Arthritis is an inflammatory disease that affects the joints and bones, resulting in joint pain, stiffness and redness. The most common forms, osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, stem from different causes. The former is caused by wear and tear of the joints,...
What is MS? For those that do not know MS is the abbreviation for Multiple Sclerosis. MS is a disease that disables the central nervous system and can disrupt the information between the brain and the body. It attacks your immune system as well as the protective...
What is Lou Gehrig’s disease?ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. Derived from the Greek language, amyotrophic when translated basically refers to “No muscle...
Have you ever wondered why diabetes patients have a higher chance of developing kidney disease? The answer lies in the blood vessels of the body. When someone has diabetes, the small blood vessels in the body are injured. One of the functions of a kidney is to keep...
According to a research report, about 50% of all heart attacks are silent, but they are just as life-altering as those with symptoms of chest pain. Although men are twice as likely to have both kinds of heart attacks, women die from them more often than men. You can...
