http://www.myfreearticlecentral.com/-Category-_9_-PageIndex-_0_.aspxGet the latest Health articles from My Free Article Central1440http://www.myfreearticlecentral.com/Article_21162_How-to-Choose-an-Orthodontist--5-Simple-Tips-to-Get-the-Top-Orthodontics-Treatment.aspxYour smile is important -- it's one of the first things people notice about you. But is your smile less than perfect? Do you have crooked or crowded teeth or an irregular bite pattern? Or perhaps you've been diagnosed with a TMJ (temporomandibular joint) disorder. Read on to learn how to choose an orthodontist. Here are 5 simple tips to get the top orthodontics treatment that fits your individual situation. Orthodontic treatment is typically a long-term commitment -- and a costly one. Y...Shervin Erfani, DMDSun, 30 Nov 2008 23:18:23 GMThttp://www.myfreearticlecentral.com/Article_21161_Braces-for-Adults-Youre-Not-Too-Old-to-Get-Rid-of-Crooked-Teeth.aspxBraces for adults? Sure, why not... In the past, orthodontists treated mainly children and teenagers. Today, however, every fifth orthodontic patient is an adult. You can have that beautiful straight smile you always dreamed of--whatever your age, you're not too old to get rid of crooked teeth. Crooked teeth can result in a host of other oral health issues. They're hard to clean, which can lead to decay, gum disease and eventually even tooth loss. They can cause bite problems, making it d...Shervin Erfani, DMDSun, 30 Nov 2008 23:12:28 GMThttp://www.myfreearticlecentral.com/Article_21160_Adult-Dental-Braces--5-Facts-to-Know-Before-Choosing-an-Orthodontist.aspxWhy on earth would an adult want to wear braces? In the past, braces were worn by children and teenagers. But times have changed. Today, 1 in 5 patients of orthodontists in the U.S. is an adult. Adult dental braces are more popular than ever. That Huck Finn buck-toothed grin may be cute on a freckle-faced kid, but on an adult? No way! Or maybe you inherited the family heirloom--your grandfather's gap-toothed grin or your grandmother's lisp. Or perhaps you're experiencing the pain caused by a...Shervin Erfani, DMDSun, 30 Nov 2008 23:05:41 GMThttp://www.myfreearticlecentral.com/Article_21124_Fighting-through-the-pain.aspxThe article reflects the concern of the U.S. Government Accountability Office that many of the soldiers sent out for duty in Iraq and Afghanistan are actually unfit. That they perform well is due in part to tramadol. When a country is at war, it depends on its soldiers to deliver the goods. If the army is a volunteer force, morale is usually high and the soldiers make commitments above and beyond the call of duty. The usual expression is "walking wounded". These are the soldiers who have suffi...John ScottFri, 28 Nov 2008 22:17:41 GMThttp://www.myfreearticlecentral.com/Article_21123_The-right-role-for-drugs-in-pain-management.aspxThe article looks at the modern approach to pain management and lists the main combinations of drugs, physical therapy and counseling to see you through the pain. As a youngster -- what a long time ago that seems -- when I was hurt, I had to wait until I got better again. The choices were aspirin and then a major step up to all those painkillers which have those unfortunate addictive risks. So rather than become one of the youngest junkies on the block, I worked through the pain, ignoring it as...John ScottFri, 28 Nov 2008 21:59:59 GMThttp://www.myfreearticlecentral.com/Article_21122_Come-on-give-us-a-song.aspxWhenever you wake in an armchair and find the television still on, one of the nightmare experiences is finding yourself watching one of the shows set in a summer camp. Your timing is impeccable. One of those perky leaders has everyone sitting expectantly round a camp fire and she calls for a song. OK, so how many times has that happened to you? Right! It's pure fantasy for something I'm writing on Halloween. But I did come across a very rare event reported in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) a...John ScottFri, 28 Nov 2008 21:45:12 GMThttp://www.myfreearticlecentral.com/Article_21115_How-to-Avoid-those-Extra-Pounds-During-the-Holiday-Season.aspxWith the year coming to an end and an onslaught of holidays on the horizon, those of us who are concerned for our waistlines are faced with a serious dilemma: how to enjoy the impending festivities and still fit into this year's jeans in the upcoming new year. By working out a strategy ahead of time and then sticking to your plan, you can indulge in your favorite holiday treats and still survive the next month or two with minimal damage to your figure. To begin with, exercise portion cont...Health RemediesFri, 28 Nov 2008 18:45:34 GMThttp://www.myfreearticlecentral.com/Article_21070_Lets-hear-what-Pain-has-to-say.aspxSometimes the name of an academic periodical is just so "right" it needs no further explanation. In this case, we are interested in the August issue of Pain. Told you so! Anyway, Boston University has been researching the number of people in the U.S. who take opioid painkillers including Ultram. Their results show a higher rate of usage than found in earlier studies. This may be explained by differences in research methods or a change in the honesty of those surveyed or the actual usage may hav...John ScottFri, 28 Nov 2008 01:28:49 GMThttp://www.myfreearticlecentral.com/Article_21069_What-to-do-about-back-pain.aspxIn almost all cases, back pain is nothing to worry about. It often comes because we sit or turn awkwardly, or lift something a little too heavy for us. Over a week or so, it then slowly goes away. If you go back twenty years, the standard recommendation was that you rest. This is now accepted as wrong. In fact, you need to maintain as normal a lifestyle as possible, staying active and working through the pain. If that pain becomes more than a background distraction, the drug of choice is ultram...John ScottFri, 28 Nov 2008 01:01:24 GMThttp://www.myfreearticlecentral.com/Article_21057_The-die-is-cast-not-machined.aspxAs part of my post-Acomplia therapy, I rang the foreman down at the factory. He said they were keeping my old job for me. In fact, truth be told, he said they were missing me. The younger kids couldn't hack it at all when it came to the kind of work I could do in my sleep, so the sooner I got back to work the better for everyone. I told him I'd do my best to get back in another month. I was bored to tears and needed a rest from all this sickness. He told me he'd seen a piece in the paper abo...John ScottThu, 27 Nov 2008 21:43:32 GMThttp://www.myfreearticlecentral.com/Article_21056_In-which-I-talk-seriously-with-myself.aspxThis district nurse -- Molly's her name (some Irish connection in her family, apparently) -- has the right end of the stick on all this. She thinks I'm still living in a dream world, not connecting to the real world at all. All I've been thinking about since that doctor mentioned it, is this Acomplia. As if a pill can solve all my problems. Like sex. Not getting it up? Take a little blue one. Got blood clots? Take rat poison and hope you don't die too. It was like he'd thrown me a lifeline a...John ScottThu, 27 Nov 2008 21:42:34 GMThttp://www.myfreearticlecentral.com/Article_21055_The-morning-after-the-night-before.aspxSo, there I am lying on the settee in the living room fantasising about having Acomplia to save me from myself when the front door bell goes off like a clap of thunder. I've managed to clean up the mess of vomit in the bathroom and get myself downstairs, but death still feels like the quickest way to get rid of all the pain. I think about not answering but, when the bell goes again, I decide the least painful option is to get the door open. Looking back, I'm not sure how I managed it -- I wa...John ScottThu, 27 Nov 2008 21:37:15 GMThttp://www.myfreearticlecentral.com/Article_21054_Kicking-my-heels.aspxSo there I am hiding myself away in this nursing home while whoever the manufacturer is decides to get his act together and get this Acomplia on the market. It's frustrating. Here I am -- been close to death twice now -- and I need this Acomplia to pull me round. The way that doctor was talking, I pop an Acomplia or three and it's the job done. Shame someone doesn't know someone on the inside as can slip us a bottle or two on the quiet. While I'm waiting, that district nurse keeps calling ro...John ScottThu, 27 Nov 2008 21:25:49 GMThttp://www.myfreearticlecentral.com/Article_21053_Xanax-is-the-most-popular-benzodiazepine-in-the-US.aspxThe article looks at the problem of drug abuse. People really do need access to medications like Xanax. Used properly, they are life-savers. But therapy is a better long-term treatment.Every year, Xanax has been winning the prize in the "most prescribed" category. Naturally, Pfizer, the manufacturer, loves these annual headlines. They help customers believe this drug is so popular because it really works. Well, that's true to some extent. If you take xanax for the right reasons and under proper...John ScottThu, 27 Nov 2008 21:23:55 GMThttp://www.myfreearticlecentral.com/Article_21051_Friday.aspxDave was bad-tempered because he took time off work to go see the physician at the hospital. Even though Mike slipped him a few dollars to make up the lost pay, Dave said it was all bullshit. I was perfectly able to give consent to take this Ambien. He thinks there's nothing really wrong with me, which is kind of reassuring. The physician didn't have all the test results back so he couldn't gainsay Dave right there and then. But said he was "optimistic". Dave got more mellow as the evening went...John ScottThu, 27 Nov 2008 21:12:11 GMThttp://www.myfreearticlecentral.com/Article_21050_Generics--still-controversial.aspxThe moment you use the word "generic" in the presence of someone employed by Big Pharma, there are reactions comparable to asking about contraceptives when visiting the Vatican. The reason is simple. The generic manufacturers are allowed to compete with the companies that went through the research and development phase after the patents have expired. All these "dangerous" companies need to do is to wait a few years and then copy all the original research. That means the product is bioequivalent...John ScottThu, 27 Nov 2008 20:57:05 GMThttp://www.myfreearticlecentral.com/Article_21049_Once-on-a-roll-the-FDA-continues-its-action-against-generics.aspxHaving hit the jackpot with Ranbaxy, the lobbyists for Big Pharma have continued their pressure on the FDA to shut down more of the competition against their drugs. When the original manufacturers are not able to find a way to extend the patent protection, their only way of defending their profit margins is to undermine the credibility of the generic imports. The usual lines of attack always focus on patient safety. All action taken is to ensure that lives are not put at risk by imports from "f...John ScottThu, 27 Nov 2008 20:56:01 GMThttp://www.myfreearticlecentral.com/Article_21048_What-does-the-US-Government-actually-say-about-generics.aspxIt is always pleasing to find a government agency with a specialized website. In this case, the FDA maintains a site devoted to generic drugs at http://www.fda.gov/cder/ogd/. There are over two-hundred-thirty staff whose task it is to ensure that the generic drugs approved are safe for consumers to use. Just to give you an idea of the scale of the operation, in 2004, there were 563 applications made to license the production of a generic drug. There were 880 applications made in 2007. In other...John ScottThu, 27 Nov 2008 20:40:53 GMThttp://www.myfreearticlecentral.com/Article_21042_Why-are-women-left-out-when-we-talk-about-libido.aspxOne of the reasons why marriages get into trouble is sex, or the lack of it. So when viagra came along ten years ago, a lot of men with erectile dysfunction thought they would all be able to save their marriages by being able to resume sex. Except, if you have a bad marriage, sex is not going to help. In fact, it may trigger an early departure. Now, let's change the perspective. If a woman loses her sex drive, viagra is of no help to her. Ignore the myth on that score. Women who <a href="http:/...John ScottThu, 27 Nov 2008 20:24:13 GMThttp://www.myfreearticlecentral.com/Article_21041_Sexual-athletes-of-the-world-face-drugs-test.aspxI have never been able to make up what I think about people who use drugs to improve their performance in sport. Having suffered from asthma all my life, I have relied on inhalers to keep me going. Since I also play games requiring significant physical exertion, the inhalers let me play. Of course, there's a difference between letting an average player like me stay in the game and giving a top performer an extra edge over his or her competitors. But the principle is the same. However you look a...John ScottThu, 27 Nov 2008 20:10:22 GMT