When youre facing treatment for cancer, you may start hearing about infusion treatments, therapies, and clinics. Infusion treatments are commonly used to deliverchemotherapy,immunotherapy, and targeted therapy to treat cancer. In addition, you may get infusion therapies if youre in the hospital. Willowpix / Getty Images What Is Infusion Therapy? Infusion therapy is one way of getting medications into your body. The medicines delivered are given in a liquid form injected into your body over time....

Coinsurance is a throw in ofcost-sharingto pay for health care. With coinsurance, both you and your insurance provider pay part of a medical bill. What Is Coinsurance? Hero Images / Getty Images This is called anannual deductible. However, their insurance plan will pay some, too. This arrangement is called coinsurance. The health plan will pay the other 60% to 90%. The patient gets an MRI and the billed amount is $1,400....

Abdominal cramps after menopause may feel like menstrual cramps, but they often have a different cause. This article discusses the various causes of perimenopause and menopause cramps and how they can be treated. eternalcreative / Getty Images What Causes Cramping After Menopause? eternalcreative / Getty Images Cramps that occur after menopause are usually due to several treatable conditions. Should you worry about bleeding and cramps after menopause? Fibroids Fibroidsare masses of tissue and muscle cells that grow within the uterus....

Diuretics can help various medical conditions because of too much fluid. They lower blood pressure by reducing the fluid in your blood that your heart has to pump. This article discusses what diuretics treat and how they work. Dougal Waters / Getty Images It also covers the types of diuretics, side effects, risks, and complications. What Do Diuretics Treat? Healthcare providers may prescribe diuretics to decrease fluid levels when treating various conditions....

Its also important to know that phenobarbital is a mildsedative. Other brand names are Phenohytro and Quadrapax. Being chemically dependant on a drug means that there are physiologic reactions when the drug is withdrawn. STEEX / Getty Images Why Its Prescribed Donnatal is used to treatirritable bowel syndrome (IBS). It may be prescribed for other conditions as well. If its close to the time for the next dose, just take that dose....

Ear painis one of the symptoms of a middle ear infection, also called otitis media. Other possible symptoms include ear fullness, pressure, popping, and decreased hearing. As a person ages, the eustachian tubes can change. Verywell / Michela Buttignol This is why children are more prone to ear infections. This process results in the release of histamines. Histamines are compounds that play a role in the bodys immune response. They trigger an inflammatory response....

Foods that trigger psoriatic arthritis include saturated fats, sugar, alcohol, and simple carbohydrates. They can contribute to weight gain and potentially increase pressure on your joints. Keeping your weight at a healthy level is key to managing psoriatic arthritis. erdikocak / Getty Images This process is known as metabolic switching. Fasting times vary, but you’re able to select a schedule that works best for you. Going too long without eating might actually encourage your body to start storing more fat in response to starvation....

Uterine fibroidsoften decrease aftermenopausewhen progesterone and estrogen levels drop,but not always. Even though uterine fibroids are classified as tumors, they are almost always noncancerous. Fibroids are something almost every woman experiences. istock /Getty Images Plus Some women will never be aware of uterine fibroids because they have no symptoms. They may only find out about a fibroid by accident while undergoing another procedure. Other women with fibroids will struggle with abnormal menstrual cycles, fertility issues, and pain....

Giving birth is the process of pushing the baby out from your uterus. When you are ready to do that, you will go through labor, which consists of three stages. Preterm laborcan start before the full 37 weeks ofpregnancy. FatCamera / Getty Images Your baby will only be seen as viable (able to survive) after the 24thweek of pregnancy. The longer your baby remains in the uterus, the better. Babies have the best chances of survival when born at full term....

Aglucosescreening test is a standard test during pregnancy to help identify gestational diabetes. The test is done in two steps and checks a pregnant person’s response to glucose (sugar). High glucose levels in the blood may indicate that you are at risk for or havegestational diabetes. lostinbids / Getty Images lostinbids / Getty Images How Common Is Gestational Diabetes? Approximately 10% of pregnancies in the United States are affected by gestational diabetes each year....

And How It Differs in Adults and Children or Babies Groin eczemacan affect adults and children alike. It’s not clear what causes this itchy, red, scaly rash. However, skin irritants and allergens are a common trigger for many people. Westend61 / Getty Images Like other types of eczema, the causes of groin eczema are unclear. It’s believed that eczema may be a result of genetics and triggers. Triggers may be different from one person to another....

Now, a spate of low-cost alternatives is entering the market. As the name implies, biosimilars are highly similar to the reference biologic in their structure and function. Humira comes at a list price of $7,000 per month and can be expensive even with insurance. Science Photo Library / Getty Images At least nine Humira biosimilars are entering the market this year and most entered the market in July. Its not clear exactly how successful the unbranded versions of Humira will be....

In the United States, at least 10.2 million people over the age of 50 have osteoporosis. About 4.4 percent of men and 19.6 percent of women in this age range have the disease. Because of their high rate of osteoporosis, women have an increased risk of insufficiency fracture. PeopleImages / Getty Images The following types of insufficiency fractures are most common. In at least 80 percent of cases, the pubic ramus fractures in two places at once....