Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States. When we think of heart disease, we often tend of think of men dying from this killer disease more than women dying from it. The fact is that each year 500,000 American women die from heart disease. Heart [...]
What is cancer? Briefly, it is brought about when cells in our body do not mature. A normal healthy cell has a specific function to perform in the body. These immature cells are not performing their proper function, and so remain undeveloped. They then begin feeding on the body, stealing nutrition in an attempt to [...]
Although there is still much debate among researchers on the cause of autism, scientists have known the affects for quite some time. The possible known causes of autism are Thimersol-containing vaccines (vaccines containing mercury), genetics, and allergies. The effects of autism are severely impaired social and communication skills, behavioral issues and the inability to filter [...]
It has been observed that more and more people today are getting conscious about their health; and even more are encouraged to shed excessive weight to look attractive. In earlier times, people used to rely on only exercises and dieting for reducing weight but recent trend has shown that people these days are more likely [...]
Screening tests for cancer in men, women or children cannot be carried out at just any time a person requests them. Some tests are expensive and not all of them are suitable for all age groups or sexes. For cancer screenings to be effective both health-wise and cost-wise, they have to be carried out at [...]
Genetic engineering is defined as the technology whereby the genes of an organism are manipulated directly. The structure and the characteristics of a cell are altered directly through the use of transformation and molecular cloning techniques. The term genetic engineering originated from Dragon’s Island, a science fiction novel written by Jack Williamson and published in [...]
Fact: Emphysema, COPD, cancer, arthritis, and other diseases and adverse health conditions have in many cases been beaten. But why aren’t these countless successes acknowledged by mainstream medicine? Alternative medicine is kind of an umbrella title for a number of different health or healing philosophies and approaches to medicine, health and healing. Included in alternative [...]
With a law as complex as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), unintended consequences are always a concern. Last week The Wall Street Journal reported that the physician community is witnessing the emergence of a significant unintended consequence — since tax-advantaged flexible spending accounts can no longer be used to pay for over-the-counter [...]
