Seasonal allergies are just one of many types of allergies that people suffer from. All of these allergies are essentially the same: a hyperactive response from our bodies to foreign contaminants that have entered it. What happens is that the immune system, our body’s natural defense mechanism, gets all up in a tizzy about some [...]

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or COPD is a disease that refers to a collection of respiratory ailments that cause syndrome like symptoms.  The conditions that fall under COPD are asthma, bronchitis, and emphysema.  These conditions are considered to be COPD when the individual is suffering from one or more of them on an ongoing basis, [...]

The task of protecting the public falls on the shoulders of the FDA. It’s responsible both for checking through the science of the testing process before licensing the drug, and for monitoring the drug’s performance once approved. The drug manufacturers complain about the cost of compliance. They prefer the lowest possible level of regulation, leaving [...]

The two immortal words, always written in capitals, that appeared on the front cover of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. And just because it’s been picked on for fame by science fiction, doesn’t make it any less true for us stuck in the real world. In fact, when you count up the number of [...]

In order to get rid of the pain associated with arthritis you first have to learn the actual problem and how it affects the body. Arthritis can occur in elbows, knees, wrists, jaw and other parts of the body. But the mechanism is the same everywhere. Arthritis is caused by the gradual thinning and loss [...]

Obesity is commonly characterized by an excess of fat in the body. Obesity is observed to pass in families, but it’s not established that this is due to genetics. The problem is usually caused by the excess of calories taken with food that is simply more than the body needs for actual daily activities. Excessive [...]

Stand up and come closer to the mirror. Who do you see? Is this the person you know? Do you like the way you look in the mirror? If you are happy with the way you are, we can congratulate you. You are among a few people in the world that would not change anything [...]

Ovarian cancer is a gynecologic sarcoma, which is second most frequently diagnosed. In the United States, females have a 1.4 % to 2.5 % chance of developing ovarian cancer. The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO), has standardized the staging of gynecological cancers. It is the most frequently used prognostic tool. Both surgical and [...]

Very often when people begin to learn about bird flu, they jump to the conclusion that because medicine has advanced by quantum leaps since the 1918-19 influenza pandemic (global epidemic), there is nothing to worry about. They are certainly right about the advance of medicine, which has been extraordinary by any measure. Unfortunately, when it [...]

If speaking in general terms, painkiller medications (analgesics) include any drug substances that can deliver pain relief effectively when used. In most cases these substances affect the central nervous system and decrease the intensity of pain signals transmitted to the brain or block these signals from entering the brain altogether. Thus, pain is eliminated without [...]