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Fibromyalgia Pain Relief: Medications & Alternative Treatments

Fibromyalgia is a medical condition characterized by widespread pain and fatigue. Although no cure is available, treatment can help reduce the severity of symptoms and improve the health-related quality of life.

10 Jun 2019

Fibromyalgia and Gut Health: SIBO and IBS

Fibromyalgia is characterized by chronic and widespread musculoskeletal pain and stiffness. Other common symptoms are extreme fatigue, sleep disturbance, memory and cognitive problems, and emotional distress.

10 Jun 2019

Common Chromosomal Disorders (Chromosomes 1-5 and X and Y)

Chromosomes are thread-like structures that hold genes, which are fragments of DNA that carry the hereditary information of an individual.

10 Jun 2019

Asperger Syndrome | Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment & Support

Asperger Syndrome, or Asperger’s, is a neurodevelopmental condition which is a subset of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) with poorly understood causes and mechanisms.

7 Jun 2019

How To Talk To Your Partner About Erectile Dysfunction

Despite affecting up to 52% of men, erectile dysfunction is still a taboo subject for many couples, and can cause a number of mental health problems.

5 Jun 2019

Everything You Need To Know About Sepsis

Sepsis is a life-threatening systemic response to an infection. This article provides an overview of sepsis, including stages, diagnosis and treatment.

6 Jun 2019

What is Western Meditation?

Meditation is a psychotherapeutic technique that aims to achieve mental clarity, emotional calmness, and emotional stability. Meditation usually involves an individual focusing their minds on a certain thought, object, or activity in order to train their attention or awareness.

22 May 2019

What is Selenium?

Selenium is an essential trace element used in the proteins of many living organisms. The varied use of selenium in different organisms can be used to study evolution. The versatility of selenium also allows it to be used in medical research and treatment.

22 May 2019

HPV Vaccination and Autoimmune Disorders: Is There a Link?

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a group of viruses that are usually transmitted through sexual contact. There are at least 100 types of this virus, of which around 14 are high-risk types that have been linked to cervical cancer.

21 May 2019

Do Stress and Anxiety Affect Sperm Quality?

Several studies over the years have found a close link between psychological stress and infertility. Infertility is becoming more common these days, affecting 12 of 100 couples in the US.

21 May 2019

Does Menopause Affect Blood Count?

Menopause is a natural phenomenon which occurs in women as they age. It is defined as the permanent absence of menstrual activity due to loss of ovarian follicular development

21 May 2019

Does Smoking Marijuana Affect Sperm?

There are only a few studies that have observed the effect of marijuana use on male fertility or sperm count. However, there are many rumors about marijuana-induced lowering of sperm count and quality.

21 May 2019

What is Ametropia?

Ametropia refers to a group of visual disorders caused by errors in the refractive power of the eye. In a normal eye (emmetropic eye), light rays focus directly on the retina, whereas in ametropia, the light rays are not able to do so. As a result, the vision becomes blurred.

21 May 2019

What is AIDS-Related Lymphoma?

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a state of severe immunosuppression in which patients are at increased risk for lymphoma.

20 May 2019

Science of Metabolism

The energy for various functions of the human body comes from the nutrient molecules that have been broken down, in a process called metabolism.

20 May 2019

Anticoagulant Food-Drug Interactions

A food-drug interaction is when a particular food or drink affects the way in which a certain medication works. The risks of food-drug interactions include preventing the proper working of a medication, causing unwanted side effects, and changing the way the body uses ingested food or beverages while on the medication.

20 May 2019

What is Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis?

Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), known as Wegener’s granulomatosis until 2011, is a rare and potentially serious condition that causes inflammation of the small blood vessels and capillaries. It typically affects the ears, nose, sinuses, kidneys, and lungs, and can affect anyone of any age, although it is most commonly seen in middle-aged or elderly people.

20 May 2019