You can gently encourage someone who uses tobacco to quit. Think of your comments as only one event that may move that person toward quitting. Start any discussion of quitting in a gentle way. Ask if it's okay to talk about it. If it is, ask what they think about quitting. Let the person know why you want them to quit...
Support groups provide encouragement when you have decided to quit smoking. Support groups can: Increase your chances of success. Keep you motivated. Allow you to express your feelings with others who understand. Give you hope and the confidence to quit. Improve your coping skills. Teach you ways that have helped others...
Learn how medicine can double or triple your chances of stopping smoking.
Learn about products and medicines that can take the edge off nicotine cravings.
What are tobacco slips and relapses? A slip means that someone who has quit tobacco uses it again a time or two. A relapse means that a person who has quit returns to regular tobacco use. Most people quit and restart many times before they quit for good. What can you do if you have a slip or relapse? Most people who...
Guides through decision to use medicine to quit smoking. Lists benefits and risks. Discusses varenicline, bupropion SR, and nicotine replacement products. Includes interactive tool to help you decide.
The best way to cope with a strong temptation to smoke is to quickly remove yourself from the situation that is causing the temptation. Don't worry about "how it will look" if you leave a party, wedding reception, or public function to avoid the temptation to smoke. You have an important reason for leaving. When you...
Learn some of the many immediate and long-term health benefits of quitting smoking.
Smoking may be a big part of your social life. Do you automatically smoke when you are around someone who is smoking? Do certain people, places, or things seem to make you want to smoke? Do your friends smoke? Friends care about one another, support one another, and take part in activities together that affirm the bond...
Learn why it matters that your reasons for quitting come from inside you.
Learn how other people quit tobacco by using nicotine replacement and other medicines.
Learn how it may take a few attempts before you quit tobacco for good.
Learn how to assess the things that led to a slip-up and get back on track with quitting.
For treating cancer. Brand Name(s): Vanflyta. Generic Name: Quizartinib.
Rabeprazole is used short-term to treat symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in adults and children who are at least 1 year old. Rabeprazole is used only in adults to treat conditions involving excessive stomach acid, such as Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. Rabeprazole is also used in adults to promote...
Provides a summary of interactions with vitamins, herbs, and food
This medicine is used for the following purposes: indigestion, inflammation of stomach, inflammation of the esophagus, stomach acid, stomach acid reflux, ulcers in stomach or intestines, ulcers in stomach or intestines. Brand Name(s): Aciphex. Generic Name: Rabeprazole.
This medicine is used for the following purposes: indigestion, inflammation of stomach, inflammation of the esophagus, stomach acid, stomach acid reflux, ulcers in stomach or intestines, ulcers in stomach or intestines. Brand Name(s): Aciphex. Generic Name: Rabeprazole.
Rabies is a disease caused by a virus that can affect the nervous system (brain and spinal cord) of any kind of mammal, including humans. Rabies-infected animals can spread the disease through their saliva or brain matter. Signs of rabies in animals may include excessive saliva or sometimes foaming at the mouth...
What is rabies? Rabies is an infection caused by a virus. It affects the brain and spinal cord (central nervous system) of mammals, including humans. It is nearly always deadly if not treated before symptoms begin. Animals that are infected with rabies—rabid animals—can spread the disease through their saliva or through...
Rabies immune globulin is used to protect people who have been bitten by animals (post-exposure). This medicine is given together with a full series of rabies vaccination. Rabies immune globulin by itself will not protect against rabies. You will not need rabies immune globulin if you have received a rabies vaccine in...
Vaccine to prevent a viral infection. Brand Name(s): HyperRAB, Imogam, Kedrab. Generic Name: Rabies Immune Globulin, Human.
Rabies may be a concern after an animal bite if: The animal that bit you was acting strangely or foaming at the mouth. The animal attacked you for no clear reason. The animal cannot be watched for signs of rabies. You were bitten while you were in a foreign country or in the wilderness.
You are more likely to be exposed to the rabies virus if you are a veterinarian, animal handler, rabies laboratory worker, or if you come into contact with animals that may carry the virus (including cats, dogs, foxes, skunks, raccoons, bobcats, coyotes, and bats). Traveling to certain countries may also increase your...
You are more likely to be exposed to the rabies virus if you are a veterinarian, animal handler, rabies laboratory worker, or may otherwise come into contact with animals that may carry the virus (including cats, dogs, foxes, skunks, raccoons, bobcats, coyotes, and bats). Traveling to certain countries may also increase...
Rabies vaccine can prevent rabies. Rabies is mainly a disease of animals. Humans get rabies when they are bitten or scratched by infected animals. Human rabies is rare in the United States. Wild animals like bats, raccoons, skunks, and foxes are the most common source of human rabies infection in the United…
Racepinephrine is a bronchodilator. It works by relaxing muscles in the airways to improve breathing. Racepinephrine is used to relieve occasional symptoms of asthma, such as wheezing, chest tightness, and feeling short of breath. Racepinephrine may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.
For asthma. Brand Name(s): Asthmanefrin, S-2. Generic Name: Racepinephrine.
What is radiation? Radiation is energy that travels as a wave or particle. Some types of radiation can be harmful. This is called ionizing radiation. Radioactivity is ionizing radiation that is given off by things like uranium as they decay. About half of the ionizing radiation we're exposed to comes from nature. It's...
External beam radiation therapy uses doses of radiation to kill cancer cells. A beam of radiation is aimed at the tumor from outside the body. This treatment is given to most people with early-stage breast cancer who choose breast-conserving surgery such as lumpectomy. How long the treatment takes Many people with early...
