If you or someone you care about has low back pain, don’t resign yourself to lumbar spine surgery just yet. There’s a good chance the problem isn’t a disc, or even in the spine itself—it may be someplace else that’s easier to handle. The SI Situation Doctors today estimate that…
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Another common digestive problem – and one that almost all of us suffer at some point or other. Constipation. How to prevent it? Increase your daily dietary fiber intake Eat a healthy, balanced diet Drink six to eight glasses of water daily Exercise three to four times weekly If you…
Bring up heart disease, and most people think of a heart attack. But there are many conditions that can undermine the heart’s ability to do its job. These include coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathy, arrhythmia, and heart failure. Find out what these disorders do to the body and how to recognize…
First Drug to Extend Survival in Late-Stage Skin Cancer Source: WebMD Health News March 25, 2011 — The FDA has approved Bristol-Myers’ Yervoy for the treatment of late-stage, metastatic melanoma, a deadly skin cancer. Yervoy (ipilimumab) is the first drug ever shown to help late-stage melanoma patients live longer. However,…
Well, even if you didn’t, you do now! Good thing, I’d say – because it is a timely heads-up for most of us who eat way too much salt for our own good. Too much salt puts you at risk for high blood pressure (which is bad) as it is…
Doppler ultrasound: What is it used for? Doppler ultrasound is a noninvasive test that can be used to measure your blood flow and blood pressure by bouncing high-frequency sound waves (ultrasound) off circulating red blood cells. A regular ultrasound uses sound waves to produce images, but can’t show blood flow.…
If you use aspirin, you might be interested in this news: “People taking low doses of aspirin to protect their heart may be at risk for stomach bleeding, and those taking both aspirin and other common drugs may have an even higher bleeding risk, according to a new study. The…