Diseases

Public health model for the US... The House of Representatives gave its approval to the draft amendment of 23,753, which addresses the disease more comprehensively and an educational social coverage, employment and the medical and pharmacological needs of patients. Who had taken the lead from a long complaint of patients and affected by diabetes, was the UCR Senator Ernesto Sanz. ...

A little girl in Texas had a diet so unhealthy that she developed Type 2 diabetes before her fourth birthday, a doctor who treated her says. The obese 3-year-old was diagnosed with what used to be known as “adult-onset” diabetes, which has become a lot more common among children over the last few decades, reports Reuters. In a press release, ...

Over 25 million people in the U.S. have type 2 diabetes, which means they don’t utilize insulin properly (a condition called insulin resistance) and blood glucose (or sugar) levels end up much higher than what is healthy. However, the majority of individuals with diabetes are not aware they have the condition due to the fact that the symptoms, on their ...

Scientists using elevated levels of vitamin C were able to kill certain kinds of colorectal cancer cells, according to a new study. This breakthrough discovery suggests that scientists may be able to harness vitamin C to develop new cancer treatments. On Nov. 5, Science published this recent study on vitamin C cancer therapy conducted by researchers and scientists from Weill ...

Every year in October, feminist blogs and social media light up with outrage over the supposed scourge of “sexy” Halloween costumes. People share photos of the worst offenders, usually costumes that sex-ify something usually not seen as sexy, such as “sexy ebola” or “sexy Big Bird“. (Which was actually no sexier than a standard flapper dress.) The argument against these ...

Reaching puberty is a rite of passage that we’ve all been through, but children are now reaching it earlier than ever before, and while precocious puberty in girls has received most of the attention, we now know the trend applies to boys as well. In the 19th century, the onset of menstruation in girls occurred around the age of 15. ...

An alternative treatment for psoriasis is detoxification. This treatment may just be the solution that you need to keep your skin disorder under control. According to naturopathic doctors, treating psoriasis helps by treating your liver. Psoriasis has been linked to the presence of several microbial byproducts in the blood. These signs point to an abnormal function of the liver. Your ...

Hyperthyroidism is the condition of the thyroid gland where in it produces too much hormones. It is the job of the thyroid to secrete T3 hormones into our body. This enables the metabolism to be regulated. Without the thyroid gland, the entire body will not function properly, or cannot work at all. However, due to the lack of certain vitamins ...

Have you ever had creamy-white or bluish-white batches on your tongue that become inflamed and red that continues on the lining of the mouth into the throat? Has your child ever had a diaper rash that is red and somewhat scaly? As a woman you might have at some point felt burning and itching in the vagina accompanied by a ...

Ladies, do you feel depressed or overwhelmed by your moods? Men, do you frequently have low energy or can’t focus? Did you know that this could be from a lack of serotonin in women and dopamine in men? These are brain chemicals and when they’re at normal levels they create a sense of well being and contentment. Many experts, including ...