This is the kind of news pharmaceutical companies love: the drug that already went through all the trials, was accepted by the FDA and has been successfully used for one disease, is found to be working for another disease. Good for them, but in the case of the cancer drug alemtuzumab, great news for the […]
If you are a middle-aged man, you must be annoyed with your doctor for not taking seriously your complaints about losing your hair. Apparently, getting bald is part of aging and you have more serious problems to worry about. But, getting bald drives many men into depression and seriously affects their self-esteem. Fortunately, there is […]
Exercising is good for us. Actually, if we want to live long, lose weight and stay healthy, we need to exercise. The problem is that exercising is easy for healthy people, but for obese people, who need it most, it is an agony. People with many conditions, such as arthritis, joint problems or any other […]
In the dietary world, potatoes are constantly going in and out of fashion. On one side, they are declared as one food ‘never to eat’. On the other, potatoes were declared Vegetable of the Month by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. So, should we have potatoes in our diet or not? It actually […]
It is very likely that you had a mini-stroke and did not know about it. A research by the Stroke Association found that 68 percents of people do not know the symptoms of mini-stroke, and those who did said that they would not have done anything about it. No wonder that 128,842 Americans die of […]
To discuss the seriousness of meningitis you have to first understand what it is. Meningitis is very serious as it is an inflammation of meninges. The meninges is the system of membranes that surround the brain inside the skull. Due to the location of this inflammation, meningitis is sometimes confused with encephalitis which a direct […]
Obesity and being overweight has serious consequences for your health. Obesity is responsible for high levels of LDL or “bad” cholesterol and triglycerides. Being overweight lowers HDL or the “good” cholesterol that your body needs. High cholesterol impairs the body’s responsiveness to insulin and raises blood sugar and insulin levels. If you are obese you […]
Popping nutritional supplements became very popular and we use them for just about anything, from fatigue to weight loss. But, there is almost no control over their composition or quality, and every time we pop one we risk some potentially serious reaction. The latest research shows that dietary supplements can also interfere with our regular […]
There are almost 11 million Americans 12 years and older who need to have vision improvements. These include refractive errors and disorders; age related macular degeneration, cataracts and diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma and ambloyopia plus strabismus.
Defining Osteoporosis Osteoporosis is diagnosed when bones are very weak and brittle. Bone is living tissue constantly being absorbed and replaced by the body. Osteoporosis transpires when the creation of new bones are not in line with the elimination of old bone. They are so brittle that a fall or a mild stress can cause […]
