Immune System

Swine Flu vs. Regular/Seasonal Flu: Should You Be Worried?

We keep hearing about all the people dying from the swine flu, but is it really that much different than the regular flu? Do people really need to be that concerned about catching it and dying? Are the death tolls the same and do you really need to get shots?

Learning About Calcium

Of the calcium, 99% is stored in the bones with the balance being stored in the body fluids.

I Had an Abnormal Pap Smear!

No woman expects it. Most of us don’t even think about it.

Empathy, Immunity, and the Common Cold

Empathy heals, according to the Nov/Dec 2009 issue of Scientific American Mind. I checked their reference in Family Medicine. Sure enough, researchers at University of Wisconsin found that patients with cold recovered an average of one day faster (7 days instead of 8) if they rated their doctor as more caring. This improvement is comparable to the results that the Tamiflu web site reports in treating the flu, and came from just one visit.

Room-a-what? Rheumatoid Arthritis, Part 2

There are many things to consider when you have been diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis. What are my treatment options? Are there any treatment options? Will I end up on the disabled list? What does my future hold?

Room-a-what? Rheumatoid Arthritis, Part 1

As we have been discovering the ins and outs of different types of arthritis it got me thinking about being a woman and what my current lifestyle could possibly hold for me in the future.

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AIDS is the Leading Cause of Death in Women

On Monday, November 9, the World Health Organization (WHO) stated that the AIDS virus is the leading cause of death and disease among women between the ages of 15 and 44. Unsafe sex is the main reason for this factor.

Do Viruses Cause Cancer?

Professor Paul W. Ewald proposed stealth infections as the cause of cancers and heart disease in his popular 2000 book, Plague Time. At that time, he reported that less than 5 percent of human cancers are known to be caused by something other than an infectious agent. The role of viruses in causing some cancers is well established. For cervical cancer, we already have a vaccine available. For many other types of cancer, infectious agents are suspect. Most of these infectious agents are viruses, but bacteria, fungi, and protozoa are also possibilities.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Crashes And Climbing Back Up

Crash. The most dreaded word in the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome lexicon. A crash is a CFS relapse that can happen at any stage of illness or recovery.