If you or a loved one has recently been diagnosed with an arteriovenous malformation (AVM) of the brain, it can be a stressful and confusing time. You, as well as other family and friends, may have concerns about what the diagnosis means for the patient’s long-term health and whether treatment is possible. To help alleviate [...]
What Is Snoring - Snoring Cure What is Snoring?
Snoring is caused by a vibration in the soft tissues at the back of the throat, including the uvula and the soft palate. Snoring occurs while you are sleeping.The vibrations are caused by your breathing passages either being blocked or severely narrowed while you are breathing, [...]
Hypothyroidism is a condition in which the thyroid gland
fails to produce sufficient amounts of thyroid hormones (thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3)). Hypothyroidism is associated with a decreased metabolic rate. Over 5 million Americans suffer from this condition, and many of them don’t even realize it. The thyroid gland can be found just below the larynx, [...]
What is Sever’s disease?
Sever’s disease occurs in children when the growing part of the heel is injured. This growing part is called the growth plate. The foot is one of the first body parts to grow to full size. This usually occurs in early puberty. During this time, bones often grow faster than muscles and [...]
Herniated discs
are one of the most common of all spinal abnormalities blamed for causing potentially severe and chronic back pain in multitudes of suffering patients each year. While herniations can be problematic in the short term for a minority of patients, they are rarely responsible for causing the long term or excruciating pain that [...]
Imagine 98 loose bones in your Knee!, 60-year-old Mrs. Arukani Ammal, who hails from Karoor in Tamil Nadu, started feeling knee pain
15 years back, at first she ignored it. When the pain persisted, she consulted a doctor who advised her to undergo a surgery; however the fear of surgery forced her to ignore the pain [...]
The kidney acts as a filter for blood, removing waste products from the body and helping regulate the levels of chemicals important for body function. The urine drains from the kidney into the bladder through a narrow tube called the ureter. When the bladder fills and there is an urge to urinate, the bladder empties [...]
Signs of alcoholism are much severe than expected. Millions of people around the world consume alcohol on a daily basis. Almost daily, they feel negative after effects of drinking alcohol, but either they literally do not know the exact long-term effects or simply they cannot resist themselves from drinking.
Surprisingly, every drinker starts drinking as an [...]
Bipolar depression is different than many forms of depression. With a bipolar disorder, a person experiences mania. Mania allows an individual to experience an extreme high that more than likely will impair judgment. Bipolar disorder will affect a person their entire life, but with the right treatment plan, a person can cope with bipolar depression [...]
Computer Glasses - Do You Need Them?
If you have reached the point where you need reading glasses to read a book then you probably need computer glasses while using your computer. Why? Reading glasses are designed to help you see clearly while reading text about 12 inches in front of you. If you use these [...]