When problems start occurring in your digestive system, there are lots of possible reasons. Some of them, while aggravating and uncomfortable, are generally not life-threatening. IBS is a good example. This means that some of the less common but more severe causes may be overlooked, including ovarian cancer. If you’re thinking about cancer affecting the […]
There’s a terrifying sort of pall hanging over electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). It conjures up these images of Nurse Ratched-type characters inflicting cruel torture on people with mental illness who should be receiving support. It’s true that ECT has been hideously abused in its past, but it is still used today as a treatment for some
You’ve tried all the other, less dramatic treatments but they haven’t worked. Your joints are still painful, and your mobility is still limited. Replacement arthroplasty, most commonly known as joint replacement surgery, may be the best remaining option. We have a New York surgeon called Stephen S. Hudack to thank for joint replacement therapy. He
If you know anything about diabetes, you know about the importance of insulin. It’s the hormone that regulates your glucose and blood sugar levels. Often closely linked to diabetes is another, lesser-known condition called insulin resistance. Considering the impact it can have on your health, it’s important to know not just what it is but
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Two of the most common recovery techniques seem like opposites. One involves applying heat to your aching muscles, the other involves cold. Yet these two common forms of treatment often come together. Which one is more effective depends on the type of pain. Heat therapy could more accurately be called warm therapy. High temperatures can
It’s all very well singing the benefits of exercise to try to build your muscle, but it’s harder to be enthusiastic when your muscles start aching. Muscle soreness is inevitable, but how does it affect your overall performance, and how can you alleviate its impact? Muscle soreness can be divided into two different types. Acute
Sometimes it seems that every part of the body degenerates as we grow older. Human lifespans may be extending, but as they do, more people run into the diseases of aging. Stem cell therapy is touted as a potential solution to many age-related problems, but some of the strongest evidence is for how it might
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We all know that smoking is bad. That has been one of the most pervasive health messages of recent years, and it seems to be sinking in. The number of people who smoke has gone down dramatically, but it’s still one of the main preventable causes of death across the globe. Therefore, it can’t hurt
