, nearly all fish and shellfish contain traces of mercury. What is mercury? Mercury occurs naturally in the environment and can also be released into the air through industrial pollution.
  • Boozing Harms Losing Belly Fat - As we attempt to cope and deal with the pressures in our lives, alcohol consumption is becoming too much of the norm.
  • Kava Herbs And Its Uses - Kava, or piper methysticum as it is known generically, is native to the pacific islands, and has been used by humans for literally thousands of years as a drink and food.

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