Blood clots can limit or completely restrict the flow of blood to important areas of the body, leading to heart attacks or strokes. For people that already suffered a stroke or heart attack, or have poor circulation as a result of peripheral artery disease (PAD)...
What is osteoporosis? A common misconception is that bones are solid and can only break under extreme trauma. Most people don't realize that bone is actually living tissue, just harder tissue than your skin or heart. Your body continuously replaces older bone tissue with new tissue,...
Tried-and-true home remedies can help you feel better when you find yourself "under the weather" with a cold or the flu. And a few over-the-counter medications can help relieve nasty symptoms. First, do you have a cold or the flu? Chances are, if you had a...
Heartburn isn't just the result of eating spicy food. Many people experience persistent and frequent heartburn (for example, two or more nights per week), and assume it is strictly diet related. It may actually be a symptom of gastro esophageal reflux disease (GERD). GERD symptoms...
In the past, anxiety was perceived to be in a person's head. Studies prove that anxiety is a medical condition, influenced by your genes, your mind, and how you live. Anxiety affects over 18 million people in North America. There are several types of anxiety, and...
It's a fact - one in five adults has high cholesterol. As your cholesterol builds up, you increase the risk of heart disease or even a heart attack. Despite the common stereotypes, high cholesterol is not just something older, overweight people need to be concerned...
As the cost of pharmaceuticals continues to rise, taking advantage of the way drugs are manufactured and priced can save you considerable amounts of money. Most of the cost of pharmaceuticals is wrapped up in research and marketing, not manufacturing. Many drugs are priced the...
COLD-fX is a patented highly purified natural product obtained from roots of North American ginseng. Each capsule contains 200 mg of dried extract, CVT-E002, which has been shown in laboratory and clinical studies to strengthen our immune system and has demonstrated efficacy and safety in...
Over-the-counter (OTC) drugs play a vital role in any health care system. OTC drug products are those drugs that are available to consumers without a prescription. The most common OTC drugs are pain relievers, cold and cough medications, laxatives, antihistamines, and antacids. Currently, it is the...
Just like humans, dog suffer from joint pain caused by osteoarthritis. Constant pain is no way to live, so when your dog feels pain caused by canine arthritis, you want to do everything you can to help alleviate the pain. Osteoarthritis is a degenerative disease...
Most people think of fleas as strictly a nuisance. In reality, fleas can cause outstanding, long term problems for you pet. Fleas can be responsible for medical problems including flea allergy dermatitis (FAD), secondary skin irritations and, in extreme cases, anemia and the transmission of...
According to newspapers and television programs, the threat of a global pandemic is becoming more and more real. While viruses like bird flu (also known as the avian flu, or the H5N1 virus) are real threats, they aren't necessarily the disaster type movie scenarios you...
