Bone Spurs

Bone spurs are renegade growths of bone that don’t grow in normal places and in the usual manner. They don’t play by the rules, and most of the time they either go unnoticed, or cause a certain amount of discomfort. However, just when we think we have all the marvelous intricacies of the human body […]

Breast cancer is a disease that takes the lives of far too many women in the United States and around the world. Many believe that it is just a normal risk of life in the twenty-first century, and hope against hope that they can beat the odds. But cancer of any type is not a […]

As I am writing this, we are in the midst of my favorite season–autumn. The hot humid days of summer are gone, and the cool crisp fall weather has blessed us with its frosty wash of reds and oranges. The one downside to this time of year is that it has been labeled the beginning […]

Eating disorders such as bulimia nervosa can be life-controlling and potentially deadly as well. The odd thing about this illness is that some who have it appear to have it all together on the outside, but inside they are full of fear, remorse, and guilt. Let’s see what we can learn about bulimia so that […]

Did you ever accidentally bite the inside of your cheek, and then find yourself doing it again and again in the same spot because it is so vulnerable? This can be very annoying, and is also a common way that a canker sore can form. Why is it that some people seem to get them […]

Three or four decades ago, if you would have asked the average person on the street what carpal tunnel syndrome was, I doubt if too many would have known what you were talking about. This is a new malady, a casualty of the information age and the personal computer, right? Well, yes and no. The […]

It can be very frustrating to run into trouble seeing or doing things that you’ve never had a problem with before. Maybe night driving is more of an eye strain than it used to be. Or perhaps you need better lighting to do common tasks than you did a few years ago. Is it just […]

Cervical cancer is one of those diseases that can be almost totally prevented by wise and healthy lifestyle choices. However, it is widespread because so many women (and men) do not avoid the behaviors that subject many folks to the risk of this cancer. Let’s look into this issue a bit further to clarify things […]

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is perhaps one of the most puzzling, misunderstood illnesses of our time. It is hard to diagnose as its symptoms mask those of a myriad of other diseases. Often insensitive people will think that those who suffer from the syndrome are just a little bit “off,” and “it is just in […]

Some illnesses seem to attack at random, and while there are general steps we all can take to pursue wellness, certain conditions often do not have a clearly definable cause. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is not one of these. In almost all cases, this killer is the result of one factor: Cigarette smoking. It […]