The American Diabetes Association reports that in 2012, 29.1 million Americans, or 9.3% of the population, had diabetes. The great majority of these have Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), previously known as “adult onset” diabetes. Most people know that T2D is …
This summer, reports have emerged of a woman who died following an infection with “brain-eating” amoeba contracted while rafting at the U.S. National Whitewater Center in North Carolina and a man who contracted “flesh eating” bacteria after swimming in the …
Summertime is the perfect time of year for outdoor cookouts and picnics. Unfortunately, food safety features that a home kitchen provides, such as temperature-controlled cooking, refrigeration, and washing facilities, are not always available when cooking or picnicking outdoors. This increases …
Most people are aware of the spread of the mosquito-borne viral disease, Zika, in many countries in South and Central America. Worldwide, the most important disease transmitted by mosquitos is malaria. Instead of being caused by a virus, however, malaria …
The retina is the light-sensitive layer of tissue that lines the inside of the eye and sends visual messages through the optic nerve to the brain. The macula is a portion of the retina which provides the detailed, central vision …
Sweating is a physiologic process whose primary purpose is to help with regulation of body temperature. People normally sweat more profusely when it’s hot outside or when exercising. People also sweat more in response to situations that make them nervous, …
Uterine fibroids, also known as leiomyomas or simply “myomas”, are non-cancerous tumors that grow in, on, or outside of the wall of the uterus. In a study involving U.S. women between the age of 35 and 49 years of age, …
Last article we learned about a very common gynecological problem, uterine fibroids, and the symptoms that they can produce. In the past, many women with large or highly symptomatic fibroids opted to undergo surgical removal of the uterus (hysterectomy). While …
