Sarcoidosis is a rare and chronic condition often striking the lungs, but inflaming other body tissues too, like lymph nodes. Though the causes of sarcoidosis are unknown, its symptoms appear and suddenly disappear. It is believed that sarcoidosis is associated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Researchers concluded this after DNA from the bacteria was found in the [...]
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Each year, tuberculosis-based fatalities are on the rise, thanks to re-emergence of immunosuppressive diseases, such as HIV, overcrowding of cities, poor nutrition, hygiene and emergence of multi-drug resistant bacteria. Doctors and scientists the world over are conducting research on the bacteria causing tuberculosis for safe and effective treatment.
Researchers now look at potential new testing to [...]
Filed under: Exercise and Fitness, Natural Remedies, Nutrition, Supplements on October 26th, 2009 | No Comments »
In the never-ending arsenal of weight loss options, weight loss hypnosis is yet another piece of ammunition. It aims at mental reprogramming for people to lose weight effortlessly without hunger pangs and cravings.
Psychologists believe most of our problems evolve from our subconscious mind and how we think about food, which impacts our ability to lose [...]
Filed under: Exercise and Fitness, Natural Remedies, Nutrition on October 23rd, 2009 | No Comments »
Tuberculosis bacteria “Mycobacterium tuberculosis” has existed in human population since 2400 B.C. The father of modern medicine, Hippocrates noted that it was almost always fatal. In 1720, Dr. Benjamin Marten from England was the first to theorize that tuberculosis could be caused by minute living creatures. It was Dr. Hermann Brehmer who built the first [...]
Filed under: Breathing Difficulties, Natural Remedies on October 20th, 2009 | No Comments »
Sarcoidosis is the body tissue inflammation usually affecting the lungs, but may affect other body parts too. Sarcoidosis complication causes neurosarcoidosis, affecting the nervous system, causing facial weakness. Further complications can also arise, often striking the optical nerves and the nerves responsible for taste, smell and hearing, besides hypothalamus - a part of the brain [...]
Filed under: Natural Remedies, Nutrition, Supplements on October 15th, 2009 | No Comments »
Osteoporosis is a chronic bone condition posing affecting both women and men above 40 years. For many years, researchers and doctors believed that vitamin K played a distinctive role in bone manufacture, helping in the prevention of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. Vitamin K is of two types - K1 and K2. While the former is [...]
Filed under: Dietary Health Tips, Nutrition, Supplements on October 13th, 2009 | No Comments »
People averse to using market based creams and lotions containing harmful chemicals can go in for natural skin care for a clear and supple skin. The best way to make simple skin lotion is by mixing honey with vegetable oil and adding one fourth teaspoon of lemon juice. Apply this to dry skin and rinse [...]
Filed under: Natural Remedies, Natural Skin Care on October 9th, 2009 | No Comments »
Osteoporosis is a chronic debilitating condition that decreases the body’s bone mass density. Postmenopausal women have a higher risk of suffering from the condition.
Below are its 10 risk factors:-
1. Osteoporosis affects twice as many women than men. Post menopause, women lose the protection that estrogen gives their bones.
2. Thinner men or those with smaller body [...]
Filed under: Dietary Health Tips, Menopause on October 6th, 2009 | No Comments »
Congenital hypothyroidism is a relatively uncommon condition that occurs in one in every 4000 newborns. It happens when pregnant mothers get exposed to radioactive iodine and anti-thyroid medications, largely considered to be hereditary. Compared to boys, girls are twice as likely to suffer from congenital hypothyroidism.
In congenital hypothyroidism, the thyroid gland doesn’t function properly to [...]
Filed under: Mental Illness, Supplements on October 1st, 2009 | No Comments »