Cancer / Illness

Fiths Disease and Pregnancy

By Natron Chango · 19 years ago

The Human Parvo Virus B19 Infection is present in almost every place. One of the diseases it produces is called the 'Fifth disease", a common infection experienced during childhood or adolescence. Thus, the National Center ...

Bleeding Hemorrhoids: A Common Ailment

By Josh Riverside · 19 years ago

Bleeding hemorrhoids are common and occur with both internal and external cases. Be sure to consult a doctor if you notice any bleeding from the rectum before, during or after a bowel movement – and ...

Atherosclerosis – Symptoms, Causes, prevention and Treatment

By Knut Holt · 19 years ago

By atherosclerosis the inside of the arteries are thickened, hardened and stiffened, causing the space for blood flow to be narrowed or closed. This will decrease the oxygen supply to local or distant tissues. The ...

What Causes Acid Reflux?

By Seth Miller · 19 years ago

Though the root causes are often unclear, perhaps the most prevalent acid reflux cause is a poor diet. Acid reflux occurs during digestion, when the stomach churns up acid or refluxes it into the esophagus, ...

What is Oral & Genital Herpes?

By Daisy Bone · 19 years ago

There are two types of herpes infections, oral herpes and genital herpes; both are contagious. The most insidious fact about herpes is that it can be an “invisible virus;” it is possible for a person ...

Hemorrhoids: Symptoms & Tips to Reduce Pain

By Cindi Gass · 19 years ago

A hemorrhoid is an enlarged or twisted vein in the wall of the lower rectum and/or the anus. Hemorrhoids may occur for many reasons, the most common of these are the extra pressure placed on ...

Degenerative Disease Caused by Tooth Infections - Case Histories -Kidney Trouble, Stomach Ulcers

By George Meinig · 19 years ago

Kidney Trouble: * Originally Dr. Price believed kidney infections only remotely related to dental focal infections. He eventually found, however, many 30 to 40 year olds were developing nephritis (kidney disease) without the disease being ...

What Exactly Is Cerebral Palsy?

By Jennifer Petry · 19 years ago

Understanding cerebral palsy is the first step towards preventing it. Cerebral palsy is a condition when muscle movements and posture is affected (palsy) due to brain damage (cerebral). Unlike chicken pox or measles, cerebral palsy ...

Lung Cancer in Non-Smokers

By Mary Desaulniers · 19 years ago

More and more often, I come across cases of nonsmokers who develop lung cancer. My attention is always drawn to news of this nature because my husband passed away at the age of 51 from ...

5 Facts You Need To Know About Depression

By Christopher Green · 19 years ago

Around 18 million US citizens suffer from stress, depression and anxiety every year and for many of them, understanding why they endure the torment is difficult to establish. This is because of the many “magic ...

Was Your Ovarian Cancer Misdiagnosed?

By James Finch · 19 years ago

As many as 30,000 U.S. women will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer this year. In 2006, between 15,000 and 16,000 women are likely to die from this silent killer. Ovarian cancer is the 5th leading ...

Stimulating the Body's Defenses to Fight Cancer

By James Finch · 19 years ago

Comediennes such as Gilda Radner and Madeline Kahn, Oscar-winning actresses like Loretta Young and Sandy Dennis, singers Laura Nyro and Dinah Shore, actor Pierce Brosnan’s wife Cassandra Harris, actress Jessica Tandy, former Connecticut governor Ella ...

What You Should Know About Mesothelioma

By Rick Tanzo · 19 years ago

Let me make this clear at the outset. I'm not a doctor. And the word mesothelioma is some kind of a tongue-twister to me. This article is an ofshoot of my web site - mesothelioma.googlingprofit.com ...

Tinnitus: Learning to Ignore a Nuisance

By Mark Goeder-Tarant · 19 years ago

That may sound darn right rude but that’s all it is. A nuisance. Tinnitus is nothing but a nuisance, which interrupts your daily routine by driving you up the wall. Ever asked why it’s driving ...

Tuberculosis, a Cause for Concern?

By Kristy Haugen · 19 years ago

Despite advances in treatments available, tuberculosis (TB) still remains a global pandemic. One third the human population is currently infected with tuberculosis. What is tuberculosis? The disease tuberculosis is caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis. ...