Health

Do you know that hypertension was one of the earliest recorded medical disorders? It's been affecting the health of humans for centuries, and today, high blood pressure is one of the leading causes of cardiovascular ...

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Breast cancer now affects about 1 in 8 U.S. women at some point during the course of their lifetime. It is the second most common cancer among women (after skin cancer) and the second leading cancer-related ...

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Various forms of biofeedback therapy — performed using certain muscle relaxation, breath and mental exercises — are now being proven in numerous studies to treat more than a dozen health conditions. But how does this mind-body intervention work? ...

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In the U.S., it's estimated that fatty liver disease affects 20 to 40 percent of the population. The scary and surprising fact is that this type of liver disease often doesn't cause any obvious fatty liver ...

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Did you know that humans have been chomping down on edible bugs for thousands of years? Yes, it's true and today, eating bugs is actually quite common if you go outside of the United States. ...

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The following is an adapted excerpt from Beat Autoimmune, The 6 Keys to Reverse Your Condition and Reclaim Your Health, by Palmer Kippola with foreword by Mark Hyman, MD (Kensington Books). Palmer is a Functional ...

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Over two thirds of people with joint disorders think their pain is caused by the weather. Researchers say this may not be as wacky as it sounds. Medical studies related to the weather are tricky ...

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A fairly recent study revealed that trace amounts of highly toxic chemicals, including dangerous substances like phenols and flame retardants, are nearly universally present in the dust that builds up in our homes. Researchers concluded ...

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Subclinical hypothyroidism — which affects between an estimated 3 to 8 percent of the population, especially women and older adults — can be the cause of symptoms such as fatigue, anxiety and poor memory. Subclinical hypothyroidism ...

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Von Willebrand disease is a lifelong disorder that is often inherited. This disease causes improper blood clotting, which can cause potentially serious and abnormal bleeding after an accident, trauma, surgery or dental work. Nosebleeds, blood in ...

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