Alternative Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer Pancreatic enzyme therapy, an alternative cancer therapy, is undergoing preliminary research to test it's effectiveness and safety.The study, published in the journal Pancreas, found that mice treated with pancreatic enzymes survived significantly lo...
What Is An ANA (antinuclear antibody) Test Types of AntibodiesIn order to understand the ANA (antinuclear antibody) test, it is first important to understand different types of antibodies.Antibodies are proteins, produced by white blood cells, which normally circulate in the blood to defend a...
What are the health hazards associated with cigar smoking Question: What are the health hazards associated with cigar smoking?What are the dangers to my health from smoking cigars? Is it true that they are a safer smoking choice than cigarettes?Answer: While people often think that cigars are a "safer" smok...
The Culprit & the Cure The Bottom LineThis is an excellent book, especially for experts in fitness and nutrition who are looking for ways to guide their clients towards better health. The science-based research offers real reasons for why our society has so many medical pr...
Education - Doncaster College for the Deaf This week About.com travels across the world to visit the Doncaster College for the Deaf web site, in the United Kingdom. Doncaster began in the 1970s as an outgrowth of the Yorkshire Residential School for the Deaf and achieved college status in the...
Fast Facts About Arthritis Is Arthritis a Single Disease?Arthritis literally means joint inflammation. "Arth" refers to the joints, and "itis" refers to inflammation. Arthritis is not a single disease. There are more than 100 different types of arthritis affecting people of al...
Discussion Lists in the Deaf/HOH Community If you are like me, you are a busy person with limited time to read your e-mail, but have deaf and hard of hearing related concerns you would like to discuss with others. The answer is to join a discussion list, and to get the list in digest form so ...
Natural Remedies for Corns and Calluses What are Corns and Calluses?Calluses are thick, hardened layers of skin, most commonly on the palms and soles, that form as a result of rubbing, friction or pressure. Corns, on the other hand, are often smaller with a hard center and usually develop ...
Top 10 Foot Care Tips People with diabetes have an increased risk for infections, expecially in their feet. Decreased circulation and changes in the blood vessels in the extremities can cause healing to be delayed. Complications can be devastating, if cuts and sores becom...
Getting Your Child Involved in Exercise Getting your child involved in fitness at a young age is one of the best things you can do to establish a lifetime of healthy activity. How do you get started or select the right activities for your child? The following tips and guides for parents ar...
Phosphene Definition: A visual occurrence characterized by seeing light without having light actually enter into the eye. The most common phosphenes are pressure phosphenes. Rubbing the closed eyes stimulates the cells of the retina. The optic nerve translates...
Exercise on a Budget Saving money is always a priority when financial times get tough. You may think getting a good workout requires shelling out money for gym memberships or tons of equipment, but there are alternatives. One option is to buy fitness equipment that has m...
Back and Neck Pain What is low back pain?Low back pain can range from mild, dull, annoying pain, to persistent, severe, disabling pain in the lower back. Pain in the lower back can restrict mobility and interfere with normal functioning.What is neck pain?Neck pain is p...
Sodium - Salt - Needs for Ultra-Endurance Athletes High salt (sodium) diets have been linked to a number of health risks in many Americans. However, some athletes, due to their increased activity and excessive sweat production, are actually at risk of having too little sodium in their blood stream du...
Esophageal Cancer Causes and Risk Factors A Few Words About the Causes of Esophageal Cancer: Although we don't know exactly what causes esophageal cancer, researchers have identified several known risk factors for the disease. A risk factor is something that increases the chances of developi...
10 Ways You Know You're Burned Out on Exercise My running shoes stared at me from beside my bed. It was almost like they were taunting me, maybe daring me to get out of bed and go for my morning run. I wanted to. After all, I needed to get my workout in and there were my thighs to think about...t...
Symptoms of Bronchiectasis Bronchiectasis causes an abnormal enlargement of the airways due to recurrent inflammation and infection. When the airways become enlarged, extra mucus forms in them and pools in the widened areas, leading to infection. Airway obstruction also occurs...
Oncologist Definition: A physician that specializes in cancer treatment. This type of doctor is familiar with several types of cancer, and may specialize in a specific type of cancer. There are three main types of oncologists: Medical oncologists treat cancer w...
Metabolic Syndrome - Risk Factors for Diabetes and Heart Disease What is metabolic syndrome? It's a relatively new term that has been used to describe a cluster of disorders that together provide an indicator of risk for diabetes, heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular conditions. Insulin resistance is the...
Chemotherapy Drugs There are many methods that chemotherapy can be administered. Ways to give chemotherapy regimens include:Orally- To be taken by mouth and normally a pill form, although liquids are availableIntravenous (IV)- Injected into a veinTopical– To be a...
