Disorders and Diseases
233 Articles & Excerpts
Beach Sand Can Cause Diarrhea
by eNotAlone.com
Adults and their children who dig in the sand at the beach are at an increased risk of developing gastrointestinal diseases and diarrhea due to fecal matter in the sand. Children are particularly vulnerable because, after playing in the sand they tend
Benefits Of Acupuncture And Exercise For Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
by eNotAlone.com
A new evidence has demonstrated that exercise and electro-acupuncture treatment can reduce sympathetic nerve activity in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common endocrine disorders
Botox - New Cure For Dystonia
by eNotAlone.com
Dystonia is a medical condition characterized by the involuntary sustained muscle contractions in those who are affected. These contractions are associated with abnormal movements, random muscle spasms and an awkward posture of the head and neck. Dystonia
Bladder Problems? - Go For Botox
by eNotAlone.com
Botulinum toxin, or Botox, better known as the treatment for smoothing and reducing wrinkles and fine lines, may also help people with an overactive bladder that causes urinary incontinence, according to a new research.
New Drug To Treat Cystic Fibrosis
by eNotAlone.com
A new aerosol spray may prove beneficial for cystic fibrosis patients by keeping their airways moist and clear of mucous, which is a key factor in the disease, indicate the new findings by the U.S. scientists.
Glutamine - Supplement To Treat Stomach Ulcers
by eNotAlone.com
Amino acid glutamine that is present in many foods and dietary supplements turns out to be beneficial in the treatment of stomach ulcers, claim medical experts from the United States. It has been known for twenty years already that Helicobacter pylori
Benefits Of Acupuncture For Lower Back Pain
by eNotAlone.com
The U.S largest scientific study of back pain and acupuncture found that acupuncture can relieve chronic low-back pain much more efficiently than customer medical treatment than involves medication and physical therapy.
No Need For MRI And X-Ray For Lower Back Pain
by eNotAlone.com
Back pain is one of the most common reasons for people to visit a doctor or miss work. About 85 per cent of U.S. population suffer from lower back pain at some point in their lives.
Gene Theraphy Success For HIV Patients
by eNotAlone.com
The first clinical trial of gene therapy in patients infected with HIV has produced promising results, according to scientists who reported that the largest experiment appeared to safely and beneficially increase the number of immune system cells normally
Staphylococcus Bug Found In Popular Beaches
by eNotAlone.com
Swimming in sub-tropical waters such as those in the Mediterranean, Florida and California, are likely to expose people to a small but significant risk from the infection from Staphylococcus organisms, including Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Weight Loss Helps Incontinence
by eNotAlone.com
Overweight patients are often advised by medical professionals to lose weight in order to better fight certain conditions, such as heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and cancer. There is a strong evidence that excess weight leads to these problems
Kidney Donors Live A Long And Normal Life
by eNotAlone.com
People who give the gift of life by donating a kidney not only lead long and healthy lives, but also have fewer kidney problems than the general population. "We've suspected all along that kidney donation is a safe practice, but there has never
Insomnia
by eNotAlone.com
Sleep is a normal physiological process that restores us physically, emotionally and intellectually. People who are not able to get a certain amount of sleep are less able to handle stress emotionally and physically.
Hygienic Physiology: with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics
by Joel Dorman Steele, Ph.D.
The body is the instrument which the mind uses. If it be dulled or nicked, the effect of the best labor will be impaired. The grandest gifts of mind or fortune are comparatively valueless unless there be a healthy body to use and enjoy them.
Appendicitis
by John Henry Tilden
To understand the cause of appendicitis we must go back to the beginning, and when we do we find that it starts just where all diseases start, namely, where health leaves off! When the laws of health are broken for the first time
The Black Death and The Dancing Mania
by Justus Friedrich Karl Hecker
Justus Friedrich Karl Hecker was one of three generations of distinguished professors of medicine. His father, August Friedrich Hecker, a most industrious writer, first practised as a physician in Frankenhausen
Origin and Nature of Emotions
by George W. Crile, M.D.
The discovery of the anesthetic properties of ether and its practical application to surgery must always stand as one of the great achievements of medicine. It is eminently fitting that the anniversary of that notable day
Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
by George M. Gould, M.D., Walter L. Pyle, M.D.
The ancients viewed with great interest the minor structural anomalies of man, and held them to be divine signs or warnings in much the same manner as they considered more pronounced monstrosities.
How and When To Be Your Own Doctor
by Dr. Isabelle A. Mose, Steve Solomon
Suppose a fast-growing city is having traffic jams. 'We don't like it!' protest the voters. 'Why are these problems happening?'; asks the city council, trying to look like they are doing something about it.
Disease and its Causes
by William Thomas Councilman, M.D.
There is great difficulty, in the case of a subject so large and complex as is disease, in giving a definition which will be accurate and comprehensive. Disease may be defined as 'A change produced in living things in consequence
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