Diseases

Just what is atherosclerosis anyway? A very common question – what is atherosclerosis? Just the fact that so many people ask this question is alarming in itself; however, the consequences of this disease cause millions of deaths across the world each ...

Blog - Nicholas Webb - 2005-07-22 06:19 - 0 comments

There are several effective ways to increase HDL cholesterol (that’s the “good” one by the way), that can literally add years to your life, reduce the risk of heart disease, atherosclerosis and stroke. So, how do we go about getting high HDL ...

Blog - Nicholas Webb - 2005-07-08 04:42 - 0 comments

To prevent diabetes you will get a real jolt when you follow the prescription offered up in the “Journal of the American Medical Association.” This ‘prestigious’ organization reported on separate studies of coffee drinkers in Sweden and Finland. ...

Blog - William R. Quesnell - 2004-04-21 12:55 - 0 comments

Sat Apr 27, 2002 By EMMA ROSS, AP Medical Writer MILAN, Italy (AP) - Whooping cough, largely regarded as an infant disease, is making a global comeback in all age groups, experts said Saturday. Scientists don't know why but suspect that ...

Blog - Natural Solutio... - 2002-05-16 01:01 - 0 comments

Mon May 6, 2002 By Charnicia E. Huggins NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Every year, a quarter of a million people in the US may become infected with hepatitis A--nearly 10 times the number of cases that are reported to the federal government. ...

Blog - Natural Solutio... - 2002-05-07 01:03 - 0 comments

Lieberman Op-Ed in National Review Online by Ben Lieberman April 5, 2002 Asthma is on the rise, and the experts are not sure why. Outdoor air pollution is the most politically popular culprit but is unlikely to be the cause. More plausible ...

Blog - Natural Solutio... - 2002-04-09 18:21 - 0 comments

Lieberman Op-Ed in National Review Online by Ben Lieberman April 5, 2002 Asthma is on the rise, and the experts are not sure why. Outdoor air pollution is the most politically popular culprit but is unlikely to be the cause. More plausible ...

Blog - Natural Solutio... - 2002-04-09 03:14 - 0 comments

Tue Mar 19, 2002 By Deena Beasley LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Diagnosing congestive heart failure with a blood test by Biosite Inc. that measures levels of a hormone is better than traditional methods like chest X-rays or medical history, researchers ...

Blog - Natural Solutio... - 2002-04-04 13:41 - 0 comments

Tue Mar 19, 2002 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - High blood levels of a naturally occurring compound involved in blood vessel function may be the "missing link" between insulin resistance, a precursor to type 2 diabetes, and heart disease. ...

Blog - Natural Solutio... - 2002-04-04 13:29 - 0 comments

Mon Apr 1, 2002 By Alison McCook NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who experience a type of excruciating back pain caused by kidney stones are more likely to be miserable in the morning than at night, a new study reports. Such back pain is ...

Blog - Natural Solutio... - 2002-04-04 11:48 - 0 comments

Mon Mar 18, 2002 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Bleeding ulcers are on the rise among elderly UK patients, British researchers report. Peptic ulcers are sores or raw areas in the lining of the stomach or the upper portion of the small intestine, ...

Blog - Natural Solutio... - 2002-04-03 20:38 - 0 comments

by Institute of Health Sciences, L.L.C. Every day, we get letters from HSI members and e-Alert readers with questions, comments, and concerns. We get an extraordinary amount of mail, so we can't possibly answer every one personally. But ...

Blog - Natural Solutio... - 2002-04-03 20:30 - 0 comments

Tue Mar 26, 2002 By Drex Earle ATLANTA (Reuters Health) - Certain types of intestinal bacteria could be linked to the development and progression of rheumatoid arthritis, according to the results of a new study. In rheumatoid arthritis, the ...

Blog - Natural Solutio... - 2002-04-03 14:16 - 0 comments

Mon Mar 25, 2002 By Alison McCook NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many people with Alzheimer's disease also have psychotic symptoms, and a recent study shows Alzheimer's patients whose siblings have both disorders are more likely to exhibit ...

Blog - Natural Solutio... - 2002-04-03 13:41 - 0 comments

by NewsMax.com Wires Thursday, March 14, 2002 NEW HAVEN, Conn. – A study released Wednesday finds a significant number of overweight children were found to be glucose intolerant – a precursor to type 2 adult-onset diabetes – raising their risk of ...

Blog - Natural Solutio... - 2002-04-01 14:39 - 0 comments

Wed Mar 27, 2002 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women with type 1 diabetes maybe more likely to experience certain sexual problems than their healthy peers, researchers report. Unlike the far more common type 2 diabetes, type 1 usually is diagnosed ...

Blog - Natural Solutio... - 2002-04-01 14:22 - 0 comments

The following is a modified version of Dr. Brown's protocol Introduction Rheumatoid arthritis affects about 1 percent of our population and at least two million Americans have definite or classical rheumatoid arthritis. It is a much more ...

Blog - Natural Solutio... - 2002-03-08 01:30 - 0 comments

Alzheimer's May Be Linked to Body Shape October 25, 2001 By Emma Hitt, PhD ATLANTA (Reuters Health) - Alzheimer's disease may be more common among people with a relatively small waist but sizable hips than among people with the opposite ...

Blog - Natural Solutio... - 2001-11-19 18:59 - 0 comments

Study Looks at Asthma, Obesity Link October 29, 2001 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In the ongoing debate over the relationship between obesity and asthma, new study findings suggest that adolescents with asthma are no more likely to be obese than ...

Blog - Natural Solutio... - 2001-11-19 18:30 - 0 comments

Scientists Learn How Lupus Destroys Nervous System October 31, 2001 By Merritt McKinney NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Scientists announced on Wednesday that they may have identified how the autoimmune disease lupus destroys the central nervous ...

Blog - Natural Solutio... - 2001-11-14 17:46 - 0 comments

Even Slightly High Blood Pressure Poses Health Risk October 31, 2001 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with blood pressure levels that tend to be slightly elevated but still considered to be within normal ranges--called high-normal--are at ...

Blog - Natural Solutio... - 2001-11-14 17:23 - 0 comments