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17th September 2009
Going for annual health checkups is important but relying solely on these results does not exclude you from having cancer. Before cancer becomes easily apparent, there are early symptoms in your body that you can detect. These tell-tale signs may be the e... Read >
Author: Ken Soh10th September 2009
Mesothelioma is a form of cancer that affects the lining of the abdomen or the chest. Malignant cells appear in the mesothelium, the sac that acts as protective cover for many of the internal organs in the body. A mesothelium is made of two cell layers ... Read >
Author: Elliot Austin17th August 2009
Chronic and unexplained weight loss is likely a serious and undiagnosed sickness or condition. Such examples are diabetes, hyperthyroidism, and even the almighty HIV/AIDS. Knowing this will most likely show you the serious-mindedness of such a state, and... Read >
Author: thin options17th August 2009
Chronic and unexplained weight loss is likely a serious and undiagnosed disease or condition. Some examples are diabetes, hyperthyroidism, and even the almighty HIV/AIDS. Acknowledging this will most likely show you the seriousness of such a situation, a... Read >
Author: thin options17th August 2009
Chronic and unexplained weight loss is possible a serious and undiagnosed sickness or condition. Several examples are diabetes, hyperthyroidism, and even the almighty HIV/AIDS. Acknowledging this will most likely show you the sincerity of such a situatio... Read >
Author: wami franz17th August 2009
Chronic and unexplained weight loss is possible a chronic and undiagnosed sickness or condition. Some examples are diabetes, hyperthyroidism, and even the almighty HIV/AIDS. Acknowledging this will probably show you the serious-mindedness of such a situa... Read >
Author: wami franz08th August 2009
Cancer: it's not a word that anyone really wants to hear. While not necessarily a death sentence, cancer is an illness that does have a high mortality rate depending on where in the body it strikes.
Colon cancer - the third most common cancer - results... Read >
Author: chris cohen03rd August 2009
Hyperthyroidism refers to a situation wherein the thyroid gland has an overactive tissue that results in overproduction. This overproduction leads to an excess number of circulating free thyroid hormones. Because the thyroid hormone affects nearly all bod... Read >
Author: James Pendergraft27th July 2009
Type 2 diabetes can cause a lot of health complications if it goes on unchecked. Without treatment, type 2 diabetes can be fatal due to the complications that arise from it. So a speedy diagnosis is of utmost importance here. However, sometimes the patien... Read >
Author: Gen Wright09th July 2009
Pleural mesothelioma is the commonest type of mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer that attacks the mesothelial cells in the mesothelium, the tissue that forms the membranous lining of the body's major internal organs and cavities.
Pleur... Read >
Author: Bello kamorudeen09th July 2009
Asbestos exposure results from breathing in asbestos fibers. If rocks, soil, or products containing asbestos are disturbed, they can release asbestos fibers into the air. These fibers can be breathed into your lungs and could remain there for a lifetime.... Read >
Author: Bello kamorudeen06th June 2009
What is it?
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a mix of abdominal symptoms for which there is no obvious cause. It is estimated that as many as one in five people suffer from IBS at some time in their lives, and it is the most common reason for consulting... Read >
Author: Joel Desvignes04th June 2009
Colon cancer or colorectal cancer is a disease characterized by the development of malignant cells in the lining of the first and longest portion of the large intestine. These cells have lost the normal control mechanism for growth. It is also termed as c... Read >
Author: James Pendergraft15th May 2009
Those of you who are not bone-thin would probably welcome a bit of unexpected weight loss—especially if it meant you doing nothing to change your usual habits. But the truth is that unexplained weight loss can be a warning sign of a serious illness, or ... Read >
Author: CornellDayne11th May 2009
Asbestos has been known for its dangerous effects for more than sixty years. However, this hazardous substance is still being used and produced by many companies up till now. Those who are constantly being exposed to asbestos are usually employees who wor... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer05th May 2009
Malabsorption occurs when the body fails to properly absorb vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients from food. Even though a person's diet is adequate, an individual with malabsorption develops various nutritional deficiencies. This problem is often the... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer26th April 2009
The pancreas is a gland behind your stomach and in front of your spine. It produces juices that help break down food and hormones that help control blood sugar levels. Pancreatic cancer is hard to catch early. It doesn't cause symptoms right away. When yo... Read >
Author: Mercy24th April 2009
Colon cancer is cancer of the large intestine (colon), the lower part of your digestive system. Rectal cancer is cancer of the last 6 inches of the colon. They're called colorectal cancers.
Most cases of this cancer begin as small, non cancerous (benig... Read >
Author: Mercy20th April 2009
Not many women would be worried if they lost a few pounds. As a matter of fact, most women would be thrilled to get on the scale today and find out that they’ve been losing weight—especially if they haven’t done anything to promote such a change. Bu... Read >
Author: CornellDayne16th April 2009
The main causes of diabetes mellitus are that either the body fails in the production of insulin, which is the hormone that unlocks the cells of the body and allows glucose to fuel them, or your body develops an insulin resistance. In either case this di... Read >
Author: Patsy Hamilton09th April 2009
Cancer: it's not a word that anyone really wants to hear. While not necessarily a death sentence, cancer is an illness that does have a high mortality rate depending on where in the body it strikes.
Colon cancer - the third most common cancer - results... Read >
Author: suegold13th March 2009
As with people, there are things that you need to look for in your cat to recognize if they are sick or not. Below is a list of symptoms that might trigger some concern.
• Unexplained weight loss
• It's hard for your cat to breathe
• Your cat i... Read >
Author: Joshua Simms10th March 2009
Colon cleansing offers many, many, healthy benefits, but as with all treatments there may be some side effect to colon cleansing. They are generally very minor and felt by very few users of colon cleansing systems. There are fewer side effects to using an... Read >
Author: Michelle Taft10th March 2009
Colon cleansing is not only a great way to improve your health, but there is also evidence to suggest that is may be very helpful in removing parasitic infections. Intestinal parasites are one of those things that are unpleasant to think about, but they c... Read >
Author: Michelle Taft10th February 2009
A study of ovarian cancer sufferers has found that there are certain tell-tale signs of the disease which, it is hoped, will reduce the number cases that are discovered too late.
Ovarian cancer has always been deemed to be a silent killer but the stu... Read >
Author: ServicePR09th January 2009
GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) is essentially a digestive problem. It occurs when the Lower Esophageal Sphincter allows the stomach contents to reflux back into the esophagus. This can happen because of physical problems such as a hiatul hernia, o... Read >
Author: peterhutch18th December 2008
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Recently, news from the science and medical communities has reported a new genetic condition that may be the cause of approximately 15 to 20 percent of liver failure among individuals.
An article from Science Daily re... Read >
Author: LegalView01st December 2008
What is diabetes? There is type 1 and type 2 diabetes. In type 1 diabetes, the pancreas either no longer produces insulin or not enough insulin. In type 2 diabetes, the pancreas makes insulin but the body is not able to use it properly.
Why do we need ... Read >
Author: Alex Sim16th November 2008
Since prediabetes often does not show any symptoms, most people are not aware they have it. Based on the Centers for Disease Control’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, a quarter of American adults have prediabetes, but only 4% report having the co... Read >
Author: morningshift11th November 2008
The bladder is the organ in the body where urine is stored before it is expelled through urination. There are several different kinds of bladder cancer:
* Transitional cell carcinomas (cancer that begins in cells that normally make up the inner lining of... Read >
Author: stbotanica11th November 2008
Celiac disease is something you may have heard of, and now you're probably wondering what exactly it is. Well, celiac disease is a lifelong autoimmune intestinal disorder. It affects genetically predisposed people of all ages from middle infancy on. The i... Read >
Author: Brett West25th September 2008
Lymphoma is a group of cancers that affect the cells that play a role in the immune system, and primarily represents cells involved in the lymphatic system of the body. Lymphoma is one of the most common causes of death from cancer in the United States. L... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen04th September 2008
All too often we get sick but ignore the symptoms we may be feeling, shrugging them off to a cold, stress from work, or just not feeling well.
There are certain symptoms that shouldn’t be ignored if they develop. These symptoms could lead to blindnes... Read >
Author: Brian Dun22nd August 2008
Beauty, like fashion, is a learned concept, and the notion of beauty changes over the years. By today's standards, Marilyn Monroe would be considered "overweight".
The leading sex symbol, Lillian Russell, weighed over 200 pounds, at the turn of the cen... Read >
Author: Thomas L. Dubose21st July 2008
Ovarian cancer is often called "The Silent Killer" because the symptoms are so nonspecific and are often blamed on something else. Thus it is possible to have been experiencing early warning signs of this disease for years and not realize anything is seri... Read >
Author: Sara Daniels13th June 2008
Glucagonoma is a rare pathology. Incidence is probably 1% of all neuroendocrine tumors. From 1942, approximately 250 cases are described in the literature. Incidence of this pathology is estimated on an annual basis, with 1 case occurring in every 20 mill... Read >
Author: peterhutch20th May 2008
Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a set of related diseases in which the body cannot regulate the amount of sugar (specifically, glucose) in the blood.
Glucose in the blood gives you energy to perform daily activities, walk briskly, run for a bus, ride your b... Read >
Author: Peter rodrick01st May 2008
The term diabetes comes from the Greek language, and was coined by Aretaeus of Cappadocia. It meant "a compass, siphon." The sense "siphon" gave rise to the use of diabetes as the name for a disease involving the emancipation of excessive amounts of urine... Read >
Author: Perry Smith03rd April 2008
Arthritis means inflammation of the joints. It is one of the most common diseases in the United States. This condition means that different individual illnesses with differing factors, treatments, complications and prognosis occurs. They are similar in th... Read >
Author: Celly Dunk27th March 2008
Diabetes is a chronic disease. It does not go away, even with treatment. It is also progressive, meaning that if left untreated, it can lead to difficult complications. The good news is that diabetes can be controlled. However, it must be carefully monito... Read >
Author: peterhutch27th March 2008
Diabetes is a chronic disease. It does not go away, even with treatment. It is also progressive, meaning that if left untreated, it can lead to difficult complications. The good news is that diabetes can be controlled. However, it must be carefully moni... Read >
Author: peterhutch26th March 2008
Fasting demands the fat cells be used as fuel. As soon as the body needs calories the process or catabolism (tearing down) starts. Each pound of fat has approximately 3,500 calories, which becomes fuel for the body. As each day passes, you get thinner and... Read >
Author: Dr John Anne26th March 2008
Fasting demands the fat cells be used as fuel. As soon as the body needs calories the process or catabolism (tearing down) starts. Each pound of fat has approximately 3,500 calories, which becomes fuel for the body. As each day passes, you get thinner a... Read >
Author: peterhutch20th February 2008
Irritable bowel syndrome or IBS as is it commonly called is a very common disorder that affects at least 15% of the general population.
This disease is sometimes called spastic colitis, nervous stomach, spastic colon or mucous colitis. Irritable bowe... Read >
Author: Jessica Bradbury10th June 2007
The debilitating disease like arthritis is known as the chronic joint inflammation in various limbs of human body. This degenerative disease can affect people at any stage of the life and it mainly depends upon the class and the type of the disease. The d... Read >
Author: Markus Skupeika27th March 2007
Lymphoma symptoms can range from non-existent to severe. When the disease affects the central nervous system, the patient may suffer from confusion and/or seizures and acute neurological dysfunction. In the early stages patients experience no pain or disc... Read >
Author: groshan fabiola27th March 2007
Lymph node cancer or lymphoma is a cancer that accounts for approximately five percent of all cancers. It predominantly effects males but is not exclusive to men. Those most at risk are between the ages of fifteen and thirty four and those over the age of... Read >
Author: Sven Ullmann12th March 2007
Your body can experience being tired and worn-down for numerous reasons: stress, pregnancy, medications, and inactivity, just to name a few.
After expressing there is pain, tiredness is the second most mentioned general symptom by patients in the doc... Read >
Author: aron wallad08th March 2007
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. In the United States, around 1000 patients die each day from complications of cancer. Approximately 2.4 million Americans are expected to be diagnosed with the dreaded disease in 2007. The exact caus... Read >
Author: Sven Ullmann28th February 2007
Lymphomas are the cancer of the lymphoid tissue, so Hodgkin’s disease which is a type of lymphoma, is also a cancer of this tissue. Lymphoid tissue is part of the lymphatic system which is a major component of the immune defense system. The elements tha... Read >
Author: groshan fabiola15th February 2007
Lymphoma is one of the few types of cancer that can develop and grow in the body without an individual knowing and it is only when the cancer spreads around the body to other organs that obvious symptoms become apparent. There are a number of symptoms tha... Read >
Author: Jeremy Parker12th December 2006
Diabetes Mellitus: Diabetes Mellitus is one of the most costly burdensome chronic diseases of our time and is condition that is increasing in epidemic population in the whole world. The complications resulting from the diseases are a significant cause of ... Read >
Author: Dr John Anne17th November 2006
Aside from the usual side effects of back pain, like the disturbance of your sleeping habits and the difficulty in sitting still during extended periods of time, the real concern should be addressed to the cause for back pain. Because if the occurring bac... Read >
Author: Ronald Goodpaster16th November 2006
Do you realize that you could be feeling stress without even realizing it? It's true! Many people fail to recognize the signs of stress and mistakenly believe they are handling all of the stressors of life without a problem. Therefore, it is importan... Read >
Author: Robert Bell27th September 2006
While dry skin is often just that, it is also a symptom of many other physical problems. Shielding lotion is now recommended by thousands of doctors to treat and prevent dry skin, but if you also have other symptoms, then it is wise to see a medical docto... Read >
Author: No Last Name13th August 2006
Diabetes is a condition in which the body fails to produce enough insulin. Insulin is the hormone that controls the level of sugar in our blood.
Although we need some sugar in our blood, if it is allowed to rise too high, it can become dangerous. Diabete... Read >
Author: Lizette le Clus-Fox
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