The strange sounding name gymnema sylvestre is actually a plant that has a medicinal use in India and also in various parts of Asia as a homeopathic treatment for diabetes (which is also known in these parts as “sweet urine”). The plant’s active ingredient is gynmnemic acid and it is taken from...
Careers within the health care industry are expected to expand into a record number of job opportunities. Health care careers dominate eight of the top ten highest paying occupations and offer a variety of employment possibilities with ample salaries. During May 2009, the U.S. Bureau of Labor...
Life is full of hazards that can affect our health and well being. It is amazing that most of us are able to hurdle these obstacles and overcome the adversities we are faced with everyday without our bodies succumbing to illness due to these risks and the ever present pressures of life. But we...
The world is out to get you. That's how I ended up feeling after compiling this list of horrifying, permanently scarring, eternally terrifying rare diseases. Genetic, infectious, parasitic and everything in-between, these 15 diseases scar their victims for life and scar us mentally having looked...
Protein therapy is a form of treatment wherein protein is introduced to the body from external sources. The goal of protein therapy to aid in curing diseases which involve protein deficiency. People with various kinds of illnesses may lack protein levels in their body thus bringing up the need...
Inositol is a nutrient found in grapefuit and other foods. It is also synthesized from glucose by the human body. Inositol is widely recognized as an essential nutrient, playing a role in many important functions within the body. In the health industry, inositol has become a popular natural...
An alarming study by Medco Health Solutions, Inc. found that over one quarter of children within the United States take prescription drugs on a regular basis. The study found also found that 7 percent of those children were taking two or more prescriptions on a "chronic basis." Among the...
Skin tags are small harmless growths or tumors on the skin usually occuring among middle aged men and women. These grow to about the size of rice grain. Skin tags are smooth, with a fibro-vascular core sometimes with fat cells and are attached to the skin by fleshy stalks called peduncles. These...
A chiropodist is a medical professional who specializes in treating foot problems. A chiropodist is also known by the common term “foot doctor.” The word “chiropodist” is the British equivalent of “podiatrist”, which is the common American term for foot doctor. The word “chiropodist” actually means...
The heal bone, technically called calcaneus, is one of the bone located in the human foot. Proximally connected to the cuboid bone and distally connected, via the subtalar joint, to the talus. Severing to aid in the human being in walking, providing proper movement of the foot. Most injuries to...
