Key Facts Let’s be precise: general anesthesia isn’t “going to sleep.” It’s a carefully controlled state of unconsciousness. A huge difference. During the procedure, you will not move, feel, or remember anything. Your brain’s “record” button is switched off. Your ...
iMedix: Your Personal Health Advisor. Latest Articles
The Deal with “Water Pills” (Diuretics): My Simple Guide
Key Facts Diuretics, or “water pills,” aren’t for weight loss. They’re serious medicine to help your body get rid of excess fluid. They work by telling your kidneys to flush out extra salt, and water naturally follows it out. These ...
When Your Body Fights Itself: A Real-Life Guide to DMARDs for Arthritis
Key Facts DMARDs are not just pain killers. They are heavy-duty drugs designed to stop the disease from destroying your joints. They work by calming down your body’s overactive immune system, which has mistakenly started attacking you. Yes, this means ...
My Plain-English Guide to Diabetes Medicines
Key Facts Diabetes is a condition where your body struggles to manage sugar. That’s the long and short of it. Medicines are tools to help your body do the job it’s struggling with. They are not a punishment or a ...
My No-Nonsense Guide to Cold and Flu Medicines
Key Facts The hard truth: most “cough and cold” combination medicines have very little evidence they actually work, especially for kids. Your real workhorses are simple pain and fever reducers: paracetamol and ibuprofen. Know them, use them correctly. Colds and ...
A Hand to Hold Through Chemotherapy: What to Really Expect
Key Facts Chemotherapy is a powerful tool that uses drugs to kill fast-growing cells. The main target is cancer. But, it’s not a smart bomb. It also affects other fast-growing cells, which is what causes the side effects we all ...
My Guide to Buying Medicines Online Without Getting Scammed (or Worse)
Key Facts I get it, buying online is easy. But when it comes to medicine, “easy” can sometimes mean “dangerous.” A legitimate online pharmacy will ALWAYS ask for a prescription for prescription medicine. Always. No exceptions. If a website looks ...
A Heart-to-Heart About Blood Pressure Medicines
Key Facts High blood pressure often has no symptoms. That’s what makes it so sneaky and so important to monitor. Think of your blood vessels like a garden hose. These medicines work by making the hose wider or turning down ...
Taming the Wheeze: A No-Nonsense Guide to Asthma Medicines
Key Facts Let’s get this straight: Asthma treatment is a two-part system. A reliever for rescue, a preventer for protection. Your blue or grey “reliever” puffer is a fire extinguisher. You use it ONLY when there is a fire (an ...
A Hopeful Conversation About HIV Treatment (ART)
Key Facts Let’s start with the most important fact: With modern treatment, HIV is a manageable chronic condition. It is not a death sentence. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) works by stopping the HIV virus from making copies of itself in your ...