Dementia

Becoming forgetful in old age is often the subject of many jokes, but dementia is no laughing matter. It is really a slow form of brain death that can shorten the length and quality of your life greatly. The good news is that the majority of dementia is totally avoidable. Let’s find out how. What […]

Any kind of serious illness is difficult to deal with, but when it comes to mental illnesses such as depression, it can be devastating for both the victims and the family. Unfortunately, as we will discuss in this article, often the “cure” can be worse than the depression itself. However, there is hope for the […]

Diabetes. All of us have heard of it, and most of us know someone who has it. It is a disease that seems to be an integral part of our culture. How did it ever get to be so widespread, and is there anything we can do to change that? The good news is that […]

As adults, especially in the Western World, we often think of diarrhea as an unpleasant inconvenience. In some parts of the world, it is that and a whole lot more. This disorder that is a side effect of many conditions is a killer that destroys many lives every year. Can we learn to prevent diarrhea […]

The human mind has an amazing capacity to process thoughts and memories, often in ways that seek to protect people from trauma or frightening events that may have happened to them in the past. Researchers call this phenomenon “dissociation,” and there is a whole family of mental illnesses that are officially designated dissociative disorders. These […]

Diverticular disease is one of those illnesses that seems to be a curse of affluence. It is a condition of the digestive system that is mostly found in the industrialized nations of the world where the standards of living are quite high. A poor diet has everything to do with diverticular disease, and it seems […]

Diverticular disease is one of those illnesses that seems to be a curse of affluence. It is a condition of the digestive system that is mostly found in the industrialized nations of the world where the standards of living are quite high. A poor diet has everything to do with diverticular disease, and it seems […]

What is Dizziness? Dizziness is not a disease, but rather it is a symptom of various other conditions. The state of being “dizzy” is described as feeling lightheaded, faint, weak, or unsteady in balance. It can also refer to an artificial sense of things spinning or moving. The way that dizziness manifests itself is often […]

Ear infections are one of the most common forms of infection found in the human body. They are rarely serious, but can be very upsetting to young children and to their parents, especially if the parents are inexperienced rookies. However, they keep the pediatricians busy, so therefore play an important role in the economy. In […]

A lost pregnancy is painful under any circumstances, especially when it appears that everything is proceeding normally. One form of unsuccessful pregnancy is called ectopic, and it is a very serious situation that can have potentially life threatening consequences for the mother. It can also make it difficult for a woman to have a normal […]