Chronic Illness

The Mayo Clinic lists causes of common knee problems as medical conditions including gout symptoms, bursitis, rheumatoid arthritis, and other types of arthritis.

Dec 1, 2009 - Bernard P. Nelson

Wet macular degeneration(AMD) affects millions of people in the US. Many are treated with intravitreal injections; medication is injected into the eye with a thin needle.

Nov 17, 2009 - Sharon Perkins

A cough is usually something that goes away. However, when it lasts for weeks, it becomes chronic and the cause needs to be investigated by a physician.

Nov 14, 2009 - Kristie Jernigan

The treatments for decalcifying the blood and thinning the blood work actively against one another, but Japanese food "natto" may cure both problems at once.

Oct 28, 2009 - Sarah Tomley

A medical article lists osteoporosis risks including bone fracture from calcium deficiency. A science magazine warns that an epidemic of vitamin D deficiency exists.

Oct 26, 2009 - Bernard P. Nelson

Scoliosis affects as many as six million people in the United States. Early diagnosis and treatment improve the odds of stopping this disorder from progressing.

Oct 15, 2009 - Zoe Langley

Aerial crop spraying with pesticides newspaper article criticizes EPA regulations. Asthma, allergies, learning disorders, and cancer blamed on pesticides in food chain.

Oct 10, 2009 - Bernard P. Nelson

If early-stage involuntary muscle tightness goes unnoticed by the TBI patient or caregivers, the long term condition and resulting pain can be controlled with medication.

Oct 8, 2009 - Sara E. Lewis

Maintaining teen mental health is important to the over all well being of adolescents.

Oct 5, 2009 - Jennifer Graham

Maintaining a strictly gluten free diet can cause feelings of isolation. Gluten free online social communities can help people reach out to those who understand them.

Sep 29, 2009 - Marissa Carter

Up to 40% of people diagnosed with Lyme disease later have mood symptoms thought to be from the disease. A new study says this is often a wrong conclusion.

Sep 28, 2009 - James Cooper

The average adult has 300 negative thoughts a day, about one every 2 ½ minutes, according to the Midwest Center for Stress Control.

Sep 2, 2009 - Denise Reynolds

Catastrophic thinking is an area of chronic anxiety symptomology, in which people suffering anxiety disorders experience ongoing irrational thoughts.

Aug 25, 2009 - Jim Lowrance

The causes of fibromyalgia, a disorder characterized by widespread pain, fatigue, and symptoms across all body systems, has long baffled doctors.

Aug 20, 2009 - Elyse Levesque

Changing just four lifestyle factors can reduce the risk of cancer, diabetes, heart attack and stroke by up to 80%.

Aug 18, 2009 - Jeanne Grunert

Living with fibromyalgia is not a death sentence. It's possible to live well doing enjoyable activities without feeling debilitated by the chronic pain of fibromyalgia.

Jul 24, 2009 - Lavinia Rodriguez

University of Washington study about the effects of air pollution on health and mortality, and if medical studies support the NO2 link to heart disease and lung cancer.

Jul 10, 2009 - Bernard P. Nelson

These two bad habits will eventually damage your body and bring on chronic diseases.

Jun 11, 2009 - Arlene Lengyel

Are you slowly killing yourself? Tobacco products and excess fat create a toxic environment for your body.

Jun 4, 2009 - Arlene Lengyel

High blood pressure is called the silent killer because many of its victims sustain tremendous damage before knowing they have the disease.

Jun 1, 2009 - A.C. Leach

Having a phobia means you are extremely afraid of a specific object, situation, or activity.

May 18, 2009 - Naheed Ali

Tele-health is a relatively new concept that has come on the health care scene. Tele-health is the process of treating patients through some sort of telecommunications.

May 13, 2009 - Kristie Jernigan

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a dangerous mental illness.

Apr 9, 2009 - Naheed Ali

Foot pain can be caused by wide variety of factors. Read on to learn more about how to defend yourself against foot pain.

Apr 9, 2009 - Naheed Ali

Addison's disease (primary adrenocortical insufficiency) is an uncommon illness.

Apr 9, 2009 - Naheed Ali