Every year more than fifty thousand Americans are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. The exact cause of the cancer is not yet known but scientists has linked the causes to lifestyle and genetics. Understanding some the factors that may lead...
Did you know your liver is one of the biggest organs in the human body? It has many different functions, including protein synthesis, vitamin storage, and blood cleansing properties… It does a lot of the functions you need to...
Kidney cancer is also known as renal cancer, and it is one of the most common types of cancer, usually appearing in adult patients around their 60 years old. There are various types of kidney cancer, and the most...
High blood pressure in medical terms is known as hypertension. Often, it does not have symptoms but is a significant risk of heart and stroke. Which are the prevailing causes of death nowadays. Your blood pressure is measured as...
Are you depressed? Is it any difference between sadness and depression? Human emotion is a vast field of research, and there are still many unanswered questions, but there’s a clear answer to the ones we have just made. Feeling...
Hypertension is by far one of the most common health problems in the Western world and the leading cause for an increase in cardiovascular risk in adult males and females. Stroke and heart disease take millions of lives every...
Diabetes has slowly gained people’s attention as it is becoming one of the most prevalent diseases in the modern world. When children started displaying symptoms of type 2 diabetes, it became a global concern for all ages. However, we...
All types of cancer are considered fearsome and concerning, but colon cancer tends to be one of the most distressing diagnosis because it builds up over time without giving out any symptoms and usually starts causing problems when there’s...
The most common and fearsome type of cancer among women is also one of the most highly preventable and treatable forms of cancer. Cervical cancer screenings have saved thousands of lives by diagnosing alterations early enough to start an...
Acid reflux is a very common health problem that affects millions of people worldwide. It happens when the acids from the stomach go through the lower esophageal sphincter and reach the esophagus. The stomach contents are very acidic and...
Acid reflux is one of the most common gastrointestinal symptoms, and it usually appears unexpectedly, in the middle of the night, when there’s nothing much to do about it. While you are thinking twice about going out to the...
Diabetes is one of the most popular metabolic diseases worldwide, and its prevalence is rising every passing year, both in adults and children. Understanding diabetes requires knowing how is the energy used and distributed in our body and how...
Pancreatitis is the name given to the inflammation of the pancreas, which may result from different health problems. This gland is placed behind the stomach, in close contact with the digestive system and in communication with the liver via...
Diabetes might be entirely different than expected in older adults. Let’s start with a case scenario. As a part of her medical check-up, a 73-year-old woman asks her doctor about her incontinence. She’s a bit confused about dates, and...
