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Dental Health Mouth Guards
Medicine Net — Get information on types of mouth guards to protect teeth from bruxism (teeth grinding) while sleeping and during sports such as football, boxing, wrestling, hockey and basketball. Mouth guards are coverings worn over teeth, and often used to ...More…
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Molluscum Contagiosum
Medicine Net — Get information about molluscum contagiosum causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and prevention. Molluscum is a type of skin infection caused by poxvirus. What is molluscum contagiosum? What causes molluscum contagiosum? How do I treat the ...More…
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Mohs Surgery
Medicine Net — Find out about Mohs micrographic surgery, a procedure that removes skin cancer under local anesthetic. Read about complications, reconstruction, recovery, treatment and scarring. What is Mohs micrographic surgery (MMS)? Why is the procedure ...More…
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Transient Ischemic Attack
Medicine Net — Read about transient ischemia attack (TIA, mini-stroke) symptoms such as confusion, weakness, loss of function to one side of the body, slurred speech, and lethargy. TIA is a medical emergency. Medical Editor: Daniel Kulick, MD, FACC, FSCAI, and ...More…
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Menstrual Cramps
Medicine Net — Read about menstrual cramps and PMS (premenstrual syndrome) over-the-counter and prescription medications to relieve menstrual cramp and PMS symptoms. What is the treatment for common menstrual cramps (primary dysmenorrhea)? What are some ...More…
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How is marijuana abused?
Medicine Net — Learn facts and statistics about marijuana (also known as pot or weed), which is the most used and abused illegal drug in the United States. When smoked, its active chemical is THC, which affects the brain. What other adverse side effects does ...More…
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Hot Flashes
Medicine Net — Learn about hot flashes (hot flushes) the most common symptom of menopause. Treatment options include medication, bioidentical therapy, hormone therapy, and alternative remedies. Controlling lifestyle stress and anxiety may help reduce the number ...More…
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Mercury Poisoning
Medicine Net — Learn about mercury poisoning and the sources of mercury in our environment such as burning coal, light bulbs, batteries, dental fillings, fish and shellfish, vaccines, and more. What are the health effects and symptoms of mercury exposure or ...More…
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IV Drug Infusion Therapy FAQs
Medicine Net — Learn what to expect during an intravenous (IV) drug infusion of medicine and avoid the confusion of what to expect. Information on what to bring, questions to ask the staff, and follow-up are included. What are some of the conditions that are ...More…
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Mitochondrial Disease
Medicine Net — Read about mitochondrial disease is a group of neuromuscular diseases with symptoms like muscle weakness, heart failure, dementia, deafness, blindness, movement disorders, stroke-like episodes and more. Mitochondrial myopathies are a group of ...More…
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Menstruation
Medicine Net — Learn about menstruation (menstral cycle) of a woman. The approximate age a female begins menstruation, and conditions that may warn of irregular vaginal bleeding. Menstruation is a woman's monthly bleeding, also called a period. When you ...More…
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Stool Color & Texture Changes
Medicine Net — Learn the causes for green, black, tarry, yellow, white, or floating stools, and if it is cause for concern. Stool color changes may be caused by conditions or foods we eat. Stool (feces) is most commonly brown in color, and many people become ...More…