What is bronchitis? Bronchitis is an inflammation of the bronchial tubes that bring air to the lungs. When irritated, they swell, preventing cilia (tiny hairs) from clearing the passages. Mucus builds up, stimulating a reflex to clear them - a cough...
After years of studying and using alternative remedies, I find that the most effective treatment for burns (first- and second-degree) is Weleda’s Combudoron Lotion [a herbal combination of Arnica flowers and Urtica urens leaves].
What is Lyme disease? Although the world’s attention was riveted on a small cluster of SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) cases last year, it is Lyme disease (LD) that is considered one of the fastest-growing illnesses in the world.
Glucosamine and chondroitin are popular remedies for osteoarthritis - but do they actually work?
Diabetes has always been considered hereditary. But some new detective work suggests that drugs, particularly antibiotics, could be behind the surge in cases among children. ...
Cases of chemicals and drugs causing temporary or permanent insulin dependent diabetes are well documented in the medical literature. These and others suspected of causing diabetes include: ... ...
The epidemic of eczema, which affects one fifth of children, may be the fallout from our obsessive concern with keeping our children free of germs. ...
FEVER: Are we right to hit the panic alarm?
Heart patients might have been puzzled to be given a prescription for an antibiotic as part of their preventative treatment. After all, how's that supposed to stop a heart attack? Antibiotic therapy is based on the theory that the respiratory virus...
Heart patients are regularly given antibiotics as part of their therapy on the theory that the respiratory virus Chlamydia pneumoniae plays a part in atherosclerosis, or furring of the arteries. The antibiotic kills the virus, and the furring stops.
What Doctors Don't Tell You