Health Posts

For those who don’t know, fibromyalgia is a medical disorder that consists of widespread pain that is heightened in response to pressure.  It is considered to be a controversial diagnosis due to its lack of scientific information about its cause.  But for the thousands of people who suffer from this disorder, such as the author of this article, it is very real, and very painful.  An...

This is a very heart-warming and informative article, or perhaps I should say blog.  It wasn’t quite what I expected, but I’m glad I read it.  Since no one in my family has suffered from cancer, I am not familiar with the treatments for the various types of cancer or their side effects.After reading the blog, I decided to do a little research and found that Neulasta is a pegfilgrastim dr...

I’ve always had problems with my nails and never knew what to do about it.  So, I was very happy to see this article.  The author has done a great job in presenting the information, and the content is very educational to those like me.At first I thought this article would be about eating a healthy diet, etc. to maintain healthy nails.  Since I already do that and know that is not my...

Being a female with four brothers, I understand a little bit about the male ego and their desires to get something with as little effort as possible.  So when drugs became available to increase the male sex drive, I understood why so many men wanted to buy it.  What I didn’t understand is why the insurance companies would pay for it as a medicine as long as it was prescribed for men.&nbs...

This article is very educational for both women and men.   It is very well written, and the information can help women to better understand what the men in their lives are going through when they are suffering from ED.  On the other hand, it will benefit the men even more because it informs us of all the situations that men should consider before taking a prescription for his condit...

As we get older, we must begin thinking about the illnesses we will suffer and who will be responsible for taking care of us.  Most of us don’t want our children to suffer a lot of pain due to watching us wither away in our old age.  It’s bad enough to suffer when you lose someone in death, but to gradually lose them because of a serious illness, such as cancer, or Alzheimer’s, or Dement...

Someone who suffers from insomnia, as I do, knows that having difficulty falling asleep and/or staying asleep can lead to a negative impact on our performance the next day.  For instance, we may have difficulty concentrating or staying awake during class at school, or experience irritability.   This medical condition affects the lives of approximately 60 million adults, making it th...

Anemia is the most common disorder of the blood, and it affects approximately 3.5 million Americans.  Women, especially those in childbearing years, or are pregnant, and people with chronic diseases have a higher risk of being anemic than men.  Seniors are also at a higher risk of developing anemia, mainly due to their poor diet and other medical conditions.  Certain types of anemia...

I enjoyed reading this article very much and learned a lot about diseases of the heart as a result.  For instance, I have heard the term Cardiomyopathy, but did not know what is was or that it causes the heart to just break down and stop working properly.Although the article mentioned coronary heart disease, which is a clogging of the arteries, it did not give the causes, which is very import...

As we get older, our risk for suffering from conditions such as depression, anxiety, drug and alcohol addiction, and Alzheimer’s disease increases.Alzheimer’s is a progressive, degenerative brain disease, most commonly known as a form of dementia.  It causes memory loss and personality changes that eventually destroy its victims’ lives as they once knew it.  Dementia, on the other hand, ...