Ulcerative Colitis – Story And Information Colitis is a disease of doubts. In the early stages, even when the evidence is clear to a specialist, the patient often doubts that he is really ill or, indeed, if there is such an ailment as colitis. In this attitude he is...
Articles for September 2017
Phobia List
A to Z Phobia list If you suffer from sesquipedalophobia—the fear of long words—you might want to skip this A to Z phobia list. If not, here is a fun and informative look at some of the irrational fears that plague us. A From ablutophobia, fear of washing or...
Diarrhea Colitis And Cancer
Diarrhea—Colitis—Cancer Diarrhea in the vocabulary of the average person means just one thing, colitis. Certainly it is better to hold this view than to consider it as a disease by itself. Strangely enough the medical profession itself has been guilty of this very error. Error it is, since diarrhea...
Dermatitis Types
Allergies of the Skin – Atopic Dermatitis THIS IS a special type of allergic skin disease that is usually associated with asthma and hay fever. Members of the patient’s family often have some type of allergy. This might be said to be like asthma or hay fever of the...
Important Breast Cancer Statistics
Brutal Numbers Breast cancer statistics weigh heavily on our society. One of every eight women in America will face breast cancer during their lifetime. This year alone, over 252,710 American women will receive the devastating news that they have breast cancer. 43,000 of those women will not survive the...
Constipation Colitis And Cancer
Constipation—Colitis—Cancer One need only glance at the advertising pages of popular periodicals to realize that constipation is a universal complaint. It is spoken of as a distinct disorder. The medical profession itself is apt to consider it a separate ailment and treat it accordingly. For the relief of constipation,...
Important Vitamins In Fruits
Though it is important to take a multi-vitamin to be sure you are getting the nutrients you need, you can also get a lot of these things from vitamins in fruits naturally. There are many things that are good for you, and eating fruit is one of the most...
Types of Yoga
There are, to put it simply, many types of yoga. The actual number varies, depending on which school of learning you follow and which types they actually count as individual. Some may claim four; others six; others ten. The point is, however, that there are different types of yoga...
Bronchiectasis
THE MOST common symptoms of bronchiectasis are cough, profuse expectoration and hemoptysis (coughing up blood). A diagnosis of this condition is made by the symptoms, physical examination and chest X rays. However, a bronchoscopic examination with instillation of a special oil containing iodine will confirm the dilation of the...