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All Painkillers Aren’t Created Equal: When to use Tylenol vs. Advil
Posted by Kristal Roberts
If you think Tylenol, Advil and all the other over-the-counter painkillers are one and the same, you couldn’t be more wrong, according to a recent report from the Wall Street Journal. While they’re all generally used for different types of discomfort in the body, certain brands work best for particular ailments, based on their active ingredients. For example, if you have a headache,Tylenol and other brands with acetaminophen are considered your best bets, because it has less side effects. If you’re suffering from an injury or tough pain like arthritis, menstrual cramps or a toothache, Advil and other medications with ibuprofen as the active ingredient are the better options, thanks to ibuprofen’s anti-inflammatory properties. How Do They Work? The medical community doesn’t have all the answers regarding the impact of acetaminophen on the body, but experts believe the drug blocks pain receptors in the brain. Ibuprofen and other meds in the NS...
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Ebola Aftermath: Ebola Nearly Blinds “Cured” U.S. Doctor
Posted by Kristal Roberts
A U.S. doctor who thought he was cured of Ebola learned that wasn’t entirely true after his eye turned from blue to green and he nearly went blind. Dr. Ian Crozier contracted the disease while treating other patients in Sierra Leone back in October 2014.   After a long, draining bout with Ebola, Crozier’s medical team at Emory University Hospital declared him cured and released him. However, in less than two months he returned to the hospital with fading sight, pain and pressure in his left eye. To make matters worse, his eye color turned from blue to green. What doctors found was alarming---his eyeball was filled with the Ebola virus. It was something his medical team decided to test the eye for, but didn’t expect to find at all, The New York Times reports. It was unexpected because after his initial treatment was completed, there were no signs of Ebola in his blood; there wasn’t a trace of the disease in his tears or even on the surfac...
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