Healthy articles

Depression is one of the most common psychological problems today. Each year over 17 million American adults experience a period of clinical depression.

Vasectomy is a minor operation that lasts about 30 minutes, and results in male sterilization. The whole procedure is usually done at a doctor's office or a clinic, and the patient is awake during the surgery.

A free radical is a cellular killer that causes damage by corroding cell membranes, damaging DNA, altering biochemical compounds, and killing cells.

Hereditary spherocytosis is a familial hemolytic disorder characterized by marked heterogeneity of clinical features, ranging from an asymptomatic condition to fulminant and extremely serious hemolytic anemia.

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus is a chronic, usually life-long, potentially fatal disease with an autoimmune background, usually characterized by unpredictable exacerbations and remissions with protean clinical manifestations.

Preventing or reducing inflammation is all about listening to your body. One must learn what increases and what reduces inflammatory response, and try several natural, anti-inflammatory healthful habits.

Half a million people every year are diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, a kind of irregular heartbeat that greatly increases risk of stroke. A new "clot catcher" may make physical activity safer for them.

Knowing how to recognize signs of stroke and react fast as soon as you spot them can save lives and prevent permanent damage to the body and patient's abilities.

For over 20 years,doctors have been telling their patients to take a "baby" Aspirin a day for heart health. Recent research has found that this common advice is not always good advice.

Atrial fibrillation is treatable, but often with serious side effects. A recent clinical trial finds that yoga can lower blood pressure, slow heart rate, and improve quality of life in people who suffer a-fib.