Archive for Disease and Illness
9 Ways to Plan Women’s Retreat So the Chronically Ill Can Attend
Nearly 1 in 2 people in the USA have a chronic illness and about 96% of it invisible. Are these women attending your church retreats? Many of them are suffering silently, depressed, isolated, and feeling very alone. Others are some of the wisest, calming, most spiritually beautiful women who will touch attendees at your retreat in ways no planned speaker can. But are any of them coming?
Breast Cancer Treatment at Emory
Breast cancer has recently become a major issue in today’s society. But what exactly is breast cancer? It can best be described as a collection of cells that are growing and dividing in various parts of the breast and breast tissue. It usually starts in either the mammary ducts or the lobules. Its growth rate is very slow and it can take up to 10 years before a lump is actually detectable by a self examination. However just because you have a lump does not necessarily mean you have invasive cancer. In addition to invasive cancer, a lump could also be a type of carcinoma in situ, it is very important to understand the difference between these lump causing diseases.
Preventing Coronary Artery Disease
Coronary Artery Disease is the number one killer of both men and women in the United States. It is a disease that involves a narrowing of the blood vessels that supply blood, oxygen and other nutrients to the muscle of the heart. It may seem strange if you haven’t studied anatomy and physiology, but even though the heart has blood flowing through it constantly, this blood does not supply oxygen and nutrients to the muscle of the heart.
Alcohol Detox Centers - You Hit Rock Bottom, So What’s Next
Alcoholism is a disease. Sooner or later the drug simply overpowers the good sense and logical thinking of the drinker until they are no longer able to sleep, eat or breathe without first having “a little something to get them through”. Unlike cancer, however, alcohol is also a choice.
Eating Organic is Good for EVERYONE
A lot of talk is about the effects commercial farming methods are having on the fertility of the soil. This is with good reason. While ecologists have been warning us for years about the impending consequences due to improper stewardship of our terra firma, modern food producers are just seemingly not to hearing it. Many people today are coming face to face with the consequences conventional farming has now thrust upon us.
Diagnosing Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression, is often hard to recognize and diagnose, because the symptoms are seen in various other psychological disorders too. But, a primary symptom obvious in bipolar disorder patients is mood and energy fluctuation, which results in disruptive sleeping patterns, lack of concentration and interest loss in activities at various times.
Yeast Infections - How To Get Your Life Back Today!
Yeast infections are common fungal infection of the vagina, characterized by itching, burning, or redness of the vaginal area. Yeast infections are also known as Candida, Candidiasis is an infection caused by a group of minuscule fungi or yeast and there are more than 25 species of Candida. You can get yeast infections around dentures, under the breast, vagina and lower abdomen, nail beds, and beneath skin folds. Yeast infections become more common as your age increases, but don’t let that fool you; you can also get yeast infections at any age. When women get yeast infections, many times it is misdiagnosed.