Fatty Liver And NASH: The Silent Epidemic
With all the attention focused on the twin epidemics of obesity and Type 2 diabetes, few people are aware of another closely related condition that is rapidly becoming another major epidemic. According to the American Liver Association, fatty liver disease – marked by the abnormal accumulation of fat in the liver – currently affects as many as one in five Americans.
Natural Solutions To Sleep Deprivation
By Hyla Cass, MD
I'm seeing increasing numbers of patients with sleep problems, ranging from difficulty in falling asleep, to being unable to sleep soundly...
Insomnia Linked to Increased Cardiovascular Mortality in Men
Insomnia, the most common sleep disorder, affects up to one-third of the population in the United States. In new findings, researchers from Brigham and...
Cleveland Clinic and University Hospitals Embrace Chinese Herbal Therapies
Changes made to state laws have opened the door for certified herbal therapists to prescribe custom Chinese herbal therapy blends and traditional formulas to...
Total Darkness at Night Key to Success of Breast Cancer Therapy
Exposure to light at night, which shuts off nighttime production of the hormone melatonin, renders breast cancer completely resistant to tamoxifen, a widely used...
Drug May Guard Against Periodontitis, Related Chronic Diseases
A drug currently used to treat intestinal worms could protect people from periodontitis, an advanced gum disease, which untreated can erode the structures —...
Cold Sores Linked to Common Gene Mutation
Cold sores affect around one in five people but, until now, no one has been sure why some are more prone to the virus...
Consuming Whey Protein Reduces Blood Glucose Spikes and Improves Diabetes Control
Blood sugar surges – after-meal glucose "spikes" – can be life threatening for the 29 million Americans with diabetes. Diabetic blood sugar spikes have been linked...
New Study: Mild Exercise Delays Fundamental Process of Aging
We all know that too much food combined with too little exercise can add up to poor health and disease. But overeating and inactivity...
Potential Epidemic as Painful Mosquito-Borne Chikungunya Virus Arrives in U.S.
The tropical virus, Chikungunya, has turned up the U.S. and is poised to become an epidemic, according to researchers with the Centers for Disease Control...
Leukemia: Scientists Report Major Breakthrough in Understanding Disease
Scientists from Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) have discovered mutations in genes that lead to childhood leukemia of the acute lymphoblastic type – the...
Researchers Link Showers to Crohn’s Disease
Humans may be exposed to bacteria linked with Crohn's disease through fine spray from showers according to research led by Lancaster University, UK. Mycobacterium...
