Diseases and Conditions Articles

Health » Diseases and Conditions | By faye bautista @ Thursday, 13th November 2008 @ 1:28 PM

Bipolar disorder is considered a recurrent kind of illness. Studies have shown certain amounts of chemicals were pushed to the brain which suggests the excessive activities that the human being manifests. In a logical aspect for its cure, the treatment would therefore be narrowed down involving the brain and to bring it to functioning properly. In reality, this is going to be produced from a lot of hard work and the patience for the goals to be achieved in its normal functioning. The trea... more...

Health » Diseases and Conditions | By Bill Mann @ Sunday, 2nd November 2008 @ 1:03 PM

Antidepressants are sometimes prescribed for patients seeking tinnitus relief. Some studies show that antidepressants can reduce tinnitus symptoms or help people cope better with their ringing ears. Unfortunately, the kind of tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) used in these studies can have dangerous side effects. This article explains some of the risks inherent in using TCAs as a medical treatment for tinnitus and suggests the use of a natural tinnitus cure instead. In a systematic review ... more...

Health » Diseases and Conditions | By faye bautista @ Sunday, 2nd November 2008 @ 12:31 PM

Bipolar disorder proceeds without any warning. The person who has a bipolar disorder can experience the best and worst personalities. They can be the happiest person at one time and the next instance and without any reason they will feel really low and can even start to cry. Someone who has the bipolar disorder will range from there attitude of listlessness to recklessness. If a person with instability in their moods could become a serious problem which greatly affects that person and tho... more...

Health » Diseases and Conditions | By Faraz Ahmed @ Sunday, 2nd November 2008 @ 12:12 PM

Mitochondria look and act like bacteria, they each have their own circular chromosome (like bacteria) which encodes for bacteria-like ribosomal RNA (rRNA), among other things. Mitochondria need several "enzymes" (proteins) to change fat into energy. Mitochondria are responsible for creating more than 90 percent of the energy needed by the body to sustain life and support growth. Because they are in almost all human cells, this "power failure" results in disease that can affect al... more...

Health » Diseases and Conditions | By Faraz Ahmed @ Sunday, 2nd November 2008 @ 10:54 AM

Mitochondria allow cells to transfer chemical energy in the oxygen molecule into adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the major energy currency within cells. Mitochondrial dysfunction can lead to disease because cells may malfunction or die when they are unable to produce enough energy to fuel their essential processes. Mitochondrial disease may affect the mitochondria in numerous ways: one of those ways being the many chemical reactions that take place. Incomplete reactions mean no energy production. ... more...

Health » Diseases and Conditions | By Jon Mercer @ Saturday, 1st November 2008 @ 7:05 AM

Anyone who has ever experienced a panic attack can tell you that they definitely hurt emotionally, and can make you feel like you are in morbid danger. Some people even worry that they might die during a panic attack; but can panic attacks actually hurt you physically? Fortunately for all of us, there is absolutely no evidence that panic attacks can hurt you physically or be life-threatening in the moment. The symptoms of the attack can vary widely, ranging from feelings of shortness of ... more...

Health » Diseases and Conditions | By Jennifer King @ Friday, 31st October 2008 @ 11:17 PM

An ovarian cyst is a small sack that forms on one of the ovaries that is filled with fluid. This sack filled with fluid can then cause pressure on the left or right hand sides of the lower abdomen. The ovaries are the part of the female reproductive organs that release an egg once a month. If the cysts get too big they can eventually burst which will cause pain. For some women this is the first they know they that they had the cyst in the foirst place as they can have no symptoms at all.<... more...

Health » Diseases and Conditions | By Jennifer King @ Friday, 31st October 2008 @ 10:49 PM

Arthritis is an autoimmune debility that causes an aching inflammation of your joints. Rheumatoid arthritis will effect your whole body, most commonly affecting extra-articular tissues throughout your body including the muscles, heart, blood vessels, lungs and skin. Arthritis might also cause inflammation of the tissue around your joints, as well as causing symptoms to other organs in your body. Arthritis is two to three times more common in women than in men, and commonly strikes between... more...

Health » Diseases and Conditions | By Steven Park @ Friday, 31st October 2008 @ 8:06 PM

It's commonly known that women going through menopause experience hot flashes, night sweats, moods swings, irritability, insomnia and weight gain, but these same symptoms are known to occur in men as well. They generally occur in men in their 40s to 50s, thought to be due to slowly decreasing testosterone levels, along with other symptoms such as loss of sexual desire or functioning, depression, memory loss, or chronic fatigue. But what if I told you that I see young men in their 20s coming... more...

Health » Diseases and Conditions | By Aydan Corkern @ Friday, 31st October 2008 @ 6:18 PM

If you are someone that suffers from migraines, then you know that these kinds of headaches are like having a water leak dropping inside your head consistently and causing you pain. These chronic migraines affect women more than men. These kinds of severe headaches have ruined many dates, stopped a wedding, or kept your child from going to school or their after school activities including any sports. The reason why these types of headaches hit women more is because the woman is the one th... more...

Health » Diseases and Conditions | By Aydan Corkern @ Friday, 31st October 2008 @ 5:31 PM

We have another problem in this country today that has set our doctors on fire today and that is the problem of obesity in our children and us. The numbers of cases of this problem is alarming as they are in the millions. To be exact, 70 million are overly obese with over 130 million being overweight. We have 62 percent of these being females with 69 percent of these being male. These standings will also depend on where you might live as in a big city or a small town. Obesity is defined a... more...

Health » Diseases and Conditions | By Helen Hecker @ Friday, 31st October 2008 @ 4:06 PM

If you have spine pain or tingling, burning, aches and pains or sharp pains in your spine or especially in your neck or lower back, I'll discuss the two main causes. The first cause of your spinal pain may be due to strains or other types of injuries to your ligaments and muscles, especially in the neck and back. They're often the result of injuries from participating in various sports. Or if you've stepped up your physical activity in any way that's unusual. Mo... more...

Health » Diseases and Conditions | By Brenda Skidmore @ Friday, 31st October 2008 @ 3:16 PM

If most people did not want fluoride added to their fresh water supplies, years ago, why were they not given the option to buy fluoride supplements instead? Mass fluoridation of our nation's municipal water supplies has never had anything to do with safe dental health from the earliest get-go. Arbitrarily, it has been a blatant political maneuver, in covering up of the the dumping of toxic wastes produced by the manufacturing of aluminum, nuclear arms, and phosphates due to our moder... more...

Health » Diseases and Conditions | By Richard Taylor @ Friday, 31st October 2008 @ 2:49 PM

Do you suffer from cold sores? Some people seem to be more susceptible than others. There is nothing worse than looking in the mirror and seeing a new cold sore. So what cause them, and more importantly, how can you get rid of them? Cold sores appear because of the herpes simplex virus (HSV). They are highly contagious. Once contracted, the virus will stay in the body for your life time. Viruses enter your body orally (through your mouth) and then attack your nerve tissues, from ... more...

Health » Diseases and Conditions | By Dustin Olenslager @ Friday, 31st October 2008 @ 9:43 AM

Throughout history you will find references to herbal remedies for everything from hemorrhoids to the flu. Although the world has been busy innovating the latest and greatest thing in prescription drugs, the herbal remedies continue to be the safest and most potent form of relief with usually no side effects. Certain ailments and uncomfortable afflictions require healing from the inside out. One such ailment is hemorrhoids. With so many hemorrhoids herbs available on the market today it&#... more...

Health » Diseases and Conditions | By Todd Lange @ Friday, 31st October 2008 @ 8:47 AM

The methamphetamine addiction in New Mexico has grown several times over in the past decade. This substance is available in various forms in the state. Mostly it is available in the powder variation which contains the salt of methamphetamine hydrochloride. But a stronger form of substance is also popular, which is known as ice. This is crystal meth, a very pure form of the substance. It is also has the strongest addictiveness among all amphetamine drugs. Due to its availability in state, this ki... more...

Health » Diseases and Conditions | By Dustin Olenslager @ Friday, 31st October 2008 @ 7:57 AM

Before you can effectively find a cure for your hemorrhoids, you have to understand what hemorrhoids are and what your particular type is. Hemorrhoids cures come in a variety of forms from topical creams, to herbal supplements, to something as simple as changing your diet. Don't just believe the first hemorrhoids cure that you find on the net or on the shelves. Make sure that they can tell you how their product with help your body heal. One of the best hemorrhoids cures is th... more...

Health » Diseases and Conditions | By Allen Sapp @ Thursday, 30th October 2008 @ 11:45 PM

The antibiotic-resistant bacteria Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase (ESBL) is killing people. Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamases (ESBLs) are actually enzymes produced by certain types of bacteria. The enzymes act as an immunological defense that makes the bacteria resistant to the very antibiotics commonly used to treat them. ESBL is joining the widely-spread MRSA and other resistant bacteria in the alphabet soup of deadly infections that are attacking and killing people all over the worl... more...

Health » Diseases and Conditions | By Jimmy Woodall @ Thursday, 30th October 2008 @ 9:16 PM

The signs and levels of Autism vary in each child. This can make it hard getting a diagnosis. Children on the higher level of the spectrum may go years without being diagnosed. There are may factors that go into an Autism diagnosis. We will go over some of the criteria being used to diagnose a child with Autism. Doctors usually have a checklist that must be met before the possibility of Autism is suspected. Some of the things on the checklist include, getting along poorly with friends, fo... more...

Health » Diseases and Conditions | By Jimmy Woodall @ Thursday, 30th October 2008 @ 9:07 PM

Many people around the world often face the question about what do chiropractors do. The chiropractors identify and treat patients' suffering from the disorders of neuromuscular-skeletal that is an misalignment of the spine and other joints of the body, by correcting the position of the spine or through other right methods. Chiropractic is the second largest health care profession in the United States. Chiropractic associations and accredited chiropractic programs and institutions o... more...