THE STORY of the allergies probably began in antiquity, but the first history of allergy record of an apparent allergy was noted in the year 3000 B.C., when the Emperor of China, Shen Nung, ordered pregnant women to refrain from eating fish, chicken and horsemeat. Ulceration of the skin...
Articles for July 2017
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Is your spouse consistently being kept awake by your loud snoring? Perhaps your snoring is so loud, it woke you up a few times. You may have a sleep disorder called obstructive sleep apnea, which as its name suggests, is a caused by a repetitive obstruction in your upper...
Breast Cancer Awareness
Breast Cancer Who does it affect? Breast cancer awareness has become very important in our world today. In the United States of America, this year alone, over 300,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer – more than 43,000 will die. This means that one in every eight women...
What Is Diabetes
What Is Diabetes And How Can You Treat It? You’ve just been diagnosed with diabetes and are really panicking. You don’t know how to deal with the diagnosis and you’re afraid your life is going to be changed forever. Does this sound familiar? If you have recently been diagnosed...
Symptoms Of A Food Allergy?
What Are The Symptoms Of A Food Allergy? To put it simply, the symptoms of a food allergy can range from mild rashes to potentially fatal reactions. There is no way to gauge what a reaction might entail and, depending on what the cause is, it can be anything....
Foods that Lower Blood Pressure
Establishing a Diet of Foods That Lower Blood Pressure Because food plays a very specific role in patients with high blood pressure (also known as hypertension), it is very important to know how to choose foods that lower blood pressure. Since the condition of hypertension is becoming a growing...
Colitis Misdiagnosis
Go Home and Forget About It – Colitis Misdiagnosis There are few situations in the field of health which are more distressing both to patient and to doctor than being faced with a string of negative results of all examinations. Patients are often told, “there is nothing wrong with...
Colitis Diarrhea Trots
It Can Happen Anywhere – Colitis Diarrhea Literally from the halls of Montezuma, where they call it the Aztec Two-step, to the shores of Tripoli where it became famous as the Tropical Trots (Informal Diarrhea), colitis in some form or other is universal. It has been prevalent, probably, ever...
Anxiety Disorder Types
What Type of Anxiety Disorder Can You Relate To? Anxiety is a normal reaction from our body when we are in a dangerous situation or need strength. Sometimes our body can react to ordinary events as if they were life threatening and cause us to be anxious all the...
Sleep Disorders Facts
You’ve probably experienced a sleepless night and thought maybe I have a sleep disorder. You toss and turn in bed, unable to sleep. Come morning, you’re bleary-eyed and exhausted. Many others experience insomnia, but most people recover quickly from it. But then, there are millions out there who suffer...