Cancer patients who have undergone chemotherapy often find the treatment’s side effects uncomfortable at best — and debilitating at worst. The agents in the anti-cancer drugs that kill the cancer cells can wreak other kinds of havoc as well, causing loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, difficulty sleeping, and fatigue and weakness. (more…)
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Medical Acupuncture A Complement to Chemotherapy
Tuesday, March 20th, 2012Kidney Stones
Monday, March 12th, 2012Kidney stones are just what they sound like — hard concretions that form in the hollow portion of the kidneys, most often from excess calcium. (more…)
Anger and Heart Attacks
Monday, March 5th, 2012Clients who are prone to anger may have more than stress to worry about. A new study published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association has found that anger-prone individuals are nearly three times more likely to have a heart attack or sudden cardiac death than those who are least anger-prone. (more…)
Battle of the Imagined Bulge
Thursday, March 1st, 2012I was touched when my 10-year-old daughter started wearing my way-too-big sweatshirts to school. And I was surprised we could now pass a fast-food place without impassioned pleas to stop for fries before she starved to death. (more…)
US Govt. May Fund Embryonic Stem Cell Research. Part 2
Friday, February 24th, 2012In recent polls, the majority of Catholics have expressed support for federal funding. But the National Conference of Catholic Bishops (NCCB) has taken a staunch stand against embryonic stem cell research in general and federal funding for this type of research in particular. NCCB represents the Catholic hierarchy.
US Govt. May Fund Embryonic Stem Cell Research. Part 1
Friday, February 24th, 2012Within the next few weeks, President Bush is expected to announce whether he will allow the use of federal funds to conduct medical research using stem cells from discarded embryos.
Stem cells are primitive cells found in embryos and some adult tissues that develop into the brain cells, liver cells, heart cells and other parts of the human body.
How Is Endometriosis Diagnosed
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012In the past, endometriosis has often been misdiagnosed because painful periods, a hallmark of endometriosis, are also common among women who don’t have the disease. But as endometriosis has become better known and understood in recent years, both doctors and patients are more aware of its symptoms. During a physical exam, a doctor may be able to feel nodules or cysts caused by endometriosis. (more…)
Conquering the Late-Night Munchies
Wednesday, February 15th, 2012Do you finish a nice dinner, settle into your evening routine, and then find yourself raiding the fridge by 9 o’clock? If you have few extra inches around your middle, this nighttime munchie attack may be your problem. These tips may help you confine the calorie pileup at the end of the day.
Later, She Explained
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012Think of material that can get into your water supply from the aquifers where the water comes from or from the reservoirs, or wherever your water is coming from. Whatever’s put into that water, whatever’s in the environment can be absorbed in that water, from the rainfall, whatever’s in the sky. … Insecticides, pesticides … even the things that are used to treat the water are harmful for you. … (more…)
Dealing With Dry Skin
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012You slather on the moisturizer every morning, but by afternoon, your skin feels dry and tight. You wonder if there’s anything that can be done, but then you think, “It’s only dry skin.” Right? Wrong. Dermatologists and spa technicians agree?dry, itchy skin needs attention.