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Heart disease: Are modern lifestyles at fault?
Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of American men and women. How did we get here? Several factors have contributed to this trend over the last several decades. Carrying the most weight, if you’ll pardon the pun,…read more
Categories:Heart Disease
Ocular health update 2007
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a serious eye disease that is a leading cause of blindness in the elderly, can cause serious vision loss before a person is aware of it. Often the disease progresses painlessly, with many patients…read more
Categories:Aging Eye Health
Macular degeneration: starvation of the retina there is hope
Macular Degeneration is a condition that affects the central area of your vision, which provides the ability to see small details such as road signs and print, and aids daytime vision. The cone cells in the macula, a…read more
Categories:Eye Health
Glaucoma: The thief of sight
There are several types of glaucoma, but all have one thing in common: damage to the optic nerve in the back of the eye. The eye pressure may not always be elevated, but peripheral vision examinations will detect…read more
Categories:Eye Health
Mitral valve prolapse
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
Dry eye: Often ignored
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
Cataracts: Inevitable or avoidable?
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 pigmentosa (RP)
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
What’s new on the hair regrowth horizon?
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
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
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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…
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Gallbladder disease is a modern illness. An estimated 20 million Americans have gallbladder disease. The…
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Q: My sister, who is in her mid-sixties, has been treating her acid reflux with…
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After over three decades of “breaking with the pack” and recommending natural thyroid to my…
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Q: I recently read about yacon syrup as a sugar substitute. What are your thoughts…
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