Didanosine is an antiviral medicine that prevents human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from multiplying in your body. Didanosine is used to treat HIV, the virus that can cause acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Didanosine is not a cure for HIV or AIDS. Didanosine is for use in adults and children who are at least...

Provides a summary of interactions with vitamins, herbs, and food

Dienogest and estradiol is a combination drug that contains female hormones that prevent ovulation (the release of an egg from an ovary). This medicine also causes changes in your cervical mucus and uterine lining, making it harder for sperm to reach the uterus and harder for a fertilized egg to attach to the uterus...

DIEP (deep inferior epigastric artery perforator) flap is a type of breast reconstruction surgery. The surgeon takes fat and skin (but not muscle) from the lower belly area. Saving the muscle helps avoid later belly weakness. By reducing fat and skin in the belly, DIEP surgery results in a "tummy tuck." DIEP is a "free...

Nutrition first—Learn how to wisely choose drinks, shakes, and bars to assist with healthy weight management. Select a food: Diet Drinks Diet Powders Energy Bars Meal Substitutes Soy and Protein Shakes

The Dietary Guidelines for Americans provide tips for eating well and staying healthy. They can help you reduce your risk for long-term (chronic) diseases. The guidelines recommend that adults: Eat lots of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and low-fat or nonfat dairy products. Try to balance eating with activity. This...

Explains what dietary supplements are. Covers uses including preventing illness, reducing fever, curing infection, easing pain, and healing wounds. Covers safety issues like side effects and interaction with other medicines or supplements being taken.

Diethylpropion is a stimulant similar to an amphetamine. Diethylpropion is an appetite suppressant that affects the central nervous system. Diethylpropion is used as together with diet and exercise to treat obesity in people who have a body mass index (BMI) of at least 30 kilograms per square meter. Diethylpropion is...

For obesity or weight loss. Brand Name(s): Tenuate. Generic Name: Diethylpropion.

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The flu and the common cold are both types of upper respiratory infections (URIs). Both are caused by viruses. But the flu is not the same as the common cold. Flu symptoms Flu symptoms are usually much worse than a cold. The flu usually comes on suddenly and lasts longer. Symptoms may include: Fever. Cough. Shaking...

Symptoms of difficulty breathing can range from mild to severe. For example: You may feel a little out of breath but still be able to talk (mild difficulty breathing), or you may be so out of breath that you cannot talk at all (severe difficulty breathing). It may be getting hard to breathe with activity (mild...

Severe trouble breathing means: You cannot talk at all. You have to work very hard to breathe. You feel like you can't get enough air. You do not feel alert or cannot think clearly. Moderate trouble breathing means: It's hard to talk in full sentences. It's hard to breathe with activity. Mild trouble breathing means...

Severe trouble breathing means: You cannot talk at all. You have to work very hard to breathe. You feel like you can't get enough air. You do not feel alert or cannot think clearly. Moderate trouble breathing means: It's hard to talk in full sentences. It's hard to breathe with activity. Mild trouble breathing means...