196 articles on "disease"

Diabetes: African Americans Deadly Foe

Diabetes: African Americans Deadly Foe by: Drahcir Semaj Diabetes is having a devastating effect on the African American community. Diabetes is the fifth leading cause of death in African Americans and their death rates are twenty seven percent ...

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Diabetes: African Americans Deadly Foe

Diabetes is a chronic condition that occurs when the body is unable to properly regulate blood sugar levels. It is a disease that affects millions of people worldwide, but particularly African Americans. According to the American Diabetes Associatio...

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Glutathione - Your Brain's Master Antioxidant Defense

Glutathione - Your Brain's Master Antioxidant Defense by: Priya F ShahFree radicals and oxyradicals play an important role in the development and progression of many brain disorders such as brain injury, neurodegenerative disease, schizophr...

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New Hope for Alzheimer’s Treatment

New Hope for Alzheimer’s Treatment by: Boris Predovich There is now widespread agreement among research scientists and medical professionals that Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a problem quickly growing to vast proportions. As the life expectan...

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Distinction Of Ringworm Disease Between Humans And Animals

Ringworm disease has the same effect on both human and animals. Its main characteristic is an intense itchiness coming from a patch or wound forming a circular shape associated with redness and scaling that sometimes accompanied with an excretion of ...

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Increase Your Risk of Heart Disease With Lipitor and Pravachol

Increase Your Risk of Heart Disease With Lipitor and Pravachol by: Barrett Niehus Results of a new study comparing the effectiveness of Pfizer Inc.,’s Lipitor with Pravachol, made by Bristol-Myers Squibb, was recently published in the New York...

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"Orphan Drugs": Hope Where There Is Little or No Hope

"Orphan Drugs": Hope Where There Is Little or No Hope by: Alex Michelini NEW YORK, N.Y., February 18, 2004 – On a visit to his doctor, Gary Jacob received distressing news – not about himself, but a friend of the doctor's. While playing...

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L&S Announce Steps to Protect Against Asbestos & Mesothelioma

L&S Announce Steps to Protect Against Asbestos & Mesothelioma by: Rich McIver Lewis and Sholnick have announced the publication of some simple precautionary steps can be taken to avoid high risk situations in regards to asbestos and mesothelioma...

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New Hope for Alzheimer’s Treatment

Alzheimer’s disease is a chronic neurodegenerative disorder that causes memory loss, cognitive decline, and impaired motor functions. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, nearly 6.2 million Americans are currently living with Alzheimer’s d...

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Dysmenorrhea is defined as painful menses: Period Pains

Causes, incidence, and risk factors Primary dysmenorrhea in adolescents usually begins 2 to 3 years following the onset of menses. It consists of crampy lower abdominal pain that generally begins several hours prior to the onset of a menstrual period...

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