Let’s look specifically at dexamethasone, a common corticosteroid in emergency medicine, and use current research to describe what the drug does and look at select situations in prehospital care ...

Purpose: The stability of a triamcinolone acetonide mouthwash and its efficacy in treating oral lichen planus are described. Results: The mouthwash had a satisfactory shelf life and was well ...

Corticosteroid therapy must be tapered because of its interactions with the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) axis. The hypothalamus secretes corticotropin releasing factor, which acts ...

A perennial appliance question seems to be: Should you pre-rinse dishes before loading them into the dishwasher? And if you do pre-rinse, are you wasting water and doing too much of the machine’s job?

Using mouthwash is a critical part of ensuring oral health. It helps to freshen your breath, kill bacteria, and protect your teeth and gums from cavities and gum disease. However, it’s worth ...

In response to their findings, the study authors urged people against using mouthwash. It’s not the first time this worrying link has been reported. A 2009 paper from the then-chair of the ...

One way to treat oral thrush is with an antifungal mouthwash. These mouthwashes contain active ingredients that can help to kill the Candida albicans fungus and prevent it from spreading.

What’s less ideal is the presence of excess starch. Seixas says it’s essential to rinse every type of rice—even ones where you want to harness higher starch levels. “Even if you’re ...

But it’s also a notorious disrupter of domestic bliss—sparking debates over whether you should pre-rinse dishes, which items are dishwasher-safe, and, of course, who loads the dishwasher ...

People in China and Japan have long used rice water to grow their hair longer and prevent it from turning gray. Anecdotal evidence suggests it may also be effective at preventing tangles, but more ...