Author: Odudu Abasi

Today’s article is on a drug known as Dimetapp which is mainly used as a cold and allergy medication. There are many cold and allergy medications out there and many times, people do not know which one to go for, or which one is good among all these, as there are also fake and harmful drugs. So, we will analyze Dimetapp since it is one of the cold and allergy drugs that is commonly used. If you are here, then you are here to find out whether Dimetapp is a good cold and allergy drug; Is it good for your…

Today’s article from Healthsoothe will talk about the caviar tongue. Yeah, you heard me. I said “caviar”. But trust me, it isn’t what you are thinking. You know caviar as a type of food, but the caviar we are talking about here isn’t food related. Ever seen someone’s tongue being purplish or bluish, and bulging with veins? Yeah, it happens, and this is known as the caviar tongue. Some of you must have already known about it, and are here to confirm something or get the answer to questions like; is caviar tongue dangerous? Can caviar tongue kill? What causes…

Overview and Introduction of the Linea Alba The linea alba is a strip of tissue (connective) that extends from the sternum to the public bone of a person. It aids in the stabilization and bracing of the core muscles. Overstretching might cause it to become damaged and feeble. Exercises & physical therapy are used by healthcare practitioners to address linea alba issues. It divides your rectus abdominis into left and right sides. The rectus abdominis is also known as the "six-pack abs" since it runs from the lower end of the sternum (breastbone) to the public bone. In Latin, linea…

Imagine how difficult it is to understand the severity of pains in people who are unable to communicate their pains and children between ages 2 months and 7 years, it’s quite tasking and stressful, right? This is where the flacc scale comes in. The Flacc scale is a behavioral pain scale used to assess a person’s pain, especially those unable to communicate. Doctors often use the flacc scale to determine the pain levels of people who can’t speak out to express the level of pain they are experiencing, and also the flacc scale is very beneficial for accessing the pain…

We have definitely heard severally that they are things that when present in many quantities in our body, can lead to health complications. Today, this post will focus on one of such things which is bilirubin. In this article, Healthsoothe aims to expatiate on all there is to know about bilirubin, as well as the bilirubin test which is done to check the levels of bilirubin in the body. We will explain what causes imbalances in bilirubin levels, what affects bilirubin, how you can maintain a healthy level of bilirubin, as well as the effects of imbalances in bilirubin levels.…

In general, exercise involves moving the body in order to enhance your physical health. This may be done in a variety of ways, and different sorts of workouts necessitate different forms of muscular contraction. Muscles contract in two ways: isometrically and isotonically. In order to achieve long-term growth, you need to combine both forms of training into your workout routine. But there are many people, me included, who do not have the discipline or time to go through long rigorous exercise regimes or workouts. So, that is why there is the question of which exercise is better between isotonic and…

Summer is the season many people wait all year for. Sunshine, fun, outdoor activities, warm weather, watermelon. Doesn’t everything just feel better in the summer? While the love for this season is undeniable, there is something about it that many of us don’t love: the fact that summer also means swollen feet and ankles. You must have seen or heard that when a person stands or sits in a hot environment for a long time, the person’s hands or feet get swollen. You have probably experienced this yourself. If you are here, reading this article, then you are probably wondering…

Ever wondered how your gut health is holding up? What really is gut health? Believe it or not, your gut microbiome is the foundation of your health. Good gut health occurs when you have a balance between the good (helpful) and bad (potentially harmful) bacteria and yeast in your digestive system. So, we need to maintain good gut health, and many of the things we do; diets, lifestyles, and even the places we go to affect our gut health, and when this effect is in the negative direction, our health starts deteriorating, and this isn’t what you want at all…

An Overview of Left Axis Deviation Left axis deviation (LAD) is a condition in electrocardiography in which the average electrical axis of the ventricular contraction of the heart rests in a frontal plane direction between 30° and 90°. This is mirrored by a positive QRS complex in lead I and a negative complex in leads aVF & II. LAD can be caused by a number of factors. Normal variation, pre-excitation syndrome, conduction defects, inferior wall myocardial infarction, congenital heart disease, ventricular ectopic rhythms, emphysema, mechanical shift, high potassium levels, paced rhythm, and thickened left ventricle are just a few of…

There are people in this world whose sclera (the whitish of the eye) is blue. Like really? Why would the part of the eyes that is always white naturally be blue in some people? Most people wonder about this, and if you are here, you are probably on this list. What you see is known as ‘blue sclera’, Ever heard of it? Did you look in the mirror, and found out that the whitish part of your eye is now bluish, and wondered what it is? This condition is known as blue sclera. Most people having this condition (blue sclera)…