I agree with Dr. Abbassian in principal about diet and exercise. They (diet and exercise) are not treatments per se' for thyroid disorders. There are dietary changes that one can make that will make big...
I am very pleased with Dr. Sennholz's answer. Weight loss should not be the goal. Improving your health, wellness and supporting life-style changes should be your focus.
There are multiple studies which will demonstrate that aritficial sweeteners cause multiple metabolic problems. And while most studies are performed on labortory rate in very high doses, all artifici al...
There is only one Zetia, however, there is a plethora of ways to lower lipids.
One non-pharmacological way would be to use the product: Re*Claim
(go to http://www.fittfactorseven.com). There...
When I had my pacemaker insterted, I was given the opportunity to state, in writing, that should my pacer fail, or the battery require replacement AND I was deemed incapable to offer my own informed d ecision...
Your questions is right on target, and I am sure you already know that gastric atrophy creates other problems as well. Not only is there decreased production of Intrinsic Factor which in turn leads t o...
As you are aware, eating disorders are not about food, but other behavioral issues. Genetics can be involved by setting one up for risk factors. We don't know the pathophysiciology, so treatment is difficult...
Interesting question, Yaron. To prove a "chemical imbalance", we need to measure chemical substrates, intracellular and extracellular levels of a given chemical, it's effect at the synapse, modulatio n...
Your question can be expanded beyond breast cancer. Your immune system is the chief defense mechanism to fight off all cancers. Many scientits would argue that our immune system is killing cancer ce ll...
There was one clinical trial on humans, through Health New Zealand LTD and Auckland University. The Clinical trials were done from April of 2008 through August of 2008. The study was done on 48 smo kers...
Epigenesis involves gene phenotypical change (expression) which is not pre-determined by the DNA sequence. For lay individuals, this means that a cell behaves diff erently...
Absouletly !!! A physician should use the word death and should be empathetic to whom he/she is speaking. It is inappropriate to use euphamism in order to avoid the tough conversations. Terms like passing...
Most medical schools are out of the habit of referring to conditions named after "people" as it leads to confusion and there is no universal understanding of which condition to which a person refers. Here...
Ascaris is a worm that lives in the small intestine. Infection with Ascaris is called ascariasis (ass-kuh-rye-uh-sis). Adult female worms can grow over 12 inches in length, adult males are smaller.
The acid reflux connection hold a lot of validity. And BTW, the taste buds for "bitter" are only located on the back of the tongue. Its the only location you can detect bitter.
goose bumps is not a part of the spectrum of fibromyalgia. Goose bumps does occur when there is a shunting of the blood in the microvasculature of the dermis, as when you get a chill, painfull stimul i...
These terms are relative to your age and level of fitness. For a former couch potoato, walking 30 minutes a day can be strenuous. For an athelete, running 3 miles can be a "warm-up". So many people have...
Dont know about the NYT article to which the above answer "referenced" but by deffinition, allergic ANYTHING is a fuction of an intact immune system. Alcohol does not affect its response.
Multiple Sclerosis is also a disease of "40'" Rarely hits after age fourty, almost always above the 40th parallel, and the person lives with the disease for about fourty years. Just a little trivia.
You peaked my interest, so share how a mobile glucose monitoring device is different than what we know have. I assume you can download your results and give them to your physician in real time.
Yaron,
From looking at your other questions, there is a trend to look for very specific, detailed answers. I hope this information adds to your search.
You need to define "successful" The physician should be fully informative prior to treatment and also determine what are reasonable expectations of treatment. Rarely, with invasive cancers, do we sp eak...
Lets first clarify, a nasal saline rinse is for the nasal cavity (nose). It does not rinse the sinus cavities (there are four pairs in an adult: frontal, maxoid, ethmoid, and sphenoid.)