Medicine

What Is Tinnitus
A detailed description of the types of tinnitus what causes tinnitus and how one can treat or relieve tinnitus.

Herpes and the Lysine Myth
Million of people living with the herpes virus use lysine supplements to prevent outbreaks. The once touted benefit of lysine is closer to myth than fact. Studies show that the actual positive effects of lysine are slight at best and do not outweigh the risks.

Dont Needlessly Suffer From Chronic Pain
As a chronic pain advocate, with a diagnosis of a herniated disc L-4, L-5, along with bone disc degenerative disease, for many years I have suffered from chronic pain. During these years of endless enduring pain, I have learned a few things from suffering from chronic pain.

Shingles Natural Treatment
Recent studies question the effectiveness of treating shingles with steroids. Traditional treatments with prescriptions by doctors may take up to six weeks or more. Current studies and research with alternative treatments for shingles has shown it is possible to recover in less than one week and to reduce outbreaks of lesions and pain in three days.

Bird Flu Who Is at Greatest Risk of Dying
So why are health experts becoming alarmed about the H5N1 (“bird flu”) virus? People are concerned because the virus has demonstrated the ability to kill a high percentage of the humans it infects.

Docs Giving Wrong Rx to Kids with Sore Throats
For years, there has been concern that antibiotics are overprescribed, and with good cause. Despite clear guidelines calling for prior testing, physicians prescribed antibiotics in 53 of sore throat cases in children, says a recent study. This represents significantly more prescriptions than warranted for actual rates -- 15 to 36 -- of strep throat among kids with sore throat. And almost half of those prescriptions were given without a test.

Prescriptions or Food
Making difficult choices between food or medicine should not be an issue in this country. If you are facing tough decisions like that you need to take action to reduce your medication expenses.

Headaches and Botox Injections
Can Botox help your headaches? Does it really work? Is it safe?

Bird Flu Should I Be Worried
The bird flu epidemic has health officials around the world very concerned. Some predict a catastrophe. Should you be worried

Exhausted Interns Doctoring While Impaired
The common practice of requiring physicians-in-training to work many double and even triple shifts results in performance reductions equivalent to the effects of drinking several ounces of alcohol. Thirty-four pediatric residents completed standardized tests following relatively light or heavy schedules and their responses after putting in long hours were equivalent to their performance after consuming three to four alcoholic drinks.

Placebo Effect Is Not Just Psychological
Patients who believe in the effectiveness of their pain medication will experience greater relief finds a new study. Previous research has shown that the brain responds physically during the placebo effect but this study is the first to pinpoint a specific mechanism that triggers the physical response. "This deals another serious blow to the idea that the placebo effect is a purely psychological not physical phenomenon."

Home Remedies
Home Remedies: Ever have a bee sting? Try rubbing an aspirin on it. Need a quick little pick me up? Boil some honey. These and other home remedies here...

Tobacco A Crime Against Humanity
TOBACCO is one of the few legal substances available in stores as a consumer product, that will kill or harm when used as intended. It is the #1 killer over-the-counter drug that the world has ever seen. Why is it we believe there’s enjoyment in something that is literally killing millions of people every year.

Are You An Experimental Lab Rat
At an early age I was diagnosed with High Blood pressure. I was treated for it but they didnt treat the right problem.

Hidden Dangers From Poison Oak Ivy Sumac Plants
Making contact with Poison Oak Poison Ivy and Sumac Plants may cause reactions such as a rash followed by bumps and blisters that itch. It is important to know the prevention and treatment for yourself and your pets.

Drug Them and Send Them Out
Health is a number one issue in todays world but I think we forget this when it comes to our children. This article is about children placed on Ritalin. I have negative feelings about this.

Essential Oils for the Home Medicine Chest
Essential oils provide natural safe alternative healing for many common minor ailments. Including these 10 essential oils in your collection at home offers you a great toolkit of some of natures best remedies.

Will Avian Flu become Pandemic
Experts are saying that Avian Flu or Bird Flu could become Pandemic at some time in the future, and it could affect the human race, The World Health Organization has recognized that there could be a problem, Governments have been urged to update all their plans for counteracting any possibility of this happening.

How to Survive Being Admitted to the Hospital
Lets face it---having to be in the hospital is no fun. In fact, even though it is the place to be when you are sick and need medical attention, its just no place to be if you are sick. Walk through any hospital ward and youll see that everything is in constant motion, people are talking, equipment is banging and beeping, and theres no place to get any peace and quiet. Its no wonder that people who are in the hospital are always asking the question: "When can I go home?"

Some Preliminaries for Getting Flu Shot 2005
It is time for you to get your flu shot 2005 and you had better not waste any time in getting to your doctors office, if you do you could find yourself without any protection for the coming flu season