| Peripheral Artery Disease | | | As many as 8 to 12 million Americans have Peripheral Artery Disease. Nearly 75% of these do not have any symptoms and many people mistake the symptoms of PAD for something else. PAD occurs in both men and women, but women are less likely to experience symptoms. |
Diabetes A Serious, But Manageable Disease
Approximately 16 million Americans have diabetes, and another 800,000 people will be diagnosed this year with the chronic disease. While there is no known cure for diabetes, the knowledge, treatment and prevention strategies of the disease advance every day.
Dealing With Cancer
Medical Oncologist
Dealing With Cancer
Learning that you have cancer is a frightening moment for anyone. Finding people who can help you deal with the diagnosis can make all the difference. Fortunately for Alaskans, almost all of the needed skills and technologies are here, right now, today.
Therapy for the Avian Flu
Bird flu scares have generated lots of interest in supplements that claim to be helpful in preventing and treating the avian flu. Some products contain common “immunity boosters” such as vitamin C, echinacea, selenium, and zinc; others contain herbal ingredients (goji, red reishi, humic acid) purported to enhance the immune response. One popular request is “star anise”, the primary source of shikinic acid used to produce the prescription anti-viral drug Tamiflu©.
Allergies
Allergies are the 6th leading cause of chronic disease in the United States. Allergies are believed to complicate and even handicap the lives of nearly 50 million children and adults.
Dealing With Cancer
Learning that you have cancer is a frightening moment for anyone. Finding people who can help you deal with the diagnosis can make all the difference. Fortunately for Alaskans, almost all of the needed skills and technologies are here, right now, today.
Peripheral Artery Disease
As many as 8 to 12 million Americans have Peripheral Artery Disease. Nearly 75% of these do not have any symptoms and many people mistake the symptoms of PAD for something else. PAD occurs in both men and women, but women are less likely to experience symptoms.
Aspirin May Not Stop Colorectal Cancer
A large study of women weakens hopes that low doses of aspirin could be an easy way to prevent colorectal cancer.
Changing the Way Diabetes is Treated
The National Diabetes Education Program is a federally-sponsored initiative that involves public and private partners to improve the treatment and outcomes for people with diabetes, to promote early diagnosis, and to prevent the onset of diabetes.
Sexually Transmitted Cancer
Knowing the facts is important when it comes to understanding the current information regarding HPV infection.
Muscle cramps/Common and Often Manageable
It's happened before on occasion. From the bliss if sound sleep, you are suddenly awakened by a painful muscle cramp in your leg. Lately though, you've been awakened by leg cramps several times a week.
Leg Vein Therapy; Varicose Veins
Varicose veins appear for various reasons, poorly understood, but related to structural weakness in tissues of the legs resulting in vessel dilation and vessel incompetence. Veins in the lower extremities are particularly susceptible to these changes, resulting in valvular incompetence. This typically results in a reversal of the direction of blood flow within the vessel. This reversal of blood flow leads to hypoxia in the tissues perfused by these veins with resulting symptoms of leg fatigue, pain, heaviness, aching, cramping, swelling, pigmentary changes or discoloration, dermatitis, superficial and/or deep thrombophlebitis, and ulceration. The clinical symptoms may be out of proportion to the amount of actual pathology. These veins seem to occur more often in the presence of various conditions such as pregnancy, obesity, sedentary lifestyle, occupations requiring prolonged standing, nutritional deficiencies in vitamin C complex (not ascorbic acid which depletes vitamin C complex, another discussion outside the bounds of this topic), copper deficiency, zinc excess, and others.
Leg Vein Therapy; Varicose Veins
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Leg Vein Therapy; Varicose Veins
Varicose veins appear for various reasons, poorly understood, but related to structural weakness in tissues of the legs resulting in vessel dilation and vessel incompetence.
Seizure Disorders
Dr. Fraser states that they can be managed
Chronic Pelvic Pain
Chronic pelvic pain (CPP), which refers to pelvic pain of more than 6 months duration, affects over 15% of American women between the ages of 16-50 (at least one in seven women).
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Imagine living in a fast-moving kaleidoscope, where sounds, images, and thoughts are constantly shifting. Feeling easily bored, yet helpless to keep your mind on tasks you need to complete. Distracted by unimportant sights and sounds, your mind drives you from one thought or activity to the next. Perhaps you are so wrapped up in a collage of thoughts and images that you don't notice when someone speaks to you. For many people, this is what it's like to have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD. They may be unable to sit still, plan ahead, finish tasks, or be fully aware of what's going on around them. To their family, classmates or coworkers, they seem to exist in a whirlwind of disorganized or frenzied activity. Unexpectedly--on some days and in some situations--they seem fine, often leading others to think the person with ADHD can actually control these behaviors. As a result, the disorder can mar the person's relationships with others in addition to disrupting their daily life, consuming energy, and diminishing self-esteem. ADHD, once called hyperkinesis or minimal brain dysfunction, is one of the most common mental disorders among children. It affects 3 to 5 percent of all children, perhaps as many as 2 million American children. Two to three times more boys than girls are affected. On the average, at least one child in every classroom in the United States needs help for the disorder. ADHD often continues into adolescence and adulthood, and can cause a lifetime of frustrated dreams and emotional pain. But there is help...and hope. In the last decade, scientists have learned much about the course of the disorder and are now able to identify and treat children, adolescents, and adults who have it. A variety of medications, behavior-changing therapies, and educational options are already available to help people with ADHD focus their attention, build self-esteem, and function in new ways. In addition, new avenues of research promise to further improve diagnosis and treatment. With so many American children diagnosed as having attention disorder, research on ADHD has become a national priority. During the 1990s--which the President and Congress have declared the "Decade of the Brain"--it is possible that scientists will pinpoint the biological basis of ADHD and learn how to prevent or treat it even more effectively. This booklet is provided by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), the Federal agency that supports research nationwide on the brain, mental illnesses, and mental health. Scientists supported by NIMH are dedicated to understanding the workings and interrelationships of the various regions of the brain, and to developing preventive measures and new treatments to overcome brain disorders that handicap people in school, work, and play. The booklet offers up-to-date information on attention deficit disorders and the role of NIMH-sponsored research in discovering underlying causes and effective treatments. It describes treatment options, strategies for coping, and sources of information and support. You'll find out what it's like to have ADHD from the stories of Mark, Lisa, and Henry. You'll see their early frustrations, their steps toward getting help, and their hopes for the future. The individuals referred to in this brochure are not real, but their stories are representative of people who show symptoms of ADHD.
Oral Opportunistic Infections
The periodontium, comprised of the gingiva, bone and other supporting tissues that anchor the teeth, plays a key role in the interplay between oral health and systemic disease. Infection in these tissues, primarily by gram-negative anaerobic bacteria, can initiate a series of inflammatory and immunologic changes leading to the destruction of connective tissue and bone. Long considered a localized infection, periodontal diseases are now linked to a variety of conditions with systemic implications. ü Chronic Degenerative Diseases Periodontitis, advanced infection of the periodontium that often causes tooth mobility and tooth loss, appears to share genetically determined risk factors with several other chronic degenerative diseases such as ulcerative colitis, juvenile arthritis, and systemic lupus erythematosus. Recent research points to specific genetic markers associated with increased production of the pro-inflammatory cytokines interleukin-1 and TNF as strong indicators of susceptibility to severe periodontitis. This recent finding could lead to early identification of people at most risk for severe periodontal disease and initiation of appropriate therapeutic interventions. ü
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