8 ways easing the pain of psoriatic arthritis
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The lifelong condition of PsA is when the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue in both joints and skin.
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A Vaccine for Cancer
/HPV is also known to cause cancers in the back of the throat, in an area known as the oropharynx. HPV is linked with about 70 percent of these types of cancers in the U.S. and the rates of these cancers are rising dramatically, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Read MoreBMI, type 2 diabetes associated with an increased risk of kidney stones
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Correlation between the higher a person’s BMI is, the higher the amount of the excretion of urinary oxalate.
Read MoreAre you at risk for fatty liver disease?
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The second largest organ in your body, your liver, is sort of a jack of all trades. It can process what you eat and drink into energy, makes cholesterol, stores various vitamins and minerals, removes bilirubin from the blood along with other harmful substances, makes bile to help digest fat, and regulates the composition of blood.
Read MoreOsteopenia – what you should know
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Often 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 MoreProtect yourself from shingles
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The 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 MoreUnderstanding pulmonary hypertension
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Hypertension 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 MoreBreast Cancer Survival: By The Numbers
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The 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 MoreRe-Programming Your Body to Fight Cancer
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What if we could re-program immune cells in your body to recognize, seek out and destroy cancer cells?
Read MoreHere’s how you can outsmart oral cancer
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Cancer 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 More8 mistaken beliefs about breast cancer
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When 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 MoreUse of androgen deprivation therapy not associated with Alzheimer’s disease
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A 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 MoreHow depression affects you physically
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Depression 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 More12 steps to relieve IBS symptoms naturally
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IBS 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.
Read MoreHow to treat and prevent recurring vaginal yeast infections
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A vaginal yeast infection experienced one time can be bad enough but recurrent yeast infections can drive a woman crazy. The itching and burning accompanying a yeast infection has women who are desperate for relief. Many women blame yeast infections on certain foods they are eating. Going gluten-free or avoiding chocolate are common food foes often believed by some women to be the cause of their misery. Other women may blame it on sex avoiding sexual contact with their partner.
Read More12 steps to relieve IBS symptoms naturally
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Your diet and food choices can be a major player in helping reduce and relive IBS symptoms. Here are 12 strategies that may help to minimize symptoms:
Read MoreAn overview of Hashimoto’s disease
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To understand Hashimoto’s disease, you need to understand the thyroid. The thyroid is a 2-inch long butterfly-shaped gland located in front of the neck below the larynx or voice box. It is one of the glands making up the endocrine system which produces and stores hormones releasing them into the bloodstream when needed. Hashimoto’s disease, also known as chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis or autoimmune thyroiditis, is a disorder affecting the thyroid gland and is the most common cause of hypothyroidism in the United States.
Read MoreUnderstanding what a urethral stricture is
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The urethra has the job of allowing urine from the bladder to pass out of the body in both men and women. In men, this thin tube also has the important role of allowing ejaculation or semen to pass from a man’s body.
Read MoreLiving well with only one kidney
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Most of us take for granted our kidneys. Unless we’ve been told otherwise, we assume we have two functioning kidneys about the size of a fist doing their day-to-day job of keeping the composition of our blood stable allowing the body to function. These bean-shaped organs work hard at preventing buildup of wastes and extra fluid in the body along with stabilizing electrolytes of sodium, potassium, and phosphate among other duties they do. As long as they are performing as they should, we barely think about the fact of “what if I only had one kidney?”
Read MorePeyronie’s disease – when a man’s penis curves
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There is probably no other part of the male anatomy that men scrutinize the most than their penis. If it is not perfectly straight when erect, a man may wonder is this normal or not. To set the record, uh, straight, a slight curve or tendency to lean to the left or right when erect is considered normal. But, if the penis has a significant bend that is more noticeable, then it could be a condition called Peyronie’s disease.
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