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Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune disease in which the body overproduces skin cells, causing thick, red, dry, scaly patches of inflammation on the skin. Almost 8 million Americans have psoriasis. Psoriasis sufferers with less than 2% of their body affected are considered to have a mild case; those with 3% to 10% of their body [...]

Two converging epidemics are striking Americans across the socioeconomic spectrum. Diabetes and obesity are so closely connected that health care professionals have coined the term “diabesity” to describe the connection between the two. “I really believe that it is the obesity epidemic that has driven diabetes”, says Dr. Christopher Still, obesity expert from the Geisinger [...]

Vinegar, especially apple cider vinegar, has long been prescribed as a natural treatment for various ailments, including acne, allergies, asthma, arthritis, indigestion, insect stings, night time leg cramps, hypertension, warts, sore throat, cold sores, burns, sunburns, and even hiccups. Hippocrates, the father of medicine, used vinegar as an antiseptic and antibiotic 1000’s of years ago. [...]

There’s good news and bad news for Type 1 diabetics, according to the University of Pittsburgh. The good news is that death rates for the disease have dropped considerably since the mid-70’s, with the advent of better glucose monitors, insulin pumps and newer insulins such as long acting insulin. “The encouraging thing is that, given [...]

Islet cells are sugar-sensing cells in the pancreas that release insulin in order to maintain normal blood sugar levels in the body. In type 1 diabetes, the cells can no longer make insulin because the body’s immune system has destroyed them. Type 1 diabetics must take daily insulin injections, usually a complex combination of short [...]

Millions of Americans are taking blood thinner medication to reduce their risk of developing dangerous blood clots, which can lodge in the heart or the brain and lead to a heart attack or stroke.  “As with all drugs, these drugs come with risks,” says Dr. Nadine Shebab of the US Centers for Disease control and [...]

A study conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Association (SAMHA) has revealed some startling statistics on the state of Americans’ mental health. The survey of 67,000 adults across the nation found mental illness is more common than diabetes, cancer or heart disease, with 1 in 5 of them experiencing some form of mental [...]

Gout is a form of arthritis caused by elevated levels of uric acid in the blood (hyperuricemia). The excess uric acid forms painful crystals (tophi) in joints, tendons and surrounding tissues, causing recurring attacks of red, tender, hot, swollen and extremely painful joints, usually the joint at the base of the big toe. Other joints [...]

A Canadian researcher once lauded by Forbes as one of “Ten People Who Could Change the World” is pioneering experiments using a commonly prescribed blood pressure medication to dull the painful memories of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).  Dr. Karim Nader of Montreal’s McGill University is attempting to reduce the emotional response generated by painful [...]

Dysthymia, also known as chronic depression, is a mildly depressed state that has lasted at least two years.  Dysthymia is characterized by the same symptoms as full-blown depression, but with the symptoms experienced to a lesser degree.  Believed to affect about 3% of the American population at any time, it is the most common form [...]