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1. Asthma Severity November 21, 2008 Asthma is a condition that affects the airways. These airways are the tubes that carry air in and out of the lungs. When one gets an attack, these airwaves swell and make air passage through them difficult. When this happens, one starts experiencing the symptoms of an attack. These include wheezing, shortness of breath, coughing and tightness in the chest. When the condition is not treated early enough, it progresses and becomes severe. Asthma severity symptoms are felt. At this point, one has to seek medical attention. Medication can help relieve the symptoms of the condition. Thes... (read more) Author: Mercy Maranga

2. Asthma COPD November 21, 2008 COPD stands for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. This is chronic asthma. Chronic means it progresses slowly while obstructive means that it causes narrowing of the airways in the lungs making it more difficult to breath. Pulmonary disease means that the condition affects the lungs. Therefore , asthma COPD is a diseases that progress slowly in the airways, narrowing them. Thus no air can move in or out of the lungs. Breathing becomes more and more difficult. Asthma COPD is a very severe condition. It needs medical attention. This condition progresses from mild asthma. As the asthm... (read more) Author: Mercy Maranga

3. Multivitamins Are All About Covering Your Bases November 21, 2008 Healthcare is the general expression used for the entire area of prevention, treatment and cure of illness and disease using the services of medical experts and resources. Healthcare is a very important part of our daily lives and it is imperative that we take the right supplements to ensure that our body remains healthy. Getting healthy is about embracing all types of medicine, both modern and ancient. Therefore, many people use natural health supplements to treat various health conditions as well as to promote general well-being. Watch your diet, get more exercise and consult your doc... (read more) Author: Paul Rodgers

4. Improving Employee Health November 14, 2008 Why the sudden interest in incorporating walking into the workplace? Walking has been shown clinically to prevent or mitigate the nation's leading diseases including Type 2 diabetes, heart disease and even some forms of cancer. It has been shown as an effective measure in promoting weight loss, disease prevention, improving mental and physical health and significantly decreasing the need for medical care. Shackled to desks, most Americans walk much less than the minimum recommended guidelines of 10,000 steps a day set by the Surgeon General (achievable in 3 hours at a treadmill desk). As ... (read more) Author: Steve Bordley

5. Lose the Fat Diabetic Diet and Exercise Plan November 12, 2008 Back in March of 2005 the results of the Diabetes Prevention Program were released by the American Diabetes Association. This study was conducted nationwide at 25 medical centers and tracked thousands of potential diabetics who were given a lose the fat diabetic diet and exercise plan. Everyone in the study group was pre-diabetic, meaning they all suffered from high blood sugar levels that were higher then normal but not in the diabetic range. Half of all people diagnosed with pre-diabetes will eventually become type 2 diabetics if left untreated. There were two groups of people is this s... (read more) Author: Andrew Bicknell

6. Best way to Quit Smoking - Chantix, Friend or Foe? October 30, 2008 According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention an estimated 44.5 million adults in the United States smoke cigarettes and may suffer from a nicotine addiction. But, what exactly is a smoking or nicotine addiction? Well, the medical community has defined a smoking addiction as an uncontrollable dependence on cigarettes to the point where stopping causes emotional distress! These very same proponents are generally advocates of the addiction disease model, which promotes the hypothesis of chemical dependency and the affects of substances on the brain. Let’s examine that hypothesis fo... (read more) Author: David Roppo

7. So what is a chiropractic neurologist? October 27, 2008 As in other medical professions, we have individual specialists within the chiropractic profession. Through education, training and board certification, we choose to limit practice to a certain specialty to assist other physicians in the diagnosis and treatment of a variety of conditions. Typically, a chiropractic neurologist serves in the same consulting manner as a medical neurologist. The difference is that the therapies or applications of a chiropractic neurologist do not include drugs or surgery. As a result, certain conditions are more customarily amenable to treatment by a chirop... (read more) Author: Dr. A. R. Scopelliti

8. Dizziness and Quality of Life October 27, 2008 For over twenty years in my practice, I have personally witnessed the impact of helping people recover from various disorders, not just in terms of their health, but also in their ability to improve their quality of life. Dizziness is a very common and growing problem of modern life. One whose implications are largely unrecognized by the traditional medical establishment. This has left millions of people suffering from an untreated problem that interferes not only with their ability to function, but also with their quality of life. Worse still, many are treated with drugs that ... (read more) Author: Dr. A. R. Scopelliti

9. Dizziness Is The Third Most Frequent Reason People Seek Medical Attention... October 27, 2008 Right up there with headaches and back pain, as the first two reasons which people seek medical attention. Invariably the standard medical treatment approach for vertigo and dizziness is to prescribe meclizine, (Antivert), a vestibular suppressant drug, which doesn’t work. Here is why. 50% of patients complaining of dizziness in a primary care setting do not get a diagnosis, yet 70% receive a prescription for meclizine. The drug, essentially a CNS depressant, slows things down. In addition to causing lethargy, the drug’s tendency is to produce a slowing effect on reaction time... (read more) Author: Dr. A. R. Scopelliti

10. Can The Sun Ruin Your Tropical Vacation? October 27, 2008 Even though these sun related problems, sunburn, heat exhaustion, and heatstroke, are not diseases, they can be very serious and could put a real damper on your vacation. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure when dealing with the sun. Keep in mind that the sun's rays are more intense between noon and three p.m. in the tropics and at high altitudes, even if it's a cloudy or overcast day. What can you do to prevent getting sunburned? In general, the fairer or lighter your skin is, the easier you may sunburn. Even clouds offer little or no protection from a severe sunburn.... (read more) Author: Dorothy Yamich

11. Most Universal Health Care Articles Are Written with a Lack of Common Sense October 20, 2008 Most of the articles I read about Universal Health Care are peppered with two phrases, “Health Care” and “Health Insurance”. The two are very different yet most articles combine the two as one item. So I’d like to clear up the difference between the two so that there is no further confusion. Let’s start by defining the two phrases with Wikipedia. Halthcare is the prevention, treatment, and management of illness and the preservation of mental and physical well being through the services offered by the medical, nursing, and allied health professions. The term health insurance is g... (read more) Author: Robert Bell

12. Vaccination - You Should Be Educated About It October 15, 2008 You can get a vaccination for meningitis, HPV, polio, smallpox, measles, mumps, pertussis and many other diseases. The idea is that by getting a shot with a "watered down" version of a virus or bacteria, your body will attack it, kill it and store the information for later; therefore, if you pick something up again, the body will immediately respond by attacking it before cellular damage occurs. But how much do you know about the pros and cons of immunization? According to medical information, on one hand, vaccinations are needed because we cannot face the alternative. Plagues and diseas... (read more) Author: Mike Selvon

13. Sexually Transmitted Diseases Worsening In Our Society October 12, 2008 According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, there are more than 15 million cases of sexually transmitted diseases reported in the US each year. With rising divorce rates and incidences of infidelity, it is no wonder that the number of sexually transmitted infections is on the rise. The best way to protect yourself is to always use a condom, screen potential partners, limit the number of partners you are intimate with and see a gynecologist every six months. According to medical information, the most dreadful sexually transmitted disease is a killer. The number of people wi... (read more) Author: Mike Selvon

14. Where to Get Cheap International Travel Health Insurance October 09, 2008 Whether you're taking a once-in-a-lifetime vacation or just another business trip away from your family, if you're traveling to a foreign country you need to buy international travel health insurance. Here's how you can find a cheap policy that will still provide the coverage you need. But I Already Have Health Insurance! According to the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention, half of all U.S. citizens who travel to another country have some sort of health problem during their trip. Think you’ll be covered if you need medical assistance? Well, you may have a gr... (read more) Author: Brian Stevens

15. Lifestyle Change Can Help Prevent Cancer October 07, 2008 Cancer or malignant neoplasm in medical term is a disease in which a group of cells display uncontrolled growth (division beyond the normal limits), invasion (intrusion on and destruction of adjacent tissues), and sometimes metastasis (spread to other locations in the body via lymph or blood). It said to be the second cause of death and over 1.4 million new cases will be diagnosed in 2008 alone. Cancer may affect all ages but the risk differs for most varieties of increase with age. And nearly all of the cancer was caused by the abnormalities in the genetic material of the transformed cell ... (read more) Author: Laura Roberts

16. Preventing Alzheimer's Disease - 5 Simple Tips September 29, 2008 Is Alzheimer’s genetic? Or is it an unfortunate fact of aging? Are there steps we can take right now to start preventing Alzheimer’s disease from developing as we get older? Currently, there is no tried and true proven method for preventing Alzheimer’s. But doctors have been making major breakthroughs with this debilitating disease for many years now. It has become clear that there are several important steps you can take right now to greatly reduce your chances of developing Alzheimer’s disease as you age. Dharma Singh Khalsa, M.D. ,President and Medical Director of the non-profit A... (read more) Author: Susan Nickerson

17. American Diabetes Association Sets New Guidelines for Diabetic Diets September 16, 2008 For years now, the established medical community has been preaching 'diet and exercise' to help control Type 2 diabetes. Unfortunately for many that have be recently diagnosed with diabetes or pre-diabetes, these are broad guidelines open to interpretation. Recently, as reported by the Mayo Clinic, the American Diabetes Association has issued new, more specific guidelines for eating that will give you direction in controlling your illness. Here's a quick summary of these healthy eating guidelines: #1 Eat Healthy Carbs The main source of your body's energy is the carbohydrate or ... (read more) Author: Robert Tracy

18. Stop Drinking Alcohol - Preventing Alcohol Cravings September 09, 2008 While there are links between what you eat and your cravings for alcohol, it's important to put the food issues into context, because in some circumstances foods can do very little to help with alcohol withdrawal or alcohol avoidance. Other lifestyle changes, medical treatment, or therapeutic-dose dietary supplements are needed. There is a fairly large amount of research about the potential benefits of nutritional supplements during periods of alcohol withdrawal. The greatest focus here has been on the B-complex vitamins, although all of the major vitamins (vitamins A, C, D, and E in addi... (read more) Author: Ed Philips

19. Acne Answered September 08, 2008 Acne Answered You may be surprised to know that acne affects around 85-90% of young people.Male and female across the world, acne is one of the worlds most widespread medical conditions. Although there is no cure there are many treatments available and more is known about treating acne than ever before. Of course prevention is better than treatment, but if you have acne it is`nt you fault acne is caused by a combination of factors within your skin over which you have little control. An acne spot begins about 2-4 weeks before you actually see it, deep in your pores your glands are p... (read more) Author: Robert Orr

20. How Mothers Can Fight Against Diseases In Babies August 29, 2008 The especial province of the mother is the prevention of disease, not its cure. When disease attacks the child, the mother has then a part to perform, which it is especially important during the epochs of infancy and childhood should be done well. I refer to those duties which constitute the maternal part of the management of disease. Medical treatment, for its successful issue, is greatly dependent upon a careful, pains-taking, and judicious maternal superintendence. No medical treatment can avail at any time, if directions be only partially carried out, or be negligently attended to; a... (read more) Author: Julia Sullivan

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