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ScieGen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

ScieGen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

ScieGen was founded in 2009 with the goal of providing patients with high quality generic medicines at affordable costs. Since then, we have grown exponentially,……

Scoliosis

Scoliosis causes a sideways curve of your backbone, or spine. These curves are often S- or C-shaped. Scoliosis is most common in late childhood and……

Sexual Dysfunction

Sexual Dysfunction

Sexual dysfunction refers to problems that prevent an individual or couple from experiencing satisfaction during sexual activity. It can affect men and women and may……

Shoulder Injuries and Disorders

Your shoulder joint is composed of three bones: the clavicle (collarbone), the scapula (shoulder blade), and the humerus (upper arm bone). Your shoulders are the……

Sinus Headache

Sinus Headache

Headaches are associated with more than 300 known medical conditions. Sometimes they are caused by the disease, and sometimes the conditions. One of these conditions……

Sodium

Also called: Salt Table salt is made up of the elements sodium and chlorine – the technical name for salt is sodium chloride. Your body……

Soma

Soma

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Sore Throat

Your throat is a tube that carries food to your esophagus and air to your windpipe and larynx (also called the voice box). The technical……

Spinal Fusion

Spinal Fusion

Spinal fusion is a surgical procedure used to connect (fuse) two or more vertebrae in the spine to eliminate movement between them. This is often……

Spinal Stenosis

Your spine, or backbone, protects your spinal cord and allows you to stand and bend. Spinal stenosis causes narrowing in your spine. The narrowing puts……

Spine Injuries and Disorders

Your backbone, or spine, is made up of 26 bone discs called vertebrae. The vertebrae protect your spinal cord and allow you to stand and……

Sprains and Strains

A sprain is a stretched or torn ligament. Ligaments are tissues that connect bones at a joint. Falling, twisting, or getting hit can all cause……

Steroids

Also called: Corticosteroids, Glucocorticoids You may have heard of anabolic steroids, which can have harmful effects. But there’s another type of steroid – sometimes called……

Suicide

Suicide is the tenth most common cause of death in the United States. People may consider suicide when they are hopeless and can’t see any……

Sun Pharmaceutical

Sun Pharmaceutical

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. is a multinational pharmaceutical company based in India. It is one of the largest generic pharmaceutical companies in the world, known……

Tapazole

What is methimazole (Tapazole)? Methimazole prevents the thyroid gland from producing too much thyroid hormone.  Methimazole is used to treat hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid). It is……

Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction

The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) connects your jaw to the side of your head. When it works well, it enables you to talk, chew, and yawn.……

Tendinitis

Tendons are flexible bands of tissue that connect muscles to bones. They help your muscles move your bones. Tendinitis is the severe swelling of a……

Tendonitis

Tendonitis

Tendonitis (also spelled tendinitis) is the inflammation or irritation of a tendon, which is the thick, fibrous cord that attaches muscle to bone. Tendons help……

Tension Headache

Tension Headache

A tension headache is the most common type of headache. It is pain or discomfort in the head, scalp, or neck, and is often associated……