Colchicine alters the way your body responds to uric acid crystals. Too much uric acid in the body is what leads to the symptoms of gout (swelling and pain). Probenecid reduces the amount of uric acid in your body by causing it to be passed in your urine. Colchicine and probenecid is a combination medicine used to...
For preventing gout. Brand Name(s): Mitigare. Generic Name: Colchicine.
For preventing gout. Brand Name(s): Gloperba. Generic Name: Colchicine.
This medicine is used for the following purposes: genetic disorder, gout, heart, prevent gout. Brand Name(s): Colcrys. Generic Name: Colchicine.
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For gout. Generic Name: Colchicine/Probenecid.
A cold agglutinins blood test is done to check for conditions that cause the body to make certain types of antibodies called cold agglutinins. Cold agglutinins are normally made by the immune system in response to infection. They cause red blood cells to clump together (agglutinate) at low temperatures. Healthy people...
You may be able to prevent cold exposure by having emergency equipment with you if you do outdoor sports or activities. Your equipment may include: 2 or 3 fire-starting kits and a lighter. A pocketknife. A wire saw, to cut large pieces of wood for an emergency fire. A space blanket, to be used as a windbreaker and heat...
Cold Exposure: Ways the Body Loses Heat—Topic Overview The body loses heat through: Evaporation of water from your skin if it is wet (sweating). If your clothing is wet, you will also lose some body heat through evaporation and through respiration (breathing) when the body temperature is higher than 99 °F (37 °C)...
Cold injuries occur more in certain outdoor conditions, such as: Cold temperatures. Hypothermia can develop quickly with temperatures below freezing. Frostbite develops at freezing temperatures. People who live in poorly heated homes can gradually develop hypothermia. Cold injuries, such as trench foot or chilblains...
Try the following home treatment if your hands get cold easily and become pale, cool, and painful: Wave your arms in a circular motion to force blood out into your hands. Blow warm air onto cold hands. Tuck your hands inside clothing next to warm skin, such as your chest, belly, or armpit. Warm your hands by running...
Ice and cold packs can reduce the pain, swelling, and bleeding of an injury. Cold therapy is usually used immediately after an injury. For an eye injury, use one of the following methods: Ice towel. Wet a towel with cold water and squeeze it until it is just damp. Fold the towel, place it in a plastic bag, and freeze it...
What are cold sores? Cold sores, sometimes called fever blisters, are groups of small blisters on the lip and around the mouth. The skin around the blisters is often red, swollen, and sore. They usually heal in 7 to 10 days. Cold sores are most contagious until the blisters are completely healed. What causes them? Cold...
Cold sores, sometimes called fever blisters, are groups of small blisters on the lip and around the mouth. The skin around the blisters is often red, swollen, and sore. The blisters may break open, leak a clear fluid, and then scab over after a few days. They usually heal in 7 to 10 days. Cold sores are most contagious...
As soon as a cold sore appears, you’re ready for it to disappear. According to research or other evidence, the following self-care steps may be helpful. Look into lysine 1,000 mg a day of this amino acid supplement may reduce recurrences by suppressing the virus that causes sores. Eat fewer high-arginine foods Deprive...
Primary Remedies Calendula Ointment. This remedy keeps the skin or lips moisturized and speeds up healing. . Natrum muriaticum. This remedy sometimes stops a herpes outbreak if taken in the early, tingling stage. It is also helpful for raw, red cold sores that develop on the lips and corners of the mouth, as well as the...
Briefly discusses types of cold temperature exposure and related symptoms. Offers interactive tool to help decide when to seek care. Also offers home treatment tips.
Some people's skin is very sensitive to cold temperatures and reacts abnormally. For example: The fingers, toes, nose, or ears may turn pale or white. Later they may turn blue. These areas may feel numb and tingly and feel very cold to the touch. As the areas warm, they may turn red and start to throb.
Cold injury to the skin may cause: Severe pain. Numbness, tingling, or a prickly feeling. Hard, stiff, shiny, or rubbery skin. Cold, pale, white, pink-purple, or blue-gray skin. Blisters or sores.
What are colds? Colds are the most common infection of the nose, sinuses, or throat (upper respiratory infection). Colds are caused by viruses. They're spread by coughs, sneezes, and close contact. You can catch a cold at any time of year, but they're more common in late winter and early spring. There's no cure for...
Links to information on colds and flu. Covers at-home treatment for cold and flu symptoms, the flu vaccine, prevention of colds and flu, and medicines for the flu.
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Colesevelam lowers "bad" cholesterol in the blood, which is also called LDL (low-density lipoprotein) cholesterol. Lowering your LDL cholesterol may reduce your risk of hardened arteries, which can lead to heart attacks, stroke, and circulation problems. Colesevelam is used to treat high cholesterol in adults...
This medicine is used for the following purposes: diabetes, high blood fat levels. Brand Name(s): Welchol. Generic Name: Colesevelam.
This medicine is used for the following purposes: diabetes, high blood fat levels. Brand Name(s): Welchol. Generic Name: Colesevelam.
Colestipol is a cholesterol-lowering drug. Colestipol lowers "bad" cholesterol in the blood, which is also called LDL (low-density lipoprotein) cholesterol. Lowering your LDL cholesterol may reduce your risk of hardened arteries, which can lead to heart attacks, stroke, and circulation problems. Lowering high...
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This medicine is used for the following purposes: drug overdose, itching, high blood fat levels. Brand Name(s): Colestid. Generic Name: Colestipol.
