2010 September
Bone cancer
What do you think of when you think of the word cancer? Most people quickly think the worst, that cancer is a potentially deadly medical issue that they wouldn’t wish on their worst enemy. But what do you think about when you think of types of cancer? Many people think of breast cancer and lung [...]
Hyperthyroidism symptoms
In the past few years, scientists have begun to understand and apply more of their understanding about a gland called the thyroid. The thyroid is a gland responsible for an important function in the human body – it produces some very important hormones and is responsible for the metabolism. As scientists discover the importance of [...]
Dyslexia test
For many children, school is a natural progression. In Kindergarten and first grade, they work on learning their alphabet and then, afterward, learning to read. But for some children, this natural progression does not go as planned. Teachers, parents and the students themselves will notice that they are not making progress in reading, or not [...]
Cushing's disease
There are a pleathora of diseases, disorders, syndromes and medical conditions out there, and sometimes it can be hard to remember which is which, much less remember the signs and symptoms and what to watch out for if you or a loved one begin to display unusual medical symptoms. Luckily though, advances in medical science [...]
Abdominal aneurysm surgery
For many patients, there is nothing scarier to hear come out of a doctor’s mouth than the word “aneurysm.” This is likely because we have been conditioned by television and the movies to think of aneurysms as scary medical conditions that can strike without warning, bursting and causing immediate death. But what if I were [...]
BPH treatment
It is a sad fact of human nature that as our bodies start to age, they start to, for lack of a better phrase, fall apart. People notice it as early as age thirty – their back hurts when sitting on a hard surface, or their knees crack when lifting a heavy object. As people [...]
Diabetic ketoacidosis
As we learn more and more about the disease diabetes, we become more aware of the sometimes life threatening consequences threatening those that confront this life long and sometimes dangerous condition. One of those consequences is a potentially life threatening diabetes complication called diabetic ketoacidosis or, as it is often abbreviated, DKA. Diabetes (also known [...]
Fat burning workouts for men
Men suffer from a special problem in the course of their lives. While it seems that many women struggle with their weight almost as soon as puberty hits, men seem to have an easier time with their weight until about the time they hit the big 3-0 mark. Men, who were used to eating everything [...]
Acid reflux treatment
Even if you have never suffered from acid reflux disease (sometimes known by its scientific name of gastroespohageal reflux disease or GERD) you likely don’t like the sound of the disease. For one, it makes food less enjoyable! And if the obesity epidemic scientists are always warning Americans about is real, then Americans love to [...]
Lower back pain
Lower back pain is incredibly common in the human population. An estimated 80% of people will suffer from lower back pain at some point in their life. That means that if you think of ten people you know, eight of them will at some point experience the discomfort and inconvenience of lower back pain. Lower [...]
