Added December 31, 2011, Under: Diets, Diseases, Health
Concerns about high cholesterol are a relatively modern phenomenon. So if you have been warned by your doctor that you have high cholesterol, there is much you need to research and learn about this subject before you start to worry and particularly, before you start to take statin drugs.
In the article found at http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/08/10/making-sense-of-your-cholesterol-numbers.aspx Dr Mercola points out that cholesterol could easily be described as the smoking gun of the last two decades.
He says “It"s been responsible for demonizing entire ...
Added , Under: Headaches & Migraines, Health
We all know about migraines and how debilitating and painful they can be to those who suffer from them but one of the rarer kinds of migraines is the hemiplegic migraine and there are two types – familial hemiplegic migraine (known as FHM) and sporadic hemiplegic membraine (known as SHM). The main difference between these two types is that FHM runs in families (there can be a close relative that carries the same genes that cause the symptoms) while SHM ...
Added , Under: Diseases, Drugs, Health
In this modern world, when we discover we have a disease or condition that is not going to go away on its own, we tend to think we must go and buy an over-the-counter drug or even ask our medical practitioner for a prescription drug. In fact, we are almost pre-programmed to do so from constant magazine and TV advertising in the USA.
However, it was not always like this. In the past, we relied on natural remedies and herbal remedies to ...
Added , Under: Children's Health, Diets, Diseases, Parents
The United States is in the midst of a tragic epidemic of autism. An analysis of the US Department of Education data from 1992-1993 in comparison to the years 2000-2001 indicates that there has been an average increase of 644% among all US children - and those figures are from 10 years ago.
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and autism are both general terms for a group of complex disorders of brain development that are characterized by difficulties in social interaction, communication ...
Added December 30, 2011, Under: Nutrition, Skin Conditions
Often teens and young adults have to suffer the embarrassment and discomfort of acne itself followed by the double trouble of acne scarring.
There are three types of acne skin conditions that can lead to scarring
Acne vulgaris is the most common form of acne and includes blackheads, whiteheads, papules, pustules, nodules and cysts. It is the papules that you have to be careful of for scarring. Resist the temptation to squeeze them. If you only have a few red or brownish ...
Added , Under: Headaches & Migraines, Health, Technology
Since their introduction in many parts of the USA in the past couple of years, smart meters using wireless technology have sparked much debate with the main concern being that continual exposure to the radiation generated by this technology could cause harm to our health in much the same way as the continued use of mobile phones. More than 8 million smart meters have already been installed by electric utilities in the USA with nearly 60 million expected to be ...
Added , Under: Diseases, Health, Nutrition
Candidiasis, or thrush as it’s more usually known, is a very common opportunistic infection in people with AIDS. While it is often one of the least serious AIDS-related problems, it can still be an great inconvenience and very uncomfortable. In some cases, the presence of candidiasis will become a serious health threat. Candida is a common fungus that is normally controlled by a strong immune system. However, if for any reason the immune system is weakened, candida can grow and ...
Added December 29, 2011, Under: Diets, Health
Anal Fissures and hemorrhoids are frequently confused. This is hardly surprising as they have many similarities.
They share quite a few causes and they can even occur together at the same time
They both cause anal pain
They can both cause itching
They can both have bleeding as a symptom
They can both be caused by constipation
They both appear in the anal region
They can both be treated in similar ways
They can both occur during pregnancy and as a side effect during the actual birth
But there ...
Added , Under: Diseases, Exercise, Health
The symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis usually creep up on you slowly with sometimes just some stiffness or swelling felt in the small joints such as the fingers and toes. A little later, the shoulders could be affected with some muscle stiffness. As the disease progresses, the elbows, knees, hips, jaw and neck can also become involved.
In most cases, symptoms occur symmetrically – that is in the same joints on both sides of the body. Symptoms typically last more than two ...
Added , Under: Diets, Diseases, Drugs, Health
Cluster migraines can be the most painful type of migraines that come on very suddenly without any warning. There are small pockets throughout your head, and even in the eyes, where the pain erupts so that with this type of headache, the pain is felt all over the head but with more intensity in those pockets. Cluster migraine headaches have symptoms of a severe one-sided repetitive headache often with watery, red eyes and a stuffy nose.
Cluster migraine headache pattern
A pattern ...
