Xylitol - Dental care. Xylitol is a toothfriendly sugar substitute. In addition to discouraging tooth decay by replacing dietary sugars, xylitol may actively aid in repairing minor cavities caused by dental caries. Recent research confirms a plaque-reducing effect and suggests that the compound, having some chemical properties similar to table sugar, attracts and then "starves" harmful micro-organisms, allowing the mouth to remineralize damaged teeth with less interruption. (However, this same effect also interfe ...

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Xylitol, Xylitol - Medical applications, Xylitol - Dental care, Xylitol - Diabetes, Xylitol - Osteoporosis, Xylitol - Ear infection, Xylitol - Health concerns

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Alcon, Alcon - History, Alcon - Consumer products, Alcon - Contact lens care, Alcon - Dry eye, Alcon - Other, Alcon - Pharmaceutical products, Alcon - Glaucoma, Alcon - Eye infection and inflammation, Alcon - Eye allergy, Alcon - Ear infection

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Alcon - Contact lens care. Opti-Free Express No Rub Solution Unique-pH Multi-Purpose Solution Clerz Plus Lens Drops PLIAGEL Cleaning Solution ALCON Saline Solution UNISOL 4 Saline Solution Alcon - Dry eye. Systane Lubricant Eye Drops Tears Naturale Lubricant Eye Drops Bion Tears Lubricant Eye Drops Alcon - Other. ICAPS Vitamins< ...

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Alcon, Alcon - History, Alcon - Consumer products, Alcon - Contact lens care, Alcon - Dry eye, Alcon - Other, Alcon - Pharmaceutical products, Alcon - Glaucoma, Alcon - Eye infection and inflammation, Alcon - Eye allergy, Alcon - Ear infection

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Pharmacology (in Greek: pharmacon (φάρμακον) meaning drug, and logos (λόγος) meaning science) is the study of how chemical substances interact with living systems. If substances have medicinal properties, they are considered pharmaceuticals. The field encompasses drug composition and properties, interactions, toxicology, therapy, and medical applications and antipathogenic capabilities. The science is considered to have been invented by Arabic physicians in Baghdad during the Golden Age of Islam; phar ...

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• Pharmacology - Scientific background
• Pharmacology - Classification
• Pharmacology - Types of medication
• Pharmacology - For the gastrointestinal tract or digestive system
• Pharmacology - For the cardiovascular system
• Pharmacology - For the central nervous system
• Pharmacology - For pain & consciousness Analgesic drugs
• Pharmacology - For musculo-skeletal disorders
• Pharmacology - For the eye
• Pharmacology - For the ear nose and oropharynx
• Pharmacology - For the respiratory system
• Pharmacology - For endocrine problems
• Pharmacology - For the reproductive system or urinary system
• Pharmacology - For contraception
• Pharmacology - For obstetrics and gynaecology
• Pharmacology - For the skin
• Pharmacology - For infections and infestations
• Pharmacology - For immunology
• Pharmacology - For allergic disorders
• Pharmacology - For nutrition
• Pharmacology - For neoplastic disorders
• Pharmacology - For diagnostics
• Pharmacology - For euthanasia
• Pharmacology - Other

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In today's world information about food can be very confusing. Millions of dollars are spent by food companies on advertising designed to persuade people, especially children, into wanting cheaply made foods that may taste good, but are not healthy for their bodies. More then ever before children suffer from being overweight and from having allergies, asthma, ear infections, diabetes, ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) and sadly, from cancer.

(See also: Indigo Children, What is Indigo Children, Parenting Indigo Children, Adult Indigo, Indigo Children Channeling)

Cefaclor (brand names Ceclor®, Raniclor®) is a 2nd generation cephalosporin antibiotic used to treat certain infections caused by bacteria such as pneumonia and ear, lung, skin, throat, and urinary tract infections. Other related archivesantibiotic, bacteria, cephalosporin, infections, pneumonia

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The tympanum or tympanic membrane, colloquially known as the eardrum, is a thin membrane that separates the outer ear from the middle ear. Its function is to transmit sound from the air to the ossicles inside the middle ear. The malleus bone connects the eardrum to the other ossicles. Rupture of the eardrum can occur in infection, trauma (e.g. by trying to clean the ear with sharp instruments), explosion or loud ...

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• Eardrum - Development

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Xylitol, also called wood sugar or birch sugar, is a five-carbon sugar alcohol that is used as a sugar substitute. It can be extracted from birch, raspberries, plums, and corn, which is primarily imported from China and is the most popular source due to its potential renewability, unlike birch trees. Xylitol, gram for gram, is roughly as sweet as sucrose, but contains 40% less food energy. Its formula is C5H12Including:

• Xylitol - Medical applications
• Xylitol - Dental care
• Xylitol - Diabetes
• Xylitol - Osteoporosis
• Xylitol - Ear infection
• Xylitol - Health concerns

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Brain abscess (or cerebral abscess) is an abscess caused by inflammation and collection of infected material coming from local (ear infection, infection of paranasal sinuses, infection of the mastoid air cells of the temporal bone, epidural abscess) or remote (lung, heart, kidney etc.) infectious sources within the brain tissue. The infection may also be introduced through a skull fracture following a head trauma or surgical procedures. Brain abscess is usually associated with congenital heart disease in young children. It may occur a ...

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• Brain abscess - Features
• Brain abscess - Pathophysiology
• Brain abscess - Diagnosis
• Brain abscess - Treatment

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Cholesteatomas are benign tumors in cases where a perforation of the eardrum (tympanic membrane) does not heal without surgery, but instead grows through the hole into the middle ear and, if infection develops, results in a cyst-like tumor. A cholesteatoma cyst consists of desquamating (peeling) layers of scaly or keratinised (horny) layers of epithelium, which may also contain cholesterol crystals. If untreated, a cholesteatoma can eat into the three small bones located in the middle ear (the malleus, incus and s ...

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Catarrh is blockages or discharge from the common cold, but also: if blockage and discharge are both present, catarrh could be middle ear infection if the throat is sore or raw, catarrh could be tonsillitis. if forehead is tight and cheeks are tender and tight catarrh may be tonsillitis it may also take the form of adenoid infection. Swelling of adenoids can also cover the opening of eustachian tubes, resulting in barotrauma, if for example, riding an elevator, airplane, or jumping into a bath. Many people have chronic blo ...

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• Catarrh - Activities associated with ear fear
• Catarrh - Time-varying properties
• Catarrh - Avoiding adverse effects
• Catarrh - Related concepts

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An ear is an organ used by an animal to detect sound waves. The term may refer to the entire system responsible for collection and early processing of sound (the beginning of the auditory system), or merely the externally-visible part. Not all animals have ears in the same part of the body. Ear - Non-mammalian hearing organs. Spiders have hairs on their legs which are used for detecting sound. Reptilian ears only have one bone — the columella (stapes) (see below).

Ear candling, also called ear coning, is a folk medicine practice intended to remove ear wax and toxins from a person's ear. It involves placing a hollow candle in the ear canal and lighting it; the rising hot air is said to create a vacuum that pulls out toxins from the inner ear and the sinuses. Ear candling has been shown to be ineffective at creating a vacuum and removing impurities from ...

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• Ear candling - Dangers
• Ear candling - Legal status

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Image:Sarmsilver.jpg An earring is an ornament that is worn in the ear. Earrings are often made out of metal but can also be made out of bone or similar hard material. Earrings are worn by both genders, although they are generally more commonly worn by women. Earrings are attached to the ear through a piercing in the earlobe or some other external part of the ear, except in the case of a clip earring, which clips onto the lobe. The simple term "ear piercing" usually refers to an earlobe piercing, whereas piercings in the upper ...

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• Earring - Types of earrings
• Earring - Modern standard pierced earrings
• Earring - Body piercing jewelry used as earrings
• Earring - Clip-on and other non-pierced earrings
• Earring - Permanent earrings
• Earring - Ear piercing
• Earring - History
• Earring - Piercing techniques

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Upper respiratory tract infection, also popularly known as either the acronym URTI or URI, is the disease characterised by an acute infection which involves the upper respiratory tract: nose, sinuses, pharynx, or larynx. Upper respiratory tract infection - Signs and symptoms. Symptoms of URTIs include cough, rhinorrhea (running nose), sore throat, fever, pain and myalgia. Infective agents for URTIs include respiratory viruses, bacteria and fungi. The most common form of URTI by far is a ...

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• Upper respiratory tract infection - Signs and symptoms
• Upper respiratory tract infection - Treatment
• Upper respiratory tract infection - Reference

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Cefuroxime is an cephalosporin antibiotic that has been widely available in the USA since 1977. It is also available under the brand name Ceftin. Glaxo Smith Kline sells the antibiotic in Australia under the name Zinnat, with the Australian pharmaceutical code of R 47621. Cefuroxime - Classification. Cefuroxime is a β-lactam type antibiotic. More specifically, it is a second-generation cephalosporin. Its Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System code is J01DA06.

• Cefuroxime - Classification
• Cefuroxime - Patient information

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Earwax, also known by the medical term cerumen, is a yellowish, waxy substance secreted in the ear canal of humans and many other mammals. It plays a vital role in the human ear canal, assisting in cleaning and lubrication, and also provides a degree of protection from bacteria, fungus, and insects. A comprehensive review of the physiology and pathophysiology of cerumen can be found in Roeser and Ballachanda (1997). Excess or impacted cerumen can press against the eardrum and/or occlude the external auditory canal and impair he ...

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• Earwax - Production
• Earwax - Function
• Earwax - Removal

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Body piercing usually refers to the piercing of a part of the human body for the purpose of wearing jewelry in the opening created. Body piercing is a form of body modification. The word "piercing" can refer to the act or practice of body piercing, or to a specific pierced opening in the body. Some people practice piercing for religious or other cultural reasons, while many individuals, particularly in the modern West, choose to be pierced for spiritual, ornamental, or sexual reasons. Body piercing - ...

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• Body piercing - In ancient times
• Body piercing - Body piercing today
• Body piercing - Modern history and societal attitudes
• Body piercing - Personal attitudes
• Body piercing - Contemporary piercing procedure
• Body piercing - Standard Needle Method
• Body piercing - Indwelling Cannula Method
• Body piercing - Pierce and Taper
• Body piercing - Scalpelling
• Body piercing - Dermal Punching
• Body piercing - Piercing Guns
• Body piercing - The healing process and body piercing aftercare
• Body piercing - Behaviors which tend to support successful healing
• Body piercing - Behaviors which tend to contribute to unsuccessful healing
• Body piercing - Cleaning
• Body piercing - Changing of initial jewelry to allow for swelling
• Body piercing - Risks associated with body piercing
• Body piercing - List of piercing types
• Body piercing - Facial and oral piercings
• Body piercing - Body piercings
• Body piercing - Male genital piercings
• Body piercing - Female genital piercings
• Body piercing - Related Media

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Pharmacology - For the gastrointestinal tract or digestive system. Upper digestive tract: antacids, reflux suppressants, antiflatulents, antidopaminergics, proton pump inhibitors, H2-receptor antagonists, cytoprotectants, prostaglandin analogues Lower digestive tract: laxatives, antispasmodics, antidiarrhoeals, bile acid sequestrants, opioids Pharmacology - For the cardiovascular system. General: beta-receptor blocker, calcium channel blockers, diure ...

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Pharmacology, Pharmacology - Scientific background, Pharmacology - Classification, Pharmacology - Types of medication, Pharmacology - For the gastrointestinal tract or digestive system, Pharmacology - For the cardiovascular system, Pharmacology - For the central nervous system, Pharmacology - For pain & consciousness Analgesic drugs, Pharmacology - For musculo-skeletal disorders, Pharmacology - For the eye, Pharmacology - For the ear nose and oropharynx, Pharmacology - For the respiratory system, Pharmacology - For endocrine problems, Pharmacology - For the reproductive system or urinary system, Pharmacology - For contraception, Pharmacology - For obstetrics and gynaecology, Pharmacology - For the skin, Pharmacology - For infections and infestations, Pharmacology - For immunology, Pharmacology - For allergic disorders, Pharmacology - For nutrition, Pharmacology - For neoplastic disorders, Pharmacology - For diagnostics, Pharmacology - For euthanasia, Pharmacology - Other

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EAR CANDLING: Also called Ear Coning. Involves placing the narrow end of a specially designed hollow candle at the entry of the ear canal, while the opposite end is lit.

Primarily used for relieving wax build up and related hearing problems, ear candling is also used for ear infections and sinus infections.

(See also: Ear candling, Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)