What Doctors Don't Tell YouWhat is psoriasis?
Psoriasis is a chronic and distressing skin disorder afflicting around 80 million people worldwide. It strikes men and women equally and at any time of life, though it is more common between
Women may now have yet another reason not to smoke - breast cancer.
A survey by Canadian researchers has discovered that childless women who smoke more than a pack a day
* Have surgery in a multidisciplinary setting combining medical and mental-health care, physical therapy and other treatments. Patients do better with such an approach and are also more likely to return to work (Pain, 1992; 49: 221-30).
In 1997, the American Institute for Cancer Research and the World Cancer Research Fund (AICR/WCRF) concluded that cancer is preventable. In their 670-page report, Food, Nutrition and the Prevention of Cancer: a Global Perspective, they stated that...
How we perceive and manage stress is important to our overall health. When stress becomes too great, the damage may be irreversible.
Protecting your children from environmental toxins requires efforts on several fronts and may even need to begin before conception. Consider the following suggestions to help keep your child healthy:
A stroke occurs when blood circulation to the brain fails. Brain cells can die as a result of the decreased blood flow and subsequent lack of oxygen.
In the past, cognitive decline was believed to be unavoidable with the passage of time. Attributed simply to ‘old age’, many families watched helplessly as their loved ones’ minds slipped away.
Mr K.R., a 42-year-old financier originally from Kenya, was troubled by recurrent dull pelvic pain accompanied by blood in his urine. The pain intensified as his bladder filled with urine, then decreased after being emptied. Such episodes lasted for...
How do we know when it is emotionally abnormal for a two-year-old to cry, or a four-year-old to be fussy and argumentative? What exactly is childhood depression?
