Health Articles: Diseases and Conditions
Aphasia – Treatment for Aphasia
Aphasia is a language disorder that results from damage to portions of the brain that are responsible for language. For most people, these are parts of the left side (hemisphere) of the brain. Read more…
Angina More Common in Women Than Men
Researchers discovered the unexpected result in the first large-scale study investigating risk factors for stable angina. They pooled data from 74 studies involving 401,315 people living in 31 countries, including the United States. Of the studies' participants, 13,331 women and 11,511 men had stable angina. Read more…
Salmonella – Symptoms and Causes of Salmonella
Salmonella is a bacterium that causes one of the most common enteric (intestinal) infections in the United States – Salmonellosis. Read more…
Information on Heart Disease
Heart disease, also known as cardiovascular disease, includes a number of conditions affecting the heart: congestive heart failure, congenital heart disease, and heart attack, among others. Read more…
Autism – Signs and Symptoms of Autism
Autism is a severe developmental disorder that begins at birth or within the first two-and-a-half years of life. Most autistic children are perfectly normal in appearance, but spend their time engaged in puzzling and disturbing behaviors which are markedly different from those of typical children. Read more…
Guidelines to Stop Snoring
One of the reasons for snoring is the bad shape of your muscles around the palate. If you tone your body it will also have an effect on that muscle group, which might stop snoring for you! Read more…
Information About Treatment of Jetlag
Melatonin: 5mg of fast-release melatonin (a hormone) can be an effective method to reduce jet lag. It can be used for several days after arrival. Read more…
Sitting on the Job a Sure Way to Get Hemorrhoids
Sitting may be a relaxing way to do one's job. But too much time on the chair may also encourage the growth of hemorrhoids which are not only annoying but painful as well. Those who suffer from this occupational disease include bus drivers, judges and writers. Read more…
Muscle Weakness a Sign of Myasthenia Gravis
In myasthenia gravis, certain muscles tire quickly, especially those of the face, lips, tongue, neck and throat. The usual victims are women below 40 or older than 70 but the disease may occur at any age. Read more…
How To Find A Social Anxiety Cure
If you are seeking information regarding a social anxiety cure, it is safe to assume that you or someone you care about has also experienced the trauma of social anxiety. Exibiting itself as intense fear of being in the presence of strangers, fear of being judged by others, worrying about embarrassment or others noticing your anxious looks. Read more…