Early Detection of Alzheimer's Disease
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Despite many years of intensive research, no effective treatment currently exists for Alzheimer's disease, which is the most common form of dementia.
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A look at heart failure
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The term “heart failure” is really kind of scary. The word failure means breaking down, not functioning or collapse.
Read MorePelvic Inflammatory Disease
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Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is another one of those ailments that can sneak upon you with no sign or symptom.
Read MoreNephrotic Syndrome
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The condition is usually caused when your glomeruli – clusters of tiny blood vessels in your kidneys – become damaged.
Read MoreTop 12 tips to relieve IBS symptoms
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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 MoreThe Milk/Acne Connection
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Acne, the plague of adolescence, affecting 80 to 90 percent of teens in the Western world, is a long-term disease that's caused by hair follicles becoming clogged with dead skin and oil.
Read More8 signs signaling a thyroid problem
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When our thyroid functions normally, life is good. But when it malfunctions, suddenly unusual symptoms begin occurring disrupting our normal pattern.
Read MoreA Closer Look at Uveitis
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Uveitis typically hits people between the ages of 30 and 50, but it has been known to affect children as well.
Read MoreTreating Hardening of the Arteries: Smaller is Better
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Cardiovascular disease kills more people each year than cancer. Many of these deaths are attributed to atherosclerosis, which is best viewed as congestion along the highways of your blood vessels.
Read MoreUnderstanding Hepatitis A to C
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Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver brought about by drug use, alcohol use, sexual contact with an infected person, or certain medical conditions.
Read MoreTriple X Syndrome: Not What You Think
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The symptoms for triple X syndrome vary, from none to developmental delays and learning disabilities.
Read MorePreventing a poison ivy, oak or sumac rash
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If you’ve never had the itchy, oozing, bubbly rash of poison ivy, oak or sumac, consider yourself very lucky.
Read MoreSuddenly Feeling Woozy? Here's Why.
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Do you feel suddenly light-headed, perhaps even faint, when you stand up from sitting or lying down? If so, you likely have a form of low blood pressure known as orthostatic hypotension.
Read MoreUnderstanding C. Diff
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C. diff is a bacterium that can cause symptoms ranging from diarrhea to life-threatening inflammation of the colon.
Read MoreRestless leg syndrome – adopt lifestyle changes to reduce risk
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The cause of RLS is unknown – however researchers are looking into problems with the nervous system possibly arising from the spinal cord or brain.
Read MoreGangrene - tissue death!
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If you had a nickel every time a character was wounded in a film or TV show and another character fretted about acting fast “before gangrene sets in” you'd be rich.
Read MoreFaces of folliculitis
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You may have heard them described as hot tub rash, razor bumps and barber's itch, but they're all different faces of folliculitis.
Read MoreStrokes increase sharply in young adults
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A study in the Journal of the American Heart Association has found hospitalizations for the most common stroke, ischemic stroke, increased sharply by 44 percent in young adults ages 25 to 44.
Read MoreDiabetic retinopathy – Focusing on a growing issue
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The prevalence of diabetes in the Unites States has grown to around 29.3 million Americans or 9.5% of the population with this serious condition.
Read MoreThe Walking Wounded: Osteoarthritis
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The most common form of arthritis is also among the most painful and crippling. Osteoarthritis, affecting millions of people worldwide, occurs when the protective cartilage on the ends of your bones wears down over time.
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