Ulcers are breaks in the layers of the skin, which subsequently fail to heal spontaneously. They may be accompanied by inflammation. Sometimes the failure to resolve becomes long-term. This is known as Chronic Ulceration. Whilst ulcers can occur anywhere, we shall limit this discussion to leg and foot ulcers. Leg ulcers are a very serious…
DetailsIf you are like many of us today, heartburn or acid indigestion is a recurring problem. And for most of us the tried-and-true remedies are great products like Tums or Rolaids. But there is a possible problem for those of us who use these calcium carbonate containing antacids. I'm referring to the phenomenon called acid…
DetailsThe process of Digestion: A clear understanding of the digestive processes that go on in the human body is vital to the understanding of the disorders from which digestion suffers. The major disorder is week digestion, dyspepsia or slackness of digestive processes, which are known, in indigenous medicine as being caused by what is called…
DetailsYour liver is the largest organ inside your body. It filters harmful substances from the blood, digests fats from food and stores the sugar that your body uses for energy. Primary liver cancer starts in the liver. Metastatic liver cancer starts somewhere else and spreads to your liver. What are the symptoms of liver cancer?…
DetailsTreating gastritis naturally may prevent you getting it again. Natural treatment of any ailment is more about finding the cause and addressing that, than it is about masking the symptoms, the effect. Gastritis is the inflammation of the lining of your stomach. It can be caused by almost any factors, but typical reasons for acute…
DetailsWhat is the difference between bronchitis and pneumonia? BRONCHITIS It is an inflammation of the bronchi,which are the large air way passages that lead from the mouth to the lungs.It is caused by virus, is self limited and needs no treatment at all.It is divided in to two types namely acute and chronic. In acute…
DetailsThe headline article in Arizona Woman, October 2006 – "The Fight Against Breast Cancer Expands," prompted me to write this article. In spite of all the research, chemotherapy, etc. cancer is on the rise. Many books have been written on the important fact that our thoughts and feelings create our reality. I am sharing these…
DetailsIschemia also known as ischemic cardiomyopathy is a disease seen on patients with congestive heart failure caused by coronary artery disease. "Ischemic" means that the heart is not getting an adequate amount of blood and oxygen. "Cardio" means heart. "Myopathy" means a disease that's related to the muscle. The most common symptoms of ischemic heart…
DetailsAcute bronchitis Acute bronchitis is common in smokers and in patientswith asthma, chronic bronchitis and emphysema. However,it also occurs in otherwise healthy individuals, usually dueto viral infections. In both groups, when bacterial infectionoccurs, the bacteria most often incriminated are Strep,pneumoniae or H. influenzae. These infections cause anacute inflammation of the trachea and major airways, andas…
DetailsA heart attack, which is the most common consequence of a heart disease, can be recognized not only by three symptoms in the previous article mentioned, but also be recognized by other warning signs, such as unusual chest, stomach or abdominal pain, nausea or dizziness, cold sweat or paleness, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing,…
DetailsAs we discuss in other articles, we known that heart disease kills more than 2,000 Americans everyday. Approximately 60 million Americans have heart disease. There are many causes of heart disease. Anything that serves to damage the inner lining of blood vessels and impedes the Transportation of oxygen and nutrition to the heart can be…
DetailsAnyone suffering from asthma quickly learns that cold air often brings on an attack. The problem with cold-induced asthma symptoms is that they can be easily mistaken for other, much less serious problems (like being extremely tired). Because exercise- and cold-induced asthma can, in some cases, result in death, it is very important to correctly…
Details1. What kind of disease is tuberculosis? Tuberculosis is a disease caused by a bacterium which affects mostly the lungs but can affect the bones, kidney, and other organs too. 2. How can the doctor know when a patient has tuberculosis? Most of the doctors follow a procedure based on several tests. At first they…
DetailsTroubled by hair loss and you start seeing yourself losing strands on your head and bald circles started to form? What can you do to stop the problem and to have a healthy crown again? The majority of hair loss sufferers got the problem genetically, especially for males. If you see that most of the…
DetailsThe bronchi are the lining of the air tubes of the lungs. The inflammation of the bronchi is called Bronchitis. It can be the result of a cold, a sore throat or influentza. The cool air and the low temperatures in winter influence in a negative way the disease. You can be contaminated with the…
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