Modern medicine has known a rapid progress in the last decades and many traditional forms of treatment have been replaced by new, improved medical techniques. While in the past open surgery was the only option available for most patients diagnosed with hernia, nowadays the surgical treatment for hernia is a lot simpler and involves fewer [...]
Did you know that asthma affects over 20 million Americans and up to 300 million people worldwide? Yet despite asthma being one of the most common chronic diseases it is often misunderstood. This can make a diagnosis seem overwhelming.
If you or a loved one have been diagnosed with asthma, take comfort from the fact that [...]
Stressful lifestyles, poor diets and the abuse of cigarettes, alcohol and caffeine are characteristic to many people these days. All these factors contribute to the development of digestive disorders and an increasing number of people have been diagnosed with different forms of ulcer lately.
Ulcer is an inflammation, sourness or lesion of the gastrointestinal tract and [...]
If you think our healthcare system has problems now, how do you think it will fare in the event of a bird flu pandemic? Avian influenza is currently not spread by person-to-person contact. Since 2003, 165 people worldwide have contacted bird flu and about 88 of those people have died. Those individuals all had close [...]
How many times do you hear someone say, “Hey look at that girl, she must be anorexic.” Some people would love to be called anorexic and sometimes it seems as if that word is a compliment. However, anorexia is a disease that can be life threatening, and a person suffering from this illness should get [...]
Acid reflux has forced me to suddenly wake up countless times, in a state of panic, choking on my own acid and gasping for breath.
Nothing can really describe the burning bile feeling, or the taste it leaves in your mouth as you try not to gag and throw-up. I have had to stick a pinch [...]
A 34-year-old woman presents with constant disabling headaches of two years after hospitalization with Louisiana Encephalitis. No more headaches after hypnosis.
Young lady of 24 referred with a three-year history of Fibromyalgia. Six hypnosis sessions later she was back to running five miles a day and pain free.
31-year-old nurse referred with severe suffering from Tic [...]
Pyrogenic Reactions: a deadly side effect of dialysis treatment discussion
For several years we have been hearing that a particular dialysis provider has been experiencing above average occurrences of pyrogenic reactions of dialysis patients. These pyrogenic reactions are considered to be very dangerous dialysis side effects. This is a condition wherein the patient experiences an [...]
One might think that because I am a Chronic Fatigue Survivor, caring for others battling this insidious disease, would be easy. Sadly, that is not the case!
In my book ?Until You?ve Walked the Path? about my struggles with CFS, I refer to Danny, a good friend of mine that made a miraculous recovery from [...]
What is acid reflux disease?
Acid reflux disease can and often is mistaken for heartburn. But the heartburn symptoms of acid reflux disease usually occur 2 or more days a week for at least 3 months and can damage your esophagus. At the top of your stomach is a [...]
