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What is mitral valve prolapse? Mitral valve prolapse is a fairly common medical problem that is the focus of some controversy and even confusion among both physicians and those who suffer from it. There is at the same…read more
Categories:Heart Disease Mitral Valve Prolapse
Many people experience an inadequate tear film or eye discomfort some time in their lives. In may be in an airplane, a dry, overheated room or a dusty workplace. But there may be more than 10 million Americans…read more
Categories:Eye Health
The lens of the eye focuses light from objects onto the retina. The lens pushes the old focusing fibers into the center, causing haziness or a film. Because the lens has neither nerves nor blood vessels, it depends…read more
Categories:Eye Health
Retinitis Pigmentosis is a mysterious peripheral retina degeneration with a heredity pattern. This disease can begin as early as the teens or as late as the fifties. Characteristic pigmentation changes in the peripheral retina and decreased vision at…read more
Categories:Eye Health
Most patients with typical male or female pattern baldness are screened for underlying diagnoses that can cause hair loss. These typically include thyroid disease, iron deficiency anemia and perimenopause. When such underlying disorders are ruled out, however, patients…read more
Categories:Healthy Hair
Healthy hair is a natural adjunct to a really healthy person. If you want to keep your hair healthy, you have to avoid the enemies of healthy hair: too much sun, vitamin deficiencies, illness or other stressors, certain…read more
Categories:Healthy Hair
Oregacillin is the only researched, tested wild oregano and spice extract for boosting immunity and supporting respiratory health. Research shows that spice extracts kills germs, including bacteria, molds, yeasts, and fungi. Oregacillin is completely edible and…read more
Headaches are among the most common causes of disability in the U.S., and migraines are the second most prevalent headache syndrome. According to the National Headache Foundation, an estimated 28 million Americans have migraine headaches along with an…read more
Categories:Headache/Migraine Neurological Health
Food allergy is a hot topic in health care. Some doctors only believe in immediate or anaphylaxis reactions, while others believe in the addition of delayed food allergies. The text Clinical Allergy and Immunology: Food Hypersensitivity and Adverse…read more
Categories:Allergy Food Sensitivity
People who aren’t alcoholic probably don’t understand why an alcoholic can’t just use a little willpower to stop drinking. The truth is, alcoholism has little to do with willpower. Alcoholics are in the grip of a powerful craving…read more
Categories:Alcoholism Allergy Substance Dependency
Though we think of declining estrogen as the hallmark of menopause, it's actually common for…
Up to 12 percent of Americans have ulcers at some point in life. Peptic ulcers…
Gallbladder disease is a modern illness. An estimated 20 million Americans have gallbladder disease. The…
I’m a veteran of the Diet Wars. Back in the 80s, when the ultra-low-carb Atkins…
Q: I’ve read that twenty minutes of sun exposure will give us 10,000 to 20,000 IV…
I couldn’t resist. Rather than leave these candidates for “Breakthrough treatments that we don’t really need” on…
Intelligent Medicine Radio for April 6, Part 1: The Salad and Salmon Diet
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