#1 Laugh-When we laugh we release endorphins that make us feel good. These endorphins reduce pain and stress. Stress is a common cause of chronic disease. Maybe you just lost a ton of money in the stock market and don’t feel like laughing a whole lot about it, but can’t you just muster up a deep ...
Scientists in the U.S. say they have discovered a drug that slows and might even stop the progression of Parkinson's disease. A team of researchers at Northwestern University have found in a new study that the blood pressure drug isradipine slowed down the progress of Parkinson's disease in genetically altered lab mice, and in some cases prevented ...
When you're on a diet, food consumes your life. You can't eat carbohydrates, so you think about them constantly. You can't dig into your co-worker's candy drawer, so M&M's float across your computer screen like a desert mirage. You skip the bar after work because that's where the margaritas live. And forget snacking after 8 p.m.; that
Anger is often associated with frustration - things don't always happen the way we want and people don't always behave the way we think they should. Anger is usually linked with other negative emotions or is a response to them. You may be feeling hurt, frightened, disappointed, worried, embarrassed or frustrated, but may express these ...
Genetic mutations in cancer cells can lead to resistance to treatment, thereby potentially resulting in relapse. However, a new article, published in the magazine section of the online, open-access journal PLoS Biology, suggests that the converse may also happen. Steven Frank from the University of California, Irvine, and Marsha Rosner from the University of Chicago,
A stomach ulcer is a small erosion in the gastrointestinal tract. The most common type, duodenal, occurs in the first 12 inches of small intestine beyond the stomach. Ulcers that form in the stomach are called gastric ulcers. An ulcer is not contagious or cancerous. Duodenal ulcers are almost always benign, while stomach ulcers may ...
Most other forms of edema other than lymphedema represent the accumulation of water in the tissues. In general, there is a driving force, that is to say, a pressure gradient that will not allow the fluids to return from the tissues to the circulatory lumen. This would be true in heart failure, liver disease, and ...
Atresia is a congenital condition where a body cavity or passage is deficient or abnormally closed. It is widespread because it can take many forms such as esophageal, duodenal , biliary or aural atresia and others. The last one is probably the most common and it refers to the absence or incomplete formation of an ...
For many people the start of a new year is a time to re-examine diets and ways to become healthier. This week Candice O'Hare, a registered dietitian and health educator at The Healthy Weigh at Saint Francis Medical Center, gives answers to questions on how to eat more healthfully, what to watch for in a ...
People who live 110 years or longer have as many disease-associated genes as those in the general population, but they may also be blessed with protective genes that help them live so long, researchers report. The team of U.S. scientists noted that supercentenarians, as they are called, are extremely rare, with only one per 5 million ...
