Managing and coping with peripheral neuropathy
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Every day, upwards of 20 million Americans suffer from a condition called peripheral neuropathy.
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Breast Cancer Survival: By The Numbers
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The survival rate for people diagnosed with breast cancer is pretty good (80 percent recover and go on to live for at least 10 years) but the ordeal can easily be overwhelming. Still, there have been steady improvements made in both longevity and quality of life for those undergoing treatment.
Read MoreUse of androgen deprivation therapy not associated with Alzheimer’s disease
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A study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology is negating previous studies that suggested a possible link between use of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer and Alzheimer’s disease (AD). This study included almost 31,000 men whose prostate cancer had not spread but were using (ADT).
Read MoreAn overview of Hashimoto’s disease
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To understand Hashimoto’s disease, you need to understand the thyroid. The thyroid is a 2-inch long butterfly-shaped gland located in front of the neck below the larynx or voice box. It is one of the glands making up the endocrine system which produces and stores hormones releasing them into the bloodstream when needed. Hashimoto’s disease, also known as chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis or autoimmune thyroiditis, is a disorder affecting the thyroid gland and is the most common cause of hypothyroidism in the United States.
Read MoreThe Hidden Breast Cancer
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Invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) is a particularly rare and particularly insidious version of breast cancer. Rare, as it affects only 1 in 10 people diagnosed with invasive breast cancer. Insidious, as it can spread easily to other parts of your body like other invasive breast cancers, but ILC does all this without ever causing lumps to form. It is even more difficult to find on a mammogram!
Read MoreWho Gets Ovarian Cancer?
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Ovarian cancer is the fifth largest killer of women, with a woman having a 1 in 75 chance of contracting it and a 1 in a 100 chance of dying from it. Who contracts it – and who survives – often comes down to who has it diagnosed the earliest.
Read MoreExploring esophageal cancer
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Esophageal cancer is a disease in which malignant cancer cells form in the tissues of the esophagus. Even though esophageal cancer is an uncommon cancer, any signs or symptoms of it should not be ignored as only about 20 percent of patients survive at least 5 years after diagnosis. Knowing what to look for and possible ways to prevent this cancer is a first step in avoiding it to begin with.
Read MoreCauses and treatment of varicose veins
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Varicose veins can be an unsightly condition appearing like gnarled, enlarged veins usually found in the legs and feet. These swollen, twisted veins can be seen just below the skin surface. They can cause mild to moderate pain, blood clots, skin ulcers (sores), a heavy or aching feeling, a burning sensation or itching above the affected veins.
Read MoreRecognizing oral allergy syndrome
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If you are someone who suffers from hay fever also called seasonal allergic rhinitis, you may also have experienced itchiness in your mouth, tongue or throat when eating certain foods such as watermelon, peaches or apples. You may have determined that you are allergic to these foods when in reality, what you most likely have is oral allergy syndrome (OAS) also known as pollen-food syndrome.
Read MoreHow Men Can Beat Osteoporosis
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Osteoporosis is a major public health threat affecting almost 44 million American men and women aged 50 and older. Most of those people are women; mainly because the “brittle bone disease” affects the elderly and women live longer, and men are more likely to have exercised, which builds up bone mass. The most common cause of osteoporosis in men is low testosterone.
Read MoreAll about atrial fibrillation
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Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is the most commontype of heart rhythm disturbance(arrhythmia) in the United States. There are approximately 2.6 to 6.1 million people in the U.S. with AFib and that number is expected to rise to 5.6 to 12 million Americans by the year 2050.
Read MoreWhy kidney stones form and how to prevent them
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The pain of passing a kidney stone is often described as worse than giving childbirth. Other descriptive terms range from excruciating, agonizing, miserable and just plain intolerable.
Read MoreImportant questions to ask after a cancer diagnosis
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Each year, more than a million Americans will receive a cancer diagnosis. Whether it is a complete surprise or already expected, hearing the words “You have cancer” can leave anyone shell-shocked and unable to focus on the rest of what the doctor may be saying.
Read MoreGraves Disease
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Although it can technically affect anyone, Graves’ disease is known as a young woman’s ailment, inasmuch as its favored prey are women under 40. The disease is an immune disorder that causes your body to create excess thyroid hormones.
Read MoreBlocking the Spread of Ovarian Cancer
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Ovarian cancer is the fifth most lethal cancer among American women, and it accounts for more deaths than any other cancer of the female reproductive system. Fortunately, scientists at the University of Illinois at Chicago are hard at work evening those odds, and they have just made a breakthrough.
Read MoreUnderstanding Endometriosis
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More than just a painful woman's disease – and it certainly is that! – endometriosis affects 1 in 10 women of reproductive age and raises the level of depression of the chronically afflicted by 15 to 20 percent.
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