According to a new theory, cancer cells survive by getting healthy cells around it to self destruct by releasing hydrogen peroxide. This self-destruction releases nutrients that feed the cancer cells.
Just how do the cancer cells …
The desire to eat a particular food is decreased simply by the act of imagining to eat it according to research published in the on-line journal of Science. Researchers at the Carnegie Mellon University discovered …
Bella, our 6 month old miniature schnauzer was spayed one week ago. She stayed overnight at the vet’s and I picked her up after work the following day. She fretted in discomfort that evening and …
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This is straight-forward demonstration of a nasal and sinus irrigation for those who are not sure how to irrigate sinuses. In …
She relayed the events with no emotions: “I was feeling depressed because I wasn’t with my family for the holidays, so I took the kids into our room and made myself go to sleep. When …
How can you tell if you need antibiotics to treat that upper respiratory infection that’s causing you to feel so miserable – and when should you go to see your provider?
In the otherwise healthy adult, …
A recent study released in the New England Journal of Medicine, shows that HIV rates of infection were reduced by 44% in men who took an antiretroviral medication every day.
The combination drug, emtricitabine and tenofovir …
Although plantar fasciitis affects adults of any age, it occurs twice as often in women than men and in overweight/obese people. It can also frequently occur in athletes, especially runners. It is characterized by sharp heel pain that occurs with …
Ganglion cysts are small, rubbery fluid filled sacs that can appear on the wrist (80%) or fingers (12%). They are essentially outpouchings of a ligament, tendon or bursae. They can occur spontaneously or can occur …
Singultus, more commonly known as hiccups, is largely a benign, self-limiting process that all of us have experienced. The word comes from the Latin singult, which means “the act of catching one’s breath while sobbing”. It is …
Given that Monday’s posting was about 2 new treatments for age-related macular degeneration, I was pleasantly surprised to see 2 other treatments discussed in the “Most E-mailed” article section of the NY Times today.
One of …
This is a great video but it really needs to be slower – so be sure to hit the pause button in order to read the material.
As we age, our respiratory tract becomes less elastic and more rigid including the tiny air sacs where oxygen exchange occurs. In addition, our chest wall becomes a little more rigid, not expanding in the …
