Migraines are classified as a primary headache disorder. For a headache to be diagnosed as a migraine, secondary causes must be ruled out, such as a tumor, cerebrovascular accident, or [...]
Great sex is good medicine! So says recent research that affirms that having regular, satisfying sex is one of nature’s best tonics for whatever ails you. But statistics show that as we age into [...]
Emphysema is a degenerative lung disease that develops over many years. Emphysema is sadly becoming an epidemic in America today (the fourth leading cause of chronic mortality), due mainly to a [...]
Skin cancer carcinogenesis is frequently thought to represent a variety of benign lesions often reflecting age/and or sun exposure, to clinical invasive basal cells or squamous cell carcinoma, [...]
Anemia is another name for low (or a reduction in) red-blood-cell count, or low hemoglobin in the blood. Millions of Americans suffer from anemia, and it is estimated one in three women is [...]
The adrenal glands are paired structures located at the upper poles of each kidney. The adrenals have two main parts: the cortex and the medulla. The cortex is the outside part and produces many [...]
Lung cancer is one of the leading forms of cancer in the United States and is mainly due to tobacco use. Patients who increased vitamin A intake from eating green and yellow vegetables had a 50% [...]
Diverticulosis is a condition in which the multiple small pouches or pockets form in the colon and/or large intestines. These pockets retain fecal matter that is not eliminated during a bowel [...]
Eczema/dermatitis is the common term for inflammatory diseases of the skin. Most skin diseases that are inflammatory in nature (eczema and dermatitis) are multi-factorial and can be treated [...]
Hepatitis C is a blood-borne viral disease. Fifty percent of those with hepatitis C virus (HCV) experience fatigue and/or right upper quadrant discomfort. Other symptoms include general malaise, [...]
