One in four deaths are attributed to heart disease in the United States. That works out to about 610,000 people who die from the disease each year, making it the leading cause of death for both men and women. That’s the bad news, according to the Centers for Disease Control. However, there is also good…
For more than 30 million Americans, diabetes or prediabetes is a fact of life. Being overweight is a major factor that can make a person susceptible to developing type 2 diabetes. In type 2 diabetes, the body either resists the effects of insulin or it doesn’t produce enough insulin for the cells to maintain proper…
For the more than one in six Americans aged 14 to 49 who have genital herpes, life for the most part is lived without complication or pain. However, the psychological and social implications of the disease can be much more complicated. That said, should those who have or live with someone has herpes be concerned?…
Headaches aren’t just caused by crying kids, irritating people, or a bad day. If you have persistent headaches, it can seem like you can’t catch a break. If you’re experiencing headaches 15 days or more a month and you’ve been experiencing them for over three months, you’re suffering from chronic or persistent headaches. You may…
Headaches can be a pain in the rear, as well as in the head. While most people generically call any head pain a headache, there are actually three broad categories under the headache umbrella. Migraine Headaches One of the most excruciating types of headaches are migraines. These headaches can cause pain on one or both…
It’s the leading cause of death in the United States. More than 62 million Americans have some form of it. And to top things off, there are many different types of this disease that health care providers must contend with. What are we talking about? Cardiovascular disease: Some are born with it, but most cases…
Did you know that about one in every four provider’s office visits – some 214 million in the US alone – are made to a family medicine provider? That’s because unlike medical specialists who focus on a specific ailment or injury to a particular part of the body, family medicine providers offer a wide range…
Arthritis may be used to describe body pain, but the different types of arthritis can vary significantly based on the way they affect the human body. Some forms of arthritis affect strictly your bones and joints; others, may start to attack your organs and affect your immune system. These are the three most common types…
Being diagnosed as pre-diabetic may seem like a serious sentence, but it really is more of a warning that your condition need not become permanent if you are committed to making some lifestyle changes. Here is what being pre-diabetic means, and what you can do about it. Two Types of Diabetes – Type 2 There…
The connection between heart disease and heart attacks is clear. Heart disease, or cardiovascular disease, encompasses many different conditions that can lead to a heart attack. Most types of heart disease involve atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis: Most Common Cause of Heart Attacks Atherosclerosis is characterized by plaque buildup in the arteries that carry oxygen-rich blood to the…
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