Leukemia is a malignant disease (cancer) of the bone marrow and blood. It is characterized by the uncontrolled accumulation of blood cells. Leukemia is divided into four categories: myelogenous or lymphocytic, each of which can be acute or chronic....
Laryngitis is the medical term for inflammation and swelling of the larynx, which is also known as the voice box. Most of the causes of laryngitis, such as common viruses or using your voice too much, are not serious. A few causes, however, require...
The back is one of the most neglected organs of our body. Undoubtedly, years of abuse due to the wrong sitting postures results in deformed personalities and in some cases, acute pain too. Once ignored, the pain increases to manifold proportions and...
Or those early pregnancy symptoms can mimic pre-menstrual symptoms (although sometimes they are a little more severe)? Whereas you may feel you have a particularly bad dose of PMT, you may in fact later realise that you were pregnant! Some women exp...
If you look and study the beings on our planet earth, you will find that human beings are the only beings who are prone to addiction. No other organism has this habit. Why are humans so prone to addiction? Is it because they have brains? What ever t...
Hair is an important part of our body, which needs proper care and love. Beautiful, healthy hair depicts a healthy body and mind. Also, hair is one of the most important aspects of beauty in woman and man. Long, thick, black hair adds to our look an...
There are many statistics available that show that as many as thirty percent of all Americans aged twenty and above are suffering from obesity, which in simple terms amounts to as many as sixty million obese Americans. There are many adverse consequ...
Grilled food! This word itself makes one's mouth water, doesn't it? With a rise in the demand of grilled food, the variety of grills have also increased. Some of these use fuel for cooking, while others use electricity. Nowadays electric grills are...
It’s that time of the month and you already are not looking forward to it. Maybe you have bloating during or before your menstrual period or your cramps are too uncomfortable to bear. There are some natural ways to treat your body to help take the...
Determining that a loved one cannot function as independently as he or she used to is often a difficult realization. However, once it is apparent that the health and safety of that loved one may be jeopardized in their current living arrangement, al...
Growing older often means a heightened awareness of our bodies and common ailments that can occur more frequently. Issues such as incontinence, joint and muscle stiffness, or lack of balance become normal parts of our lives that we can minimize by p...
Muscle pain and fatigue may seem normal for people who are always on the go, and for people whose jobs require hard labor. But there are just times when you need to know when the pain is too much or the fatigue is just too severe. For all you know,...