Name-Brand Drugs Versus Generic

Yahoo! posted “5 Generic Products That Are Just as Good,” so I thought I would do the same, agreeing with three of their five choices. The three I agree with are prescription drugs, over-the-counter meds and basic baking products. The two I disagree with are cereal and fresh fruits and vegetables. First, to agree with [...]

Common Types of Dementia and Characteristics

Alzheimer’s disease: Most common type of dementia; accounts for an estimated 60–80 percent of cases. Difficulty remembering names and recent events is often an early clinical symptom; apathy and depression are also often early symptoms. Later symptoms include impaired judgment, disorientation, confusion, behavior changes and difficulty speaking, swallowing and walking. Hallmark abnormalities are deposits of [...]

What’s So Great About Depression?

Depression has been increasingly diagnosed by doctors and there has been an increase in the dispensing of anti-depression medicines for the last few decades. Why is this? Psychiatrists believe that there isn’t an increase in people becoming depressed, but there is a decrease in the stigma associated with depression and therefore an increase in treatments. [...]

Pharmaceutical Discourses on Menopause

Social science has viewed the topic of menopause as a complex subject, and is defined as the end of a woman’s fertility. However, oftentimes, pharmaceutical companies view the topic from a commercial standpoint, aimed at making a profit. Many brochures are available on the subject and “…claim to be concerned with patient eduction, but are [...]

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