Body & Health Conditions Articles

If "being a woman" could protect you from being sick, the world would surely be a better place, for women at least. But you will be surprised how exposed women are of getting some diseases, especially cancers.

Cystic fibrosis is the major cause of severe lung disease in children, occurring in over one thousand new cases each year.

Often times, we tend to assume that "smelling" is a bad thing, but this assumption completely discards the true reality that we are, in fact, organic beings. Body odor, is...

There are many factors that can increase one's risk for diabetes, including a diet high in carbohydrates. New findings, however, reveal that a high dietary acid load with frequent meat consumption, is also a significant risk factor.

Many of us just can't smile when we are self-conscious about our teeth. Fixing gaps between the teeth can be very quick — with a skilled dentist — or very slow. There is more than one method your dentist can use.

Epilepsy is a common condition that causes repeated seizures. The condition can affect all areas of a person’s life. The good news is there are several types of treatments available, which may help reduce seizure activity and improve quality of life.

Doubts have always been raised about the effectiveness of tonsillectomy in children. Researchers have now noticed a totally unexpected tonsillectomy side effect: they have found that the children undergoing surgery are at an increased risk of obesity.

Taking a laxative "colon cleanser" seems like it should be an easy way to weight loss. It usually is not.

The high sensitivity of MRI often detects additional foci of otherwise clinically irrelevant tumor cells in the same or the opposite breast.These MRI findings may lead to overtreatment in the form of unnecessary mastectomies or radiation and chemotherapy.

There are several natural therapies to get rid of cold sores which are less costly and without the side effects of the cold sore medicines.