Putting the Screws to Resistant Tumors

Cancer is one masterful disease process. Why? It's a master at finding its way around obstacles like treatment drugs. That's why it may take a combination approach to put the screws to some cancers.

Arthritis the Natural Way

Living with arthritis involves more than popping a pill when your joints start to ache. You must make key changes to your lifestyle and take treatment into your own hands. If you have arthritis, it may hurt to walk or even do easy chores like washing the dishes. It is not only pain that gets in your way, but also fatigue. Like many arthritis patients, you may find that drugs just don't cut it when it comes to dealing with the pain and fatigue of your condition. Luckily, there are a number of ways to treat your symptoms naturally at home or on your own time. Exercise, diet, physi...

Losing Sight with AMD

As we age, most people both expect and accept that they will not be able to do 100% of the things they could as young bucks. But sadly for many, loss of vision with age is an unwelcome and harsh reality. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most common cause of vision loss among aging adults and a frequent issue for people over 50. However, with new therapies and research, the tide could be turning for treating this disease. Fine Points According to the National Eye Institute ( NEI ), AMD causes loss of vision by slowly deteriorating the macula, a very sensitive part o...

Genetic Protection Urged

In the last decade, an explosion in gene research and subsequent genetic tests have offered new insight into genetic diseases. However, this new push also comes with concerns over protecting genetic information.

Telerehab Improves Post-stroke Fitness

Rehabilitation after a stroke can be key to regaining functioning, but it can be a challenge for patients who live far from a facility that offers stroke rehab or who cannot attend a supervised program.

Medical Experts Reverse Diagnosis Changes

If a teenager in your family reports hearing voices when no one is around, how concerned should you be? If you feel both seriously depressed and very anxious, to the point where you are missing work, are you depressed, anxious, both, or neither?

Fish Show How Cancer Grows

Genetic studies in a laboratory favorite, zebrafish , have shown that a pediatric cancer has more than one type of cell involved. Some cancer cells specialize in metastasis while others are content to stay where they are.

Seizure-Free Depends on First Treatment

Having a seizure-free life is a common goal for those living with epilepsy. It often takes several attempts to find the right medication to control seizures and fits.

Bread and Brain Cancer

One of the most important parts of medical science in pregnancy has been showing the effects of the maternal environment on the developing child.

Using Nanocrystals, The Big Picture of Tiny Images

Size isn't always the best indicator of danger when it comes to cancer, and a lot of imaging technology like MRIs and CT scans use different tricks to get the best picture possible of tiny tumors.