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INTRODUCTIONMany people, unfortunately, have the perception that dentists are only useful for toothaches, cavities and other “minor” medical problems. This is very far from the truth. Not only have dental diseases/problems been linked to cardiovascular complications, but there are a number of potentially lethal and life-disrupting diseases and medical complications that on-going, comprehensive dental...
7/24/2018 7:00:00 AM
Of course, the first thing you need to determine is if the headaches you’ve been experiencing have a medically detectable etiology (source). Your doctor will use a physical examination, medical imaging and blood work to determine if disease or injury are to blame. These tests may, for example, reveal that you may be suffering from a tumor, TMJ, bruxism, a bone disorder, etc. More likely, though, you...
6/18/2018 7:00:00 AM
There is no question that the FDA has been designed as an instrument for good; without it, anyone out there could bottle anything they thought was acceptable as a "medicine." This used to be the case, in fact, in the 1800s. Back then the American population were experimental "mice" for the thousands of charlatans who claimed to have a cure for any disease out there. In most cases, what these self-declared...
6/14/2018 7:00:00 AM
INTRODUCTION Although anyone is susceptible to a hernia, the elderly, smokers and the obese stand a much higher chance of developing one. Those persons who have already undergone surgery can also be more susceptible to hernias. As for why hernias develop, they may arise because of previous surgery, injury, disease, heavy lifting or pregnancy; in some cases, hernias are idiopathic (that is, no cause...
6/1/2018 7:00:00 AM
Perhaps because it is so readily and inexpensively available, we all generally take water for granted. Like electricity, we can't possibly live without water, but, still, we assume that it will always be available when we want it. Of course, electricity isn't a physiological necessity but how many people today in developed countries would be able to function were it not available?Not only do we expect...
4/27/2018 7:00:00 AM
Although we are all in the midst of a cancer pandemic, there is at present no reason to suggest that any of us (including you, the reader) has to succumb to this disease. In fact, the majority of the scientific evidence presently available on the etiology (source) of cancer suggests that cancer is induced by external or environmental factors.Cancer, in other words, isn't (like death or taxes) an unavoidable,...
4/25/2018 7:00:00 AM
Although cardiovascular disease is responsible for more deaths than cancer each year, cancer is thought by many people to be "number one," pathologically speaking. This may actually be a good example of statistics not necessarily being entirely accurate. More people may die from cardiovascular disease simply because the circulatory system (with the heart at the center) degrades as we age--in other...
2/1/2018 8:00:00 AM
Alzheimer's is yet another of the many chronic diseases which have now reached epidemic/pandemic proportions. Like most other such diseases, it is not yet known what brings about the condition. We do, however, know that the disease robs victims of their memory, incapacitates them, and, ultimately, brings about a premature (in most cases) death.Why the Cause of a Disease is Crucially ImportantWe don't...
1/9/2018 8:00:00 AM
While meandering through the vitamins section at a large supermarket not too long ago a man approached me to see if I could help him find something. He was looking for "lipoflavonoid," which he said was supposed to help with his "ringing in the ears" problem.Before I volunteered to help him find it, I politely asked who had suggested the stuff to him. He surprised me by telling me his doctor had suggested...
8/30/2017 9:00:00 PM
Every year in the US, in Europe and in Canada millions of people are subjected to one or more computer tomography (CT) scans. These diagnostic devices are used so often, in fact, that some experts are positing that maybe, just maybe CT scans are being grossly overused.What's a CT Scan and How Does It Work?A computer tomography scan is one of several medical imaging devices that can provide a glimpse...
8/22/2017 9:00:00 PM
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