There can be a number of causes resulting in acid reflux with one of the more common reasons being a hiatal hernia. A hiatal hernia is a condition in which part of the stomach pushes up through the diaphragm muscle which normally helps keep acid in our stomach preventing acid reflux.
Read MoreGrow an aloe vera plant in your home and take advantage of one of Nature's best skin healers. The gel found inside the plant's leaves has been used to soothe sunburn and repair damaged and dry skin for centuries.
Read MoreOnce your doctor has identified NAFLD, he is likely to perform numerous blood tests to fine tune his diagnosis and determine your condition's severity. These may include the following:
Read MoreThe lifelong condition of PsA is when the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue in both joints and skin.
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Do Kegel exercises faithfully. This involves squeezing and releasing the muscles used to hold in urine. It is particularly helpful for those with an overactive bladder and if done regularly, may bring about a 75-100% improvement.
Read MoreCorrelation between the higher a person’s BMI is, the higher the amount of the excretion of urinary oxalate.
Read MoreKnowing and understanding the risk factors for this disease is important as it can help you make lifestyle changes before the condition has set in.
Read MoreMedicine still cannot cure the common cold, but we may have just discovered a quick and inexpensive way to get you better, faster. A meta-analysis of three controlled trials has revealed that zinc acetate lozenges increases the rate of recovery from the common cold by a factor of three.
Read MoreNone of us get through life without some kind of skin issues. Be it major or minor skin eruptions, ignoring the condition and wishing it will go away is not the solution. Your skin is the largest organ of the body and when it goes haywire it’s like setting off an alarm warning you to take notice and take action.
Read MoreSummer heat is already beginning to bear down on the southernmost tip of the Texas border known as the Rio Grande Valley and along with it comes mosquito season. One particular type of mosquito known as the Aedes species will be watched and tracked very closely as it is the type that spreads the virus Zika. Discovered in 1947 and named after the Zika Forest in Uganda, this virus is an infectious disease spread mainly by this mosquito but also can be transmitted through sex and from a pregnant woman to her fetus.
Read MoreOften confused with osteoporosis, osteopenia is a condition in which bone mineral density is lower than normal but not to the extent of osteoporosis, the brittle bone disease. The decreased bone density of osteopenia can lead to bone weakening and bone fragility with an increased risk of breaking a bone.
Read MoreThe rash erupts as clusters of small red patches developing into blisters appearing similar to chickenpox. The fluid-filled blisters form a scab within seven to ten days and resolve within two to four weeks.
Read MoreHypertension or high blood pressure is the common condition of when blood pressure, the force of your blood pushing against the walls of your blood vessels, is consistently high. Most of us are familiar with and have a basic understanding of it. But there is another type of hypertension we may have heard of but are not clear on exactly what is means. This hypertension is called pulmonary hypertension or PH and is when a person has high blood pressure in the lungs. It can also be referred to as pulmonary arterial hypertension or PAH.
Read MoreThe survival rate for people diagnosed with breast cancer is pretty good (80 percent recover and go on to live for at least 10 years) but the ordeal can easily be overwhelming. Still, there have been steady improvements made in both longevity and quality of life for those undergoing treatment.
Read MoreWhat if we could re-program immune cells in your body to recognize, seek out and destroy cancer cells?
Read MoreCancer anywhere in the body is never good but for some reason, having cancer strike in our oral cavity seems particularly bad. Oral cancer also known as head and neck cancers will appear as a growth or sore in the mouth that does not go away. This type of cancer includes cancers of the lips, tongue, cheeks, floor of the mouth, hard and soft palate, sinuses, and pharynx (throat). Any of them can not only be disfiguring but also life-threatening if not diagnosed and treated early.
Read MoreWhen we hear of a woman who has been diagnosed with cancer, most of us tend to assume it is breast cancer. Part of this is the fact breast cancer gets a lot of media exposure compared to other forms of cancer. But for women in the United States, with the exception of skin cancer, breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among American women and according to BreastCancer.org, for 2017 it is estimated that about 30% of cancers diagnosed in women will be breast cancer.
Read MoreA study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology is negating previous studies that suggested a possible link between use of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer and Alzheimer’s disease (AD). This study included almost 31,000 men whose prostate cancer had not spread but were using (ADT).
Read MoreDepression is a common and serious medical illness affecting how you feel, the way your think and how you act. Feelings of sadness and or a loss of interest in activities once enjoyed along with a variety of emotional problems can reduce a person’s ability to function at work and at home.
Read MoreIBS is a disorder affecting between 25 to 45 million people in the US who know all too well the disabling symptoms it can cause disrupting their lives. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is an intestinal disorder causing pain in the belly, gas, bloating, cramping, diarrhea, and constipation. Up to 1 in 5 Americans have chronic IBS with symptoms lasting for years or a lifetime.
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