Asthma can be a frightening and life-threatening disease. Statistics show that it is on the rise among children who live in polluted areas. One of the first lines of defense against repeated asthma attacks is clearing the home of indoor allergens. Experts advise to get rid of any insects, especially cockroaches in the home, and [...]

Some of the risk factors correlated to breast cancer have been well defined and are within our control to minimize. The basis for protecting yourself from breast cancer is to keep estrogen at a normal level in the body. One way to do this is to maintain a normal weight, or lose weight if you [...]

Over four million people have Alzheimer’s.  There wasn’t any way short of an autopsy to know conclusively where and how much of the beta-amyloid protein that short circuits the brains wiring was in the patient. Now a radioactive compound has been developed that can be injected into the veins of a patient. This compound travels [...]

Crohn’s disease is an inflamatory disease of the small intestine. Crohn’s disease usually occurs in the lower part of the small intestine, called the ileum, but it can affect any part of the digestive tract, from the mouth (including tooth whitening) to the anus. The inflamation extends deep into the lining of the affected [...]

We all thought that the plaque deposits cling to our arteries blocking blood flow just like plumbing pipes have clogs that need to be flushed out. That thinking we had seven years ago is now proven to be wrong. The fatty deposits do not cling to the arteries but in fact are floating inside them. [...]