Invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) is a particularly rare and particularly insidious version of breast cancer. Rare, as it affects only 1 in 10 people diagnosed with invasive breast cancer. Insidious, as it can spread easily to other parts of your body like other invasive breast cancers, but ILC does all this without ever causing lumps to form. It is even more difficult to find on a mammogram!
Read MoreOvarian cancer is the fifth largest killer of women, with a woman having a 1 in 75 chance of contracting it and a 1 in a 100 chance of dying from it. Who contracts it – and who survives – often comes down to who has it diagnosed the earliest.
Read MoreA diagnosis of diabetes, whether type 1 or type 2, must be taken seriously. Approximately 29.1 million people have diabetes and it is now the third leading cause of death in the United States. Diabetes is a chronic progressive illness primarily due to the many complications that can arise over the course of time. The complications can range from cardiovascular disease, nerve damage (neuropathy), kidney damage (nephropathy), eye damage (retinopathy), gastroparesis, peripheral artery disease and complications related to the skin
Read MoreMany people may not realize this but our kidneys can swell and when they do it is a condition called hydronephrosis. If urine is unable to drain out from the kidney to the bladder, it can cause the kidneys to swell leading to a build-up of urine. This condition can occur in either one or both kidneys and happens as the result of a disease.
Read MoreVaricose veins can be an unsightly condition appearing like gnarled, enlarged veins usually found in the legs and feet. These swollen, twisted veins can be seen just below the skin surface. They can cause mild to moderate pain, blood clots, skin ulcers (sores), a heavy or aching feeling, a burning sensation or itching above the affected veins.
Read MoreIf you are someone who suffers from hay fever also called seasonal allergic rhinitis, you may also have experienced itchiness in your mouth, tongue or throat when eating certain foods such as watermelon, peaches or apples. You may have determined that you are allergic to these foods when in reality, what you most likely have is oral allergy syndrome (OAS) also known as pollen-food syndrome.
Read MoreSimply put, pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas. This large gland lies behind the stomach and is responsible for secreting digestive enzymes that are involved in the digestion of our food. These digestive enzymes are collectively known as pancreatic juice and they join together with bile from the gallbladder - bile is made in the liver and stored in the gallbladder – to help break down food. Both pancreatic juice and bile are carried to the small intestine through the pancreatic and common bile ducts.
Read MoreThis is the space where we usually tell men about some lesser known mineral or D-list vitamin that, if taken regularly, will help them live longer, cure their erectile dysfunction, clear their head, or just make them happier and peppier.
Read MoreOsteoporosis is a major public health threat affecting almost 44 million American men and women aged 50 and older. Most of those people are women; mainly because the “brittle bone disease” affects the elderly and women live longer, and men are more likely to have exercised, which builds up bone mass. The most common cause of osteoporosis in men is low testosterone.
Read MoreIt's the 9th leading cause of cancer overall, but number 4 among men. Although bladder cancer is often regarded as an old man's disease, itcan hit at any age.
Read MoreAtrial fibrillation (AFib) is the most commontype of heart rhythm disturbance(arrhythmia) in the United States. There are approximately 2.6 to 6.1 million people in the U.S. with AFib and that number is expected to rise to 5.6 to 12 million Americans by the year 2050.
Read MoreDespite everything we know about and are developing in the area of sports medicine – not to mention the enormous financial investment that the Major League Baseball teams have in their pitchers – the elbow injuries for the horsehair hurlers continue to be on the rise. What is known about the actual variables that cause “pitcher's elbow?”
Read MoreHow well do you really know your liver? This second largest organ and the largest internal organ (our skin is the largest organ of the human body), is a virtual factory performing more than 500 vital functions that have been identified some of which include the following:
Read MoreLet’s face it – all of us have heard of kidney stones or maybe have even experienced them. But bladder stones? Yes, stones can form in the bladder. They are much more common in men past the age of 50 but are much less common than kidney stones. If they are small enough they may cause no symptoms passing on out the body on their own without a person even knowing they had any. But, unfortunately, more often than not, they will make their appearance known causing pain or other problems on urination.
Read MoreThe pain of passing a kidney stone is often described as worse than giving childbirth. Other descriptive terms range from excruciating, agonizing, miserable and just plain intolerable.
Read MoreIf you suffer from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) – and you are a woman – you are particularly vulnerable to anxiety disorders.
Read MoreThe exact cause of anorexia nervosa – an eating disorder that predominantly affects women – is not known. Biological ,psychological and even environmental – Western culture's unhealthy obsession withbeing thin – factors all have their own camps and adherents. Likely it is some combination of the three.
Read MoreEach year, more than a million Americans will receive a cancer diagnosis. Whether it is a complete surprise or already expected, hearing the words “You have cancer” can leave anyone shell-shocked and unable to focus on the rest of what the doctor may be saying.
Read MoreAlthough it can technically affect anyone, Graves’ disease is known as a young woman’s ailment, inasmuch as its favored prey are women under 40. The disease is an immune disorder that causes your body to create excess thyroid hormones.
Read MoreLung cancer – just the name of it sounds ominous. We may reason it could never happen to us - I don’t smoke or am even around others who do. Yet lung cancer can and does affect all different types of people and is the leading cancer killer in both men and women in the U.S.
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