Alzheimer’s is a progressive disease that leads to problems such as memory loss and more general mental disabilities. The condition is one of the most widespread causes of dementia, responsible for 60 to 70% of dementia cases. It is also the 7th leading cause of death in the U.S. with similar statistics in other countries. […]
The most well recognized male sex hormone, testosterone, is known to maintain the sex drive of young men. However, it also affects the body in a number of other important ways. Starting at around age thirty, a man’s testosterone levels slowly begin to drop. Left unmanaged, the rate of this decline can be as much […]
While medical science continues to seek truly effective cancer treatments, the end of cancer as an often-deadly disease is still not within the reach of humanity. As a consequence, prevention is still one of the most effective approaches to cancer. Because of this, seeking simple ways to reduce cancer risk is something of benefit to […]
Rheumatoid Arthritis is a chronic disease that can severely affect the quality of life for those who develop the disorder due to the pain and loss of mobility that it can cause. Treatment for the disease is getting better but the disease continues to affect the lives of millions of people as they await better […]
What makes life enjoyable for the majority of us is our active involvement with friends and family. This is to be expected considering that humans are generally social animals. What might be more surprising is that living longer by delaying or even preventing the development of many diseases may be possible when we have more […]
We live in a world of explosive progress and medical discoveries with new studies and methods constantly being discussed and debated. However, as much as there is a move to the new, there are also many who maintain medicinal beliefs that are rooted in days of yore. The role of positive thinking in treatment is […]
The diagnosis of heart failure can be extremely unnerving because we are all well aware of the importance of a properly functioning heart. The thought that our heart is failing brings to mind thoughts of a heart attack and sudden death, but this is not what heart failure is normally about. Suffering from heart failure […]
