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Monthly Archives: June 2009
European Think Tank Forms to Generate Research Establishing ME/CFS as Organic Illness
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, often referred to as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), is a disease which affects at least one million individuals in the US, and an even greater number in Europe. Despite the large number of people affected, there is a lack of serious large-scale research initiatives focused on the disease. T Continue reading
Sleep Restriction Results In Weight Gain Despite Decreases In Appetite And Consumption
Associated Professional Sleep Societies, in the presence of free access to food, sleep restricted subjects reported decrease in appetite, food cravings and food consumption; however, they gained weight over the course of the study. Continue reading
Ground-breaking study to cap the growing trend of type 2 diabetes in overweight adolescents
Type 2 diabetes affects 85 to 90 per cent of all people with diabetes. While it usually affects mature adults, younger people and children are increasingly being diagnosed. Often people with type 2 diabetes also have high blood pressure, high cholesterol and are overweight or obese. Continue reading
Tai chi improves pain in arthritis sufferers
The results of a new analysis have provided good evidence to suggest that Tai Chi is beneficial for arthritis. Specifically, it was shown to decrease pain with trends towards improving overall physical health, level of tension and satisfaction with health status. Continue reading
Posted in General Health News
Tagged Arthritis, arthritis pain relief, arthritis treatment, Tai chi
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Wheel chair buying guide
If one has decided to purchase wheel chair some basic things should be kept in mind. Continue reading
Posted in Chronic Pain Syndrone, Fibromyalgia
Tagged chair, manual chairs, Wheel chair
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Dealing with Fibromyalgia – The Wise Woman Way
Dear wife, “the voice of Grandmother Growth seems to float in the deepening twilight, echoing, reverberating, ringing in the ears.” Bring me your pain. Bring me your pain. Bring your pain to me. Bring your burdens. Bring all that you can no longer bear, can no longer bear, can no longer carry, can no longer bear, can no longer be responsible. Give it to me. Put it down. Let us pass in council together and listen to the stories your pain tells. Menopause is a journey that requires you to travel l Continue reading
Cymbalta Fibromyalgia Drugs Explained
The most commonly used drugs against pain for fibromyalgia include Tylenol, ibuprofen and aspirin. However, many people find that the courses of analgesics are not very effective methods of pain relief from this condition. If this is the case with you, your doctor will probably prescribe something stronger. Continue reading
Posted in Fibromyalgia, Medication News
Tagged chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia, fibomyalgia, Fibromyalgia, pain
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A Special Specialist: The Oncologist
Oncologists are, in the simplest terms, cancer doctors. Their basic task is to cure cancer, but the job entails so much more than that. The job of an oncologist requires many tasks concerning the patient and people around them. In this piece, we’ll take a look into what an oncologist does. Continue reading
A Skeletal Muscle Relaxant
Soma is a central skeletal muscle relaxant, but it does not directly relax tense skeletal muscles. Instead, it relieves acute muscle spasm, due to its sedative properties. Continue reading
Medications that Improve Health and Harm Teeth
Stuffy nose? Take a pill. Feeling sad? Take another pill. Trouble sleeping? Want to lose weight? Trouble breathing? Loose stools? Tense muscles? Pill, pill, pill and pill. All of these medications are likely to have a side effect in common. The side effect common to over 400 medications is dry mouth or xerostomia. That makes these helpful medications very bad for oral health. Continue reading
Posted in Medication News
Tagged candidiasis, cotton mouth, decay causing bacteria, dental, dental health, dental hygiene, dentist, dry mouth, dry mouth treatment, fluoride gels, fluoride rinses, fluoride toothpaste, fluoride varnish, loose dentures, medications oral health, no saliva, oral health, oral infection, oral yeast infection, red infection in mouth, tooth decay bacteria, topical fluoride, treatment for dry mouth, trouble sleeping, white infection, xerostomia, yeast infection in the mouth
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