A November 10, 2011 report, published in The Lancet, a peer reviewed medical journal that offers a special journal in Neurology, provides hope for those who are in a persistent vegetative state. Most patients in a vegetative state have periods…
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The thyroid gland keeps under control how the body uses energy, makes proteins, and keeps control how sensitive the body is to other hormones. Thyroid hormones are produced by these actions. Main hormones of the thyroid system are triiodothyronine and…
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Fibromyalgia is a difficult disease to endure, causing fatigue, muscle pain, and “tender points,” areas that hurt when touched. These may be on the neck, arms, legs, shoulders, backs and hips. Additional symptoms include insomnia, headache, stiffness in the morning,…
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Diabetes takes a second seat to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). This chronic disease of the lungs affects more than twice as many people as Diabetes and is the nation’s fourth leading cause of death. In 2003 approximately 122,000 Americans…
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Cancer is a disease where the cancer cell divides autonomously and becomes a tumor, causing problems to local tissues, as well as spreading to other parts of the body in a process known as metastasis. It is a personal disease…
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is so named because these disease processes trap air in the lungs. These pulmonary diseases range from emphysema to asthma and chronic bronchitis. Each disease traps air in the lings by a different mechanism,…
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The human body depends on the ability of cells to reproduce to restore the cells that are lost and damaged through injury, disease and normal body processes. Cells usually have all the information contained within them to provide the right…
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You hurt all the time. You sleep all night and sometimes during the day, but you never feel rested. You may have headaches and gut problems. Some days are not too bad, but others are hellish. Sometimes you are so…
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The role of niacin is inextricably linked to pellegra, where a deficiency of this water-soluble B3 vitamin brings about a disease that is potentially fatal. Since niacin was not officially recognized as a vitamin until 1937, not much attention was…
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Though not an actual disease, fibrocystic disease is an ailment that many women have right before the onset of their menstrual period. The condition is often called fibrocystic change or fibrocystic breasts and is characterized by pain, swelling, tenderness, and…
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