Hemorrhoids

Symptoms of hemorrhoids are swollen veins in the lower portion of the rectum or anus. Hemorrhoids may be internal or external of the anus. Treatment for Hemorrhoids includes ointment containing…

anti-inflammatory & pain

FDA opiod drugs   Drugs of Abuse Most over-the-counter pain medications fall into two categories; nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and acetaminophen. NSAIs releive pain, reduce fever and treat some cold symtpoms.…

agents against diarrae

Diarrhaoe can be classified as acute or chronic. Acute diarrhoea has an abrupt onset, resolves wihtin about 14 days and is usually caused by an infectious agent, although drugs, poisons…

Tea

Tea has a component known as "EGCG". EGCG has reportedly been found to inhibit cell growth and to induce apoptosis with human lung cancer cell lines and the Ha-ras gene transformed…

Anti-cancer

(for general information about cancer, how it develops and its biology) Miscellaneous Websites for Nutritional herbs, products recipes and healthy eating for cancer patients  Cancer Recipes (from Cancer Treatment Centers of…

Nutrition & Food

Great Foods: Energy boosting Foods (AARP website)   Indigenous people have used natural products for medicines for thousands of years. Some well-known examples includes the wound healing properties of tumeric…

Water disinfection

National Outbreak Reporting System (NORS) (CDC launched NORS in 2009 where public health departments voluntarilly enter outbreak information). Phytoremediation: Phytoremdiation is the use of plants in bioremediation, the process in…

Microbicides and sterilization

Websites of Interest:  Global Campaign for Microbicides Alliance for Microbicide Development International Partnership for Microbicides Prince Leopold Institute of Tropical Medicine Reprotect; products to protect reproductive health CDC guidelines for cleaning your home…

Activated carbon

Companies:  Buy Activated Charcoal   Cabot   Calgon Carbon Corp  Chemviron See also Water purification in the Purification section Activated Carbon (AKA Activated Charcoal) is typically derived form charcoal or coal, although other raw materials…