Your Child's Tonsillectomy: Before Surgery
Find out what to expect when your child has a tonsillectomy.
Your Child's Tonsillectomy: Returning Home
Find out what you can do at home to care for your child after a tonsillectomy.
Your Child's Wound Debridement: Before Surgery
Learn what wound debridement surgery is and how to prepare your child for it.
Your Child's Wound Debridement: Returning Home
Learn what you can do at home to care for your child after wound debridement surgery.
Your Corticosteroid Inhaler: Making It Easier to Breathe
Learn why you need to keep using your corticosteroid inhaler and how to make it easier to use.
Your Family Medical History
Health problems sometimes run in the family. That's why it's important to know as much as you can about the health problems of your birth family. This information can help your doctor provide better care. Start with what you know. Then ask your parents or other relatives for more information. It's a good idea to update...
Your Health Care Agent: How to Choose Someone
A health care agent is someone you choose in advance to make health care decisions for you if you can't speak for yourself. A health care agent also may be called a health care proxy or a health care surrogate. This person may be called something else in your state. Who can be a health care agent? For your health care...
Your Home Health Center
More of your health care takes place in your home than anywhere else. Having the right tools, medicines, supplies, and information on hand will improve the quality of your self-care. Store all your self-care tools and supplies in a central location, such as a large drawer in the bedroom or family room. It's a good idea...
Your Hospital Stay: Going Home
Learn how your discharge plan can help you feel more confident about leaving the hospital.
Your Hospital Stay: Moving to Another Care Facility
Learn how your discharge plan can help you feel more confident about moving to a care facility.
Your Hospital Stay: Your Room and Routine
Checking in is the first big step in your hospital stay. Ideally, much of the paperwork will have been done ahead of time, before you even get to the hospital. When you arrive The hospital or your doctor will let you know what time to arrive and where to go. Often you will be directed to the admitting office. But if...
Your Medicare Yearly Wellness Visit
What is a Medicare yearly wellness visit? The Medicare yearly wellness visit is your time to talk and plan with your doctor about your health. It's about preventing health problems and disability. And it's about making sure you get the medical care you need. Together, you and your doctor create a health care strategy...
Your Pregnancy: The First Trimester
Learn about what the first trimester of pregnancy can bring, including body changes and symptoms.
Your Pregnancy: The Second Trimester
Learn what to expect during the second trimester, including how the baby is growing.
Your Pregnancy: The Third Trimester
Learn what to expect during the third trimester as well as the signs that you may need to call your doctor or midwife.
Your Pregnancy: Ways to Advocate for Yourself
Learn ways to advocate for yourself during pregnancy and childbirth.
Your Teen's Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Sexual orientation Sexual orientation means how you are attracted romantically and sexually to other people. There are different kinds of sexual orientation. For example, a person may be: Heterosexual—attracted only or almost only to the other binary (male/female) gender. "Binary" is the idea that there are only two...
Your Thoughts Affect What You Feel and Do
Learn how your thoughts affect what you feel and do.
Your Toddler: Nutritious Meals for Picky Eaters
Toddlers are notoriously picky eaters. They may only eat a few foods, then abruptly refuse them. Toddlers also have rapidly changing appetites. Although toddlers grow steadily throughout their second year, their growth rates are less dramatic than during the first year, which often is reflected in how much they eat...
Your Toddler: Safe Ways to Explore
The typical toddler likes to crawl, walk, run, climb, and seek out new experiences. Toddlers need stimulation to improve their motor and sensory skills. Here are some ways you can help your toddler grow in strength and coordination. Play and interact with your toddler. Playing, dancing, marching, and doing other simple...
Yucca
Botanical names: Yucca schidigera, Yucca spp. How It Works The saponins from yucca are the major constituents in the plant. They have both a water- and fat-soluble end and therefore act like soap. One preliminary trial reportedly found benefit for patients with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. 1 The authors of...
Zafirlukast
(za fir' loo kast)
Zafirlukast
Provides a summary of interactions with vitamins, herbs, and food
zafirlukast
Zafirlukast is a leukotriene (loo-koe-TRY-een) inhibitor that is used to prevent asthma attacks in adults and children as young as 5 years old. Zafirlukast may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.
Zafirlukast Oral Tablet (ZAFIRLUKAST - ORAL)
For asthma. Brand Name(s): Accolate. Generic Name: Zafirlukast.
Zaldyon Delayed Release Oral Tablet 800 mg (MESALAMINE (5-AMINOSALICYLIC ACID) DELAYED-RELEASE - ORAL)
For inflammatory bowel disease.
Zaleplon
(zal' e plon)
zaleplon
Zaleplon is a sedative that is used to treat insomnia. This medicine causes relaxation to help you fall asleep and stay asleep. Zaleplon may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.
Zaleplon Oral Capsule (ZALEPLON - ORAL)
For sleeping. Brand Name(s): Sonata. Generic Name: Zaleplon.
zanamivir
Zanamivir is an antiviral medicine that blocks the actions of viruses in your body. Zanamivir is used to treat flu symptoms caused by influenza virus in people who have had symptoms for less than 2 days. Zanamivir may also be given to prevent influenza in people who may be exposed but do not yet have symptoms. Zanamivir...