You may be surprised if your doctor says you have high blood pressure (HBP) because it does not cause symptoms and you can have it even though you feel fine. But HBP is a serious condition that can lead to stroke, heart...
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Questions and Answers About Testicular Cancer
What is testicular cancer?Testicular cancer is a disease in which cells become malignant (cancerous) in one or both testicles. The testicles (also called testes or gonads) are a pair of male sex glands. They produce and...
Baby Bottle Tooth Decay and Oral Health in the Child Care Setting
Although the responsibility for a child’s oral health rests with the parents, child care providers play an important role in maintaining the oral health of children in child care settings. Knowing a few basic oral...
Alzheimer’s Disease
What is Alzheimer’s Disease? Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive, neurodegenerative disease characterized by memory loss, language deterioration, impaired visuospatial skills, poor judgment...
Frequently Asked Questions About Complementary and Alternative Therapies
Considering Complementary and Alternative Medicine Therapies? What is Complementary and Alternative Medicine? How Can I Find More Information about Complementary and Alternative Medical Practices? How Can I Find a...
Alcohol / Drug Abuse
Alcoholism, also known as “alcohol dependence,” is a disease that includes alcohol craving and continued drinking despite repeated alcohol-related problems, such as losing a job or getting into trouble with...
Eating Disorders
Q. What are eating disorders? A. Eating disorders are very unhealthy ways of eating that can lead to serious illness and death. Each year, millions of people in the United States suffer from eating disorders. Three of...
Back Pain
Overview Postural muscles become short when stressed (overused, misused or abused) and require gentle, safe stretching methods as a rule (yoga type) to normalise them plus reeducation as to elimination of causes...
Protection Against Microbes
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...
Common Cold
Sneezing, scratchy throat, runny nose—everyone knows the first signs of a cold, probably the most common illness known. Although the common cold is usually mild, with symptoms lasting a week or less, it is a leading...
