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- Chemotherapy Survival Guide: Dealing with Nausea - by Submitted on May 14, 2009 from New Harbinger PublicationsHere are some suggestions to help you get through your chemotherapy treatment. By preventing nausea you can be comfortable, stay well nourished, and feel better sooner. BEFORE TREATMENT It’s not necessary to have an empty stomach before getting chemotherapy. Staying well nourished and well ...
Views: 3717(1 vote) - Chemotherapy Survival Guide: Getting Your Questions Answered - by Submitted on May 14, 2009 from New Harbinger PublicationsWhen you’re first diagnosed, you may not even know what questions to ask. And the answer to one question often leads to many more questions about things you may not have considered before. It’s hard to take in a lot of new information when you feel anxious. It’s normal to need information to be ...
Views: 1445 - Chemotherapy Survival Guide: Questions to Ask About Your Treatment Plan - by Submitted on May 14, 2009 from New Harbinger PublicationsDECIDING ON THE TREATMENT PLAN During your next visit, your doctor may recommend chemotherapy alone or in combination with radiation therapy, hormonal therapy, targeted therapy, or surgery. Your doctor will explain treatment options and why a certain one is recommended. Your doctor may be able ...
Views: 1546(1 vote) - 21st Century Medicine Will Identify the Root Cause of Your Illness - by Submitted on May 12, 2009 from Marilyn RedmondOur medical paradigm needs to move into the twenty-first century. Drugs and other toxic substances do not address the root cause of people’s illness. It is time to go beyond warning signs of inflammation and other symptoms of illness to the root cause that created the condition. Emotional ...
Views: 1323 - Capitalizing on the Stem Cell Media Frenzy - by Submitted on May 07, 2009 from carol connollyEveryone is aware of the controversy surrounding embryonic stem cells – those from unborn fetuses. But not everyone is aware that adult stem cells – those that are naturally present in the body from the moment you are born – can become virtually any cell in the body. In essence they are the ...
Views: 910 - "Magic Bullet" For Lower Blood Pressure & Cholesterol Is A Miss - by Submitted on May 02, 2009 from David O'HaraYet another new medical wonder, the so-called “magic bullet” or polypill for lower blood pressure and cholesterol, is making quite a buzz in the media. Backers claim it could “slash the rate of deaths from heart attack or stroke” by at least 50% or even, according to some sources, by 80% or ...
Views: 1874(1 vote) - Radiation and Chemotherapy Side Effects - by Submitted on May 02, 2009 from Raphaelo SteffFormation of cancer cells results from mutation of normal cells that escape the normal restraint on cell division. That is, those cells function differently of other cells in a tissue. This anomie causes the development of cancer cells, which gradually multiply and possibly affect other normal ...
Views: 1224(1 vote) - Colon Cancer Prevention Methods - by Submitted on May 02, 2009 from Raphaelo SteffIf curing colon cancer is very difficult, it is quite contrary to prevent it. In fact, the majority of cancers of the rectum and colon could be prevented through regular checkup (examination or inspection), healthy lifestyle (eating healthy foods, regular colon cleansing, exercise, etc.), and ...
Views: 921 - Of Breast Cancer Prevention - by Submitted on May 02, 2009 from Raphaelo SteffDespite progress of medical science, breast cancer continues its destructive effects in all social class, poor and rich, black and white. It is estimated that breast cancer will affects one woman in eight will develop cancer during their lifetime. With around 42 000 new cases each year, this ...
Views: 1005 - What are the Advantages of Minimally Invasive Surgery for Hip Replacement? - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2009 from Jeremy ReitherThe information provided in this article is meant to inform the patient on Minimally Invasive Surgery for hip replacement. Your orthopedic surgeon should explain to you which hip replacement is best for you and why. With the evolution of new surgical methods, better anesthesia techniques, and ...
Views: 883 - Prescription Assistance and Pharmaceutical Deals for Low-Income Seniors - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2009 from Jill GilbertMillions of low-income seniors struggle financially on a daily basis, trying to make ends meet. Coupled with the exorbitant cost of prescriptions, many other necessities, like nourishing food and medical supplies, fall to the wayside. Fortunately, low-income seniors reliant on their medications ...
Views: 2015 - When Healing Becomes a Commodity - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2009 from Russ Reina, a firetender (Healing Arts)Most practitioners of medicine (any modality) begin their careers with the intent to be healers. Many artists (any modality) enter their chosen modes of creativity to be vehicles of healing for others, through expression. The skewed concept of values that our society impose on us takes many of ...
Views: 1037 - Interrupting the Cycle of Chronic Pain - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2009 from Darlene LancerIf you suffer from chronic pain, you are not alone. Millions of Americans seek treatment for chronic pain, pain that continues for more than six months. Chronic pain is no longer viewed as a symptom, but as an illness in itself. Things we take for granted, such as eating, sleeping, dressing, ...
Views: 3720(2 votes) - 10 Tips for Surviving the Health Care System - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2012 from Shelle Rose Charvet"The good news is that your condition is pre-cancerous. The bad news is that it is untreatable and I strongly recommend that you have a mastectomy." "I'm sorry, what did you say was the good news?" The doctor's mouth continued to flap open and closed; I know he made sounds, but the words ...
Views: 1019 - Inflammation, Heart Disease, and the Most Effective Marine Oil - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2009 from Carl ThompsonInflammation is the silent killer of hundreds of thousands of Americans every year—and most of its victims have no idea how dangerous it is. Everyone has at some time during their lives had a part of their body that was visibly inflamed due to things such as an infected cut. What most people do ...
Views: 1727(2 votes) - Is Daily Aspirin Right For You? - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2009 from Don LevasseurAspirin has been in peoples medicine cabinet for over 100 years. Before aspirin was discovered, the bark and leaves of the willow tree were used to relieve pain and fever. The active ingredient in the willow tree bark and leaves is salicin. Eventually aspirin was derived from salicin and Bayer ...
Views: 1407 - Over the Counter Treatment of Seasonal Allergies - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2009 from Don LevasseurAccording to the American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology seasonal allergies (aka hay fever) affect over 35 million Americans and results in 16 million visits yearly to the doctor. Symptoms often appear at about the same time every year and can include runny nose, sneezing, congestion ...
Views: 1512 - How to Tell What Research to Believe - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2009 from Amy Korn-ReavisYou see it on television. You hear them on radio stations, you read them all over. The medical commercials talk about research. Diet products talk about research. So then the question is what research can you trust? The fact is anyone can do a research project. I know that for my current ...
Views: 978 - Being Your Best Health Care Advocate - Part 2 - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2009 from Amy Korn-ReavisYou gathered new information. You have questions about a many different issues. Now you want answers. Where do you find the answers to your questions? What resources do you have to get the answers about your health in particular? Your doctor is you’re first thought, but you have only one ...
Views: 1160 - Your Best Healthcare Advocate: Part 2 - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2009 from Amy Korn-ReavisYou gathered new information. You have questions about a many different issues. Now you want answers. Where do you find the answers to your questions? What resources do you have to get the answers about your health in particular? Your doctor is your first thought, but you have only one ...
Views: 1206 - Copper: A Risk for Cancer and Tumor Chemo Resistance - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2009 from Keith BishopCopper may cause cancer and resistance to chemotherapy. Researchers found copper blood levels were lower in patients without cancer. They state copper is involved in the development of cancer. Analysis of patients with breast cancer, colon cancer and lung cancer showed that serum copper was ...
Views: 2885(1 vote) - The Dangers of Expired Medications - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2009 from Sudesh SamuelExpired medications are commonplace and inertia notwithstanding, many of us tend to rely on an intuitive sense of their value in continuing to store and use them. Such drugs can be harmful to health in several ways; they can be unpredictable in effectiveness, simply ineffective, or even ...
Views: 1962(1 vote) - What to Know Before Starting Your Medication - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2009 from Sudesh SamuelStarting on a medication can be an important step towards the cure or better control of a medical condition. Starting on the right foot is often invaluable to developing greater confidence and assurance in taking your medications consistently and appropriately for maximum benefit. There are ...
Views: 1293 - Drug-food Interactions - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2009 from Sudesh SamuelA drug-food interaction occurs most commonly when the consumption of a specific food or beverage affects the activity of a drug or consumption of the drug affects the activity of the food or overall nutritional status. When a food alters a drug’s activity or vice versa, the affected compound is ...
Views: 2152 - What is an Adverse Drug Reaction? - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2009 from Sudesh SamuelAn adverse drug reaction (ADR) is any unintended, noxious or undesired effect that occurs when a drug is used at accepted doses for preventing, diagnosing or treating a condition. By this definition from the World Health Organization, ADRs can be further categorized into those that are related ...
Views: 1653(2 votes) - Evidence-based Medicine - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2009 from Sudesh SamuelEvidence-based medicine (EBM) is the practice of integrating clinical experience and patient values with the best available research information to optimize patient outcomes. A healthcare provider concluding on a clinical decision through EBM can be akin to a financial analyst concluding on a ...
Views: 1542 - Understanding Drug-drug Interactions - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2009 from Sudesh SamuelA drug-drug interaction involves one drug affecting the activity of another usually when both are concurrently administered. Such interactions can result in the reduced or enhanced activity of one or both drugs. While many forms of drug-drug interactions exist, most can be broadly classified ...
Views: 1455(1 vote) - Are Statins the New Gateway Drugs? - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from Kerri KnoxSo, you go to your doctor’s office and get your cholesterol checked. Standard operating procedure, right? We have been taught since grade school that low cholesterol levels are the best way to lower your heart disease risk. So, if you DO happen to have “high cholesterol”, and the definition of ...
Views: 1668(1 vote) - Nutrition as a Key Element in Preventing Cancer - by Nutrient rich foods have long been associated with cancer treatment, with mounting evidence about the effect these foods have on disease prevention and reversal. Food Matters, an online nutritional information website, has this month launched its Cancer Learning Program.
The learning program ...
Views: 1296 - " Science and Polypharmacy ": A Critique of the use of multiple drugs in Conventional Medicine - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2009 from Charles SullivanPolypharmacy: What Cost in Morbidity and Mortality? It is common practice in Medicine to put patients on combinations of drugs. The vast majority of these combinations of drugs (especially where 3 or more drugs are involved) have never been studied at all, let alone in double-blind trials ...
Views: 1034 - Cosmetic Injections A Worthwhile Investment - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2009 from Brian NicolettiInvesting in self-improvement will still be a priority for many in 2009 according to recent predictions made by the leadership of the Physicians Coalition for Injectable Safety. The most prevalent prediction: a continued growth in consumers who elect to enhance personal appearance with cosmetic ...
Views: 1129 - Thyroid Problems - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2009 from Bette DowdellBack in the olden days–say 1960–doctors diagnosed thyroid problems by asking about symptoms, then working to alleviate them. Simple system, that. And it worked for the 20% of the population with flaky thyroid glands. Ah, but then blood tests, purportedly able to diagnose thyroid ...
Views: 1558 - How to Self-Relieve Low Back Pain - by Submitted on May 20, 2011 from Lawrence GoldThis article explains how somatic exercises make back pain vanish and why they are probably the fastest, most lasting way to end most back pain. They work not by suppressing symptoms, but by clearing up their underlying cause and the cause underlying that, so that no further damage occurs to ...
Views: 2643(1 vote) - Science and Polypharmacy: A Critique of the use of Multiple Drugs in Conventional Medicine - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2009 from Charles SullivanPresented by the author at the New England Forensics meeting at Colby College 2003© It is common practice in Medicine to put patients on combinations of drugs. The vast majority of these combinations of drugs (especially where 3 or more drugs are involved) have never been studied at all, ...
Views: 714 - Lasik Eye Surgery For Lazy Eye? - by Submitted on Dec 11, 2008 from Menno SpijkstraFour in every 100 people have lazy eye or amblyopia. At birth, the infant usually learns to use their eyes together once they are opened. Seeing is a learned skill and it may not be an easy one because nobody is born with the ability to use the eyes together to focus. The fact is, infants are ...
Views: 18042(5 votes) - Facts About Laser Eye Surgery - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2008 from Menno SpijkstraLaser eye surgery is one of the most advanced procedures performed today to correct vision problems. In this surgical procedure, light rays are bent or refracted by the cornea so that they are directed on the retina. (The retina is a layer of cells that senses light). Before you plan to undergo ...
Views: 4841 - ADD/ADHD Medications: 7 Tips on Finding the Amorphous Sides of The Therapeutic Window - by Submitted on Dec 06, 2008 from Dr Charles ParkerThe Sides of the Window are Puzzling and Require a Few More Office Questions. The reason to ask the questions is simple: we want to know exactly how the medication is working in the context of time of day, duration of effectiveness, and predictable expectations from the specific medication in ...
Views: 2836 - ADD/ADHD Medications: 7 Tips on Finding the Challenging Bottom of The Therapeutic Window - by Submitted on Dec 06, 2008 from Dr Charles ParkerFirst Learn the Basics of How Medications Work Stimulant medications for ADD have certain easy-to-recognize features regarding how they are working. If you understand those features you can adjust medications correctly; if you don't, you simply won't get them right, - and the entire treatment ...
Views: 2434 - Heart Bypass and Kidney Failure Linked to Trasylol - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2008 from Paul JusticeIf you have recently developed kidney failure and have also undergone heart bypass surgery, the Trasylol may have been the cause. For people who were administered Trasylol during their heart bypass surgery may have caused their kidney failure. Trasylol, manufactured by Bayer Pharmaceuticals, has ...
Views: 1158 - 4 Wonderful Favors to do for a Friend Having Surgery - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2009 from Mary EdisonPerhaps your hectic schedule prevents you from visiting your friend who is in the hospital recovering from surgery. Maybe your friend is restricted, doctor’s orders, from receiving guests. Maybe, just maybe, you don’t visit your friend in the hospital because every time you think ...
Views: 4733(1 vote) - Emotional Freedom Technique Sjogren's Syndrome Success - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2008 from Estelle GoldsteinMr. P.D., a 50 year old married male, presented to this examiner asking if anything could be done for his Sjogren’s Syndrome. Sjogren’s Syndrome is a chronic illness in which white blood cells attack various glands in the body that produce moisture. Initial symptoms occur in the ...
Views: 2269 - Some Cognitive Effects Of Head Injury - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2008 from Craig LockArticle Title: Some Cognitive Effects of Head Injury Category (key words): head injury, brain injury, brain damage, neuro-psychology, medical information, medical resources Other Articles are available at: http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles.html (Personal growth, self help, writing, internet ...
Views: 1027 - Can Sleep Deprivation Hurt You? - by Submitted on Oct 20, 2008 from Pamela Avery, MDLess than 100 years ago, people slept 9 hours a night on average; now most of us are getting less than 7 hours a night, if even that. We have modern conveniences that are supposed to save us time, but really these conveniences just give us time to do more and sleep less. Before you simply ...
Views: 4106 - Supplements For Chronic Pain - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2008 from Pamela Avery, MDYou may be having trouble, like many, consuming 5 or more servings of fruits and vegetables daily. Do you have intestinal problems that limit how many servings a day you can eat before distress sets in? If you do, there is good news. Supplements in stores today have bioflavenoids which are ...
Views: 1736 - How To Naturally Over-Come Heartburn - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2008 from Pamela Avery, MDMost of us get heartburn at least on occasion. It can be quite unpleasant and even scary as it can imitate a heart attack. However, it's usually nothing to loose sleep over unless it happens on a chronic and consistent basis. If you get it often, it could be caused by acid reflux disease in ...
Views: 6701 - Fibromyalgia - The Start To Understanding The Beast Within - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2008 from Erica ThompsonIn my quest for gathering information to share with my fellow “Fibromytes” I’ve found it hard to find a starting point. There are so many aspects of Fibromyalgia and the plethora of medical conditions that accompany it, it makes it hard to trudge through all the important facts because, to me, ...
Views: 1309 - Your Cholesterol Medication May Be Making You Sicker - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2008 from Sandor CruzStatin drugs are being prescribed in higher and more potent doses to increasing numbers of people (even those with normal cholesterol levels) for "hypercholesterolemia” - which some doctors call a non-illness. What most physicians often overlook is that patients on statins deplete their ...
Views: 1012 - Reproductive Medicine For Men And Women - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2008 from Mike O'BrienReproductive medicine has been around for centuries now. In fact the first known book on gynecology and obstetrics, 'The Complete Book of Effective Prescriptions for Diseases of Women', was published in China in 1237 A.D. This area of medicine and science has received worldwide attention from ...
Views: 1042 - Breast Enhancement Pills - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2008 from herbal remediesBreast enhancement creams are often used with breast enhancement pills. They can enhance the effects of the pills or can be used independently to increase the size and firmness of the breasts. Breast enhancement pills are one among the many non-surgical methods used for increasing the size of ...
Views: 1802 - Medicare's Alternative: How to Legally Not Pay a Dime - by Submitted on Sep 05, 2008 from Ben SchmittThe system exposes the secrets. See, 30 years ago, just about all of our major healthcare problems and disease were virtually unknown. Today, they're almost a certainty (if you live long enough of course). And yet consider this: - Never in the history of the world has any other country come ...
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