You May Never Be Sick Again– By RALPH WALLACE, Contributing Writer Tromsø — It has given hope where no hope was thought possible. People with almost every known health problem seem to benefit from it. Even...
Heart disease. It’s the No. 1 cause of death in this country. You can lower your chances of getting heart disease. One way is to choose foods carefully. For a healthy heart, eat: less fat less sodium fewer...
Q. What is pelvic inflammatory (“in-flam-ma-tor-ee”) disease (PID)? A. PID is an infection of a woman’s uterus, ovaries, and/or fallopian tubes. Untreated, PID can cause infertility (not being able to...
Depression is a serious medical condition. In contrast to the normal emotional experiences of sadness, loss, or passing mood states, clinical depression is persistent and can interfere significantly with an...
If you think keeping fit is merely mind over matter, Lester Clancy has an invention for you _ a cordless jump-rope. That’s right, a jump-rope minus the rope. All that’s left is two handles, so you jump over...
Introduction The immune system is a complex network of specialized cells and organs that has evolved to defend the body against attacks by “foreign” invaders. When functioning properly it fights off...
HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today announced new efforts to expand scientific research on the safety of ephedrine alkaloids and to aggressively pursue the illegal marketing of non-herbal synthetic ephedrine alkaloid...
The body has an arsenal of defenses that it uses to ward off foreign invaders. Healthy immune systems recognize as foreign many things that are not self. Most of the foreign invaders that confront the human immune...
Washboards. Six-packs. No matter what they’re called, muscular, lean abdominals are an obsession for some Americans. And there is no shortage of methods to get them. Some fitness programs encourage countless...
Terms You Need to Know Dementia is a medical condition that interferes with the way the brain works. Symptoms include anxiety, paranoia, personality changes, lack of initiative, and difficulty acquiring new skills...