There are literally hundreds of different types of hair disorders that effect millions of Americans every day. Many like dandruff and lice, are completely treatable with proper medication and shampoo. But certain types of hair disease like baldness are hereditary and cannot be fixed with medications. Unlike baldness, which affects many people, Menkes disease is [...]
Let’s face it. No one in this country – not you, me, or anyone else in the world, for that matter — is unaffected by disease. Some of us have suffered from disease ourselves, and practically every one of us has a loved one who is (or has been) a victim of a devastating disease [...]
Alzheimer’s disease is an irrevocable, incurable and progressive brain disease. This disease slowly destroys memory and thinking ability, and ultimately reduces even the ability to carry out the simplest tasks. Alzheimer’s disease disturbs and interferes with a person’s daily life and activities. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia. Alzheimer’s disease most frequently [...]
Many of the risk factors for heart disease are related to lifestyle and environmental factors and are typically labeled uncontrollable (non-modifiable) or controllable (modifiable). These can be conditions, personal traits and lifestyles that contribute to atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), which causes coronary artery disease.
The seriousness of this disease can be seen in the [...]
What would you do if you had only two options and must choose one, a short life that was healthy from the beginning till the end
If you are a celiac, your miracle cure is under way – being trialed in Melbourne Australia from April 2009! It could conceivably desensitize people with celiac disease to the point that the villi in their small intestine are not damaged by the gluten protein. However with the need for extensive testing in this three [...]
Heart disease is a potential threat to millions of people worldwide. A killer disease like heart attack can strike anytime, and threaten people with improper diet, lifestyles and certain genetic preconditions. Coronary Heart Disease afflicts about 14 million Americans.
Cause Of Heart Disease
Heart disease is caused by a buildup of fat and tissue in the arteries, [...]
Wilson’s disease is a genetic disorder, which is fatal unless early detected and treated. It is a rare condition, where excess copper builds up in the body causing copper poisoning. Wilson?s disease is quite uncommon and affects 1 in 30,000 people. It is named after Dr Samual Wilson, who first described the disorder in 1912.
Copper [...]
If your family history includes coronary heart disease, you are wise to look at ways to reduce your risk for heart disease. Coronary heart disease although affected by genetic makeup, is also related to your lifestyle.
Think of the more common risk factors for coronary heart disease:
* Cigarette smoking – a lifestyle choice
* Elevated cholesterol – [...]
Congestive heart disease is a physical disorder in which the heart no longer pumps hard enough. Since the heart pumps weakly, blood can back up into the lungs, liver, gastrointestinal tract, and extremities.
Congestive heart disease is also called congestive heart failure (CHF), cardiac failure, or heart failure. These names can be misleading, since they [...]
