Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease that has been expressing itself for centuries. However, it wasn\’t until 1938 that the first clear description of cystic fibrosis was entered into the medical literature by Dr. Dorothy Andersen. There are many earlier reports of incidents from the middle of 17th century who almost certainly had cystic fibrosis, […]
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Menorrhagia is a condition which causes heavy menstruation or menstrual bleeding each month. It is in fact, a symptom of heavy menstruation and not a condition. It is a symptom of an underlying problem but not the problem itself. There can be many different causes of excessive bleeding in women. A gynecologist, a physician who
Allergies produce a hyper-reactive response by the immune system which results in somewhat similar symptoms. For the most part, these allergies are triggered by a particular protein molecule which causes the immune system to go into hyper drive, irritating mast cells which then secrete a large amount of histamine. Individuals who are allergic to mold
A neuromuscular disease, myasthenia gravis can affect anyone, but is likely to affect women in the 20-year-old to 40-year-old range and men in the 50-year-old to 70-year-old range. It is known as an autoimmune disease that causes a pattern of muscle with weakness with physical exertion followed by a strengthening of the muscles with periods
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Hans Selye was one of the pioneers of stress research. His observation in 1956 was that “stress is not necessarily something bad – it all depends on how you take it. The stress of exhilarating, creative successful work is beneficial, while that of failure, humiliation or infection is detrimental.” According to Selye that the biochemical
As the diagnosis of ADHD becomes more and more prevalent there are increased numbers of ADHD students in the classroom. This has led to many challenges for parents, teachers and students. These challenges are not insurmountable but do require a bit of creativity and flexibility to overcome them. Children and adults with ADHD have the
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Hyaluronic acid is a component of connective tissue and is found abundantly throughout the body. Interestingly, it has also been nicknamed the \”key to the fountain of youth\” because some have noted that those who ingest a lot of it in their diets tend to live to a very old age. In one news story
We all know that vitamins are needed for proper growth and development. Most of our necessary vitamins come by way of our eating habits. Those who are dieting or whose nutritional intake is lacking due to illness can supplement with a multivitamin daily to make up for the deficiencies. While all vitamins are necessary for
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In the normal urinary tract system the bladder serves to store and eventually expel urine using a complex and exquisitely orchestrated process. The coordination of urination is regulated by both the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) and the peripheral nervous system. The term neurogenic bladder applies to a urinary tract system that malfunctions
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A kidney cleanse is quite simply a detoxification of the kidneys. If you have ever been plagued by kidney stone these types of cleanses will reportedly dissolve them and flush out the tissues of the kidneys. As some kidney stones are more stubborn than others it may take days to months to get them to
