The percentage of the U.S. population with diabetes is about 8 percent (24 million people). Half of the people with diabetes are between the ages of 40 and 60. When people hear the word “diabetes” they think of sugar, and that is only natural.
When someone suffers from diabetes the body doesn’t use digested food [...]

If a burn is relatively minor it probably isn’t necessary to seek professional help from a doctor. There are a few simple steps you can take to relieve the pain and start the healing process. The first thing to do is run cool water over the affected area for a few minutes. Do not use [...]

If you are new to the world of asthma sufferers or have a family member who has recently been diagnosed as suffering from asthma, it is very important that you understand just what this condition is. To live with asthma we need to know how it differs from other respiratory maladies.
As most information about [...]

There are a number of reasons why our teeth gradually turn from bright white to various shades of yellow. Age has a lot to do with it. Over a period of years the enamel surface of our teeth gets thinner. Under that surface is a layer called the dentin, which is a bit darker than [...]

Studies have shown that the percentage of the U.S. population with diabetes is approaching 8 percent. This means that about 24 million people suffer from this serious condition. Half of those are between the ages of 40 and 60. First of all, when most people hear the word “diabetes” they think of sugar. While this [...]

Of all the types of cancer that we have become familiar with in the past few decades, lung cancer is at or near the top of the list. Breast cancer gets as much attention from media, from patients and family members as lung cancer, but lung cancer is also quite feared among the general population. [...]

Most of us have heard about the “big” names in cancer types – breast cancer and lung cancer, to mention two. But skin cancer is the most “prevalent” of all types, according to figures compiled by medical studies and by the American Cancer Society. Each year, at least a million new skin-cancer patients hear this [...]

While most people refer to this condition as otitis, it is known as otitis media in the medical community. This term refers to inflammation in the middle ear. This is the reason for the word “media,” which means middle. Many people who suffer from otitis media find that the condition starts with a cold or [...]

Edema is a general term that refers to fluid accumulation in the body – either in tissue or in the open spaces in and around major organs. The word in Greek and Middle English original referred to swelling. This definition is still appropriate because most of the edema conditions human beings suffer involve visible swelling [...]

As defined by the American Cancer Society, breast cancer is “a malignant tumor that starts from cells of the breast. A malignant tumor is a group of cancer cells that may grow into (invade) surrounding tissues or spread (metastasize) to distant areas of the body.”
Many people are familiar with breast cancer because of the attention [...]