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Eating disorders are extremely common among both young people and adults in our society. However, many people are deeply ashamed or embarrassed of these disorders and cannot bring themselves to deal with the problem or to seek help for it. Often, people convince themselves that they do not actually have a problem or an eating disorder and they are simply […]
Diabetes is the commonly used term for the medical condition called Diabetes Mellitus which is actually a group of metabolic disorders leaving the person affected with a high blood sugar level. This may be either because the body fails to produce enough quantities of insulin or because the body cells fail to respond to the insulin produced by it.
Although Paracelsus stated that “what makes a man ill also cures him” in the 16th century, the school of thought known as homeopathy was not developed until the turn of the 19th century by Samuel Hahnemann, a German physician. Just five years after gaining his doctoral degree from the University of Erlangen in 1779, Hahnemann concluded that the traditional medicinal […]
Understanding Polycystic Ovary Syndrome : Although polycystic ovary syndrome is a serious medical condition that requires diagnosis and treatment by a medical professional, understanding the symptoms and causes will make you more informed when you talk to your doctor. Since polycystic ovary syndrome is a hormone imbalance, the symptoms can be very obvious.
Human growth hormone, also known as HGH, is a naturally occurring hormone that stimulates growth, cell reproduction and cell regeneration. Much like testosterone, the levels of human growth hormone can deteriorate over time, exacerbating the weight gain, loss of muscle mass, atrophication of bone and other vagaries often associated with aging.
A migraine is a neurological syndrome characterized by painful headaches that last anywhere from a few hours to a few days. Migraines are often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and increased sensitivity to light and sound. They are also sometimes accompanied by sensory symptoms such as flashes of light, blind spots, or tingling in an arm or leg.
Pandemic is a word that brings about a sense of trepidation and fright in us all. With the recent news broadcasts regarding the H1N1 Influenza Type A, or, most notably, the swine flu, a progressively greater amount of the world’s population is considering the flu shot as a means to possibly curb the embellished illness and others like it.
Abdominoplasty, popularly known as a tummy tuck, is a cosmetic procedure that removes excess fat and skin from the abdominal area, restoring separated and/or weakened muscles in the process and creating a flatter and better toned abdominal profile. The procedure is often performed on individuals who have lost excess weight, or on women who have undergone multiple pregnancies. Aging, prior […]
From birth our body is constructed almost perfectly. Its main function is movement. When you are healthy there are no restrictions for your body and you can walk, run, jump, climb, bend and do all physical exercises easily. But when you feel pain and discomfort in certain parts of your body, it becomes practically impossible.
The claim: Mayo Clinic researchers employing “virotherapy”—or virus-based treatment—completely eradicated a 49-year-old woman’s blood cancer using an extremely heavy dose of the measles vaccine (enough to vaccinate 100 million people), according to a newly released report in the journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings.
There are a few important fitness habits you should develop at a young age to live a healthier, longer life. If you adopt unhealthy fitness habits when you’re young, as you get older, it will be harder to get rid of these bad habits. However, if you start leading a healthy lifestyle at a young age, it will remain a […]
The claim: Physical activity is beneficial for those living with heart disease. But too much intense exercise may up your risk of death from a heart attack or stroke, finds a new study appearing in BMJ.
Prior research has suggested that solar flares might interfere with implanted devices that correct dangerous irregular heartbeats with electrical “shocks,” but a new study suggests the opposite might be true.
How accepting you have a weight problem allows you to eliminate it! We’ve discussed how to create barriers of pain and how to encourage yourself with carrots of pleasure as you embark on this new maintenance journey, but what else might be important for maintaining your newfound body? To keep the weight off it’s crucial that you reconcile yourself as […]
Its no wonder laptops are now more popular than desktops—theyre just so liberating. But anyone who loves her laptop knows there can be agony in all that ecstasy: Using them regularly can make your neck throb, eyes ache, and shoulders cry uncle. Thankfully, some simple accessories and adjustments can help ease the ache without tying you down.
