Medicine Guides and Healthcare Articles

High blood pressure has almost no symptoms, and a hot climate changes how some of its treatments behave. What the numbers mean, which medicines are affected by heat and dehydration, and what to check before summer.

Hives usually clear within days and can often be treated at home with antihistamines. What triggers them, why heat and sweat set them off for some people, and the swelling that means calling emergency services.

Flibanserin is licensed for one narrow diagnosis, not for low desire in general, and its boxed warning is about alcohol causing severe low blood pressure and fainting. What the label actually says.

Untreated falciparum malaria can progress to severe illness and death within 24 hours, and travellers are among those at higher risk. What prevention involves, why tablets are only half of it, and why a fever after travel is urgent.

Melasma is most common in exactly the skin types most represented in the Gulf, and both ultraviolet and visible light drive it. Why ordinary sunscreen is not enough, what treatment involves, and why it comes back.

Menopause usually affects women between 45 and 55, and its symptoms go well beyond hot flushes. What perimenopause looks like, what HRT actually consists of, and why oestrogen alone is not the whole answer.

Cytotec is licensed to prevent NSAID-induced stomach ulcers, and its boxed warning states it can cause birth defects, abortion, premature birth or uterine rupture. What the label actually requires before it is prescribed.

Premature ejaculation is common and treatable. Occasional episodes are not a cause for concern, physical causes including thyroid and prostate problems are worth ruling out, and dapoxetine is the one SSRI designed for on-demand use.

Psoriasis cannot be cured but is very treatable, and treatment escalates in a deliberate order. What each tier does, why the joints matter as much as the skin, and the triggers worth knowing.

Fasting changes when you take most medicines, not whether you need them. What to raise with your doctor before Ramadan, which medicines carry real risk during a fast, and why stopping a chronic medicine quietly is the dangerous option.

Scabies affects at least 200 million people at any one time and is most common in hot countries and crowded housing. It has nothing to do with hygiene, everyone in a household must be treated at once, and itching after treatment is normal.

Most medicines are licensed to be stored below 25°C, and a UAE summer runs well past that. Which medicines fail first in the heat, which ones make heat itself riskier, and what to do about deliveries, cars and travel.