Pancreatitis is a condition where there exists severe inflammation of the pancreas. The pancreas is a leaf-shaped gland situated behind the lower part of the stomach and extending downward toward [...]
The common cold and flu are two of the leading reasons children stay home sick from school and adults stay home sick from work. It is estimated that 30-50 million Americans get the flu each year, [...]
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a general term for group of diseases involving gut-wall inflammation. Chronic IBD is generally divided into two major groups: Crohn’s disease and ulcerative [...]
Thyroid hormones are key to the normal operation of the body’s metabolism. The thyroid gland regulates metabolism in every cell in the body; if even the slightest deficiency occurs, the patient [...]
There is an epidemic of infertility among both women and men in their thirties and older in this country. Infertility, the inability to conceive children, can be frustrating and [...]
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a common (occurring in up to 4-10 percent of women of childbearing age) endocrine disorder with women in their reproductive years. PCOS is a complex health [...]
Impotence, or chronic erectile dysfunction (ED), is no longer a taboo subject and has been recently “brought out in the open” by advertisers on radio and TV. Research estimates that [...]
Herpes simplex is a common viral infection of the mucous membranes of the skin. Although there are at least seven types of herpes viruses, the main two are herpes simplex type 1 (HSV-1) and type [...]
Endometriosis is a chronic, painful condition in which endometrial (uterine) tissue somehow migrates outside the uterus and scatters throughout the pelvic area, attaching to the ovaries, bladder [...]
Nutrition for the mouth is often an overlooked aspect to health and nutritional balance. Periodontal disease is second only to the common cold as the most prevalent infection ailment in the [...]
