The first Western disease I was ever familiar with as a little boy was arthritis. My beloved paternal grandmother, Bertha Cooper, suffered from this pathology for many years. She had it very bad in her wrists and joints. I remember her asking me if I would go to the corner liquor store on the corner […]
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Most doctors will you that there is no sarcoidosis cure. The disease can be self-limiting, but it can also be progressive and even fatal. The good news is that natural therapies may have the answer. Sarcoid is a multi-system inflammatory disease that causes clumps of immune cells called “granulomas” to accumulate in different parts of […]
The formation of abnormal cells inside the brain often result in a brain tumor. Brain tumors are of two types: benign tumors and malignant/cancerous tumors. This means that all brain tumors are not cancerous but only the malignant type. Malignant tumors are further divided by primary tumors which form inside the brain and secondary tumors […]
General Definition: NSAIDs List Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug or NSAIDs list is one registry of drugs one should get familiarize with. As NSAIDs are the most common over-the-counter drugs, it is just necessary that everyone should take chance of obtaining a copy of NSAIDs list. Having Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug list will enable people to determine the […]
Doctors have found that RA of the hands is not the only cause of worry for patients. Walking can be really painful to many of them if they are affected by RA of the knees. Researches have not been able to detect the exact causes of the disease. Nonetheless, there are certain factors which are […]
If you suffer from fibromyalgia then you know that chronic pain is something you live with every day. Medically-speaking, fibromyalgia is a severe musculoskeletal pain and fatigue syndrome afflicting about 6 million Americans. The cause of its frequently wide-spread pain which is suffered in joints, muscles, spinal discs and nerves is unknown but now there […]
Pain treatment is not same for every person and for every arthritic condition; rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis are chronic conditions which may last a lifetime whereas few conditions of infectious arthritis may subside with the infection. Most types of arthritis can cause pain which can be chronic or acute. Acute pain occurs temporarily and subsides […]
There is no question that conservative therapy is the best option for those suffering with a Repetitive Strain Injury. From Trigger Finger to Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, conservative therapy produces the best results, limited side effects (if any), quicker results and long-lasting relief. There are many types of conservative treatments that provide a variety of positive […]
“Wherever a thought goes, a chemical goes with it.” — Deepak Chopra Life-threatening illness is more than a crisis of the body; it is a crisis of the soul. During thirty-five years as a hospital-based cardiologist, I have seen innumerable ways in which patients react when faced with a medical catastrophe. Initially, most are overwhelmed, […]
Sciatica pain travels along the sciatic nerve, which descends from back of the pelvic to the back of the hip, thigh, and goes down the legs and touches the foot sometimes. When it happens, it is severe pain, most of the time, unbearable and the patient has to stay in the bed for couple of […]