196 articles on "disease"

Are All Dementias Alzheimer’s?

Are All Dementias Alzheimer’s? by: Michael G. Rayel, MD I’m surprised when some patients and caregivers confuse dementia and Alzheimer’s as one and the same. Each time a family member is suffering from memory loss, the conclusion is always...

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Treatment of Heart Disease with Coenzyme Q10

Treatment of Heart Disease with Coenzyme Q10 by: Greg Post Since its discovery in the late 1950’s Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) has received much attention as a necessary compound for proper cellular function. It is the essential coenzyme necessary for...

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Dog Flu: Can Your Dog Get It?

Dog Flu: Can Your Dog Get It? by: Neal Kennedy Dog flu, a highly contagious and sometimes deadly canine disease has been detected in a number of states and may be spreading around the country. Researchers reported that the mysterious dog flu is...

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Glutathione - Your Brain's Master Antioxidant Defense

Glutathione is a powerful antioxidant that is naturally produced by the human body. It is synthesized from three amino acids – cysteine, glycine, and glutamic acid – and is found in every cell of our body. Glutathione has several important functi...

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Fevers - Causes, Symptom for all Types of Fever

Fevers - Causes, Symptom for all Types of Fever by: Garima Jain The term Fever is applied to a condition of the body where the temperature has gone above the normal, the human body has a normal core temperature of 37.0 degrees centigrade or 98.6...

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Vaccines: Reducing Doctor Visits

ines: Reducing Doctor Visits by: News Canada (NC)-While vaccines are a proven, safe and effective way to prevent certain life-threatening diseases, myths abound about vaccinations and the risks that they pose to human health. This is a sobering ...

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Increase Your Risk of Heart Disease With Lipitor and Pravachol

Heart disease continues to be a major health concern throughout the world. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), heart disease has been the cause of 31% of global deaths. The development of cholesterol-lowering medications such as Lipitor...

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How Is Mesothelioma Treated?

How Is Mesothelioma Treated? by: Linda Woodhouse Most people who develop mesothelioma have worked on jobs where they inhaled asbestos particles. However, they may have been been exposed to asbestos dust and fibre in other ways. This could includ...

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Bug Bites… The Itch May Be The Least Of Your Worries

Bites… The Itch May Be The Least Of Your Worries by: Dr. Brian Aw, M.D., and C.C.F.P. (courtesy of News Canada) (NC)-In most cases insect bites are harmless and if left alone, the irritation will subside within 48 hours. However, for some peo...

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

Orphan drugs are medications developed to treat rare medical conditions that are often overlooked by pharmaceutical companies due to their small patient populations. These diseases typically affect fewer than 200,000 people in the United States, maki...

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