Bronchitis is another common respiratory condition that is more prevalent in the fall through spring months. It is an inflammation of the mucous membrane that lies the bronchial tubes. There are two types of bronchitis, acute and chronic…
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Pneumonia is an inflammation in the lungs, specifically the tiny air sac’s called aveoli. There are approximately a half billion cases of pneumonia worldwide every year. In the US over 3 million people are diagnosed with pneumonia every year, of those more than a half million will need to be hospitalized for treatment…
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Type I Diabetes has gone by other names in the past – insulin dependent diabetes and juvenile diabetes. Type I Diabetes is much less common than type II and it differs from Type II in many ways. First of all, it is an autoimmune disorder. Also, in Type I Diabetes, your pancreas simply does not produce insulin where as in type II your pancreas doesn’t produce enough insulin and what it does produce doesn’t work to open the cells…
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October marks the beginning of the 2012 -2013 flu season and the new vaccines are already being shipped to Drs offices, clinics and pharmacies all over the country. The flu is a viral infection that spreads around the world causing whats known as seasonal epidemics…
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With fall basically upon us and winter coming right behind it many people especially those living in the northern climates are getting their wood made and in. Then they’ll be raking leaves and getting ready for snow. Many will also have something else in common, they’ll have sore backs…
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Almost everyone experiences some type of back pain during their lifetime. Anyone at any age can experience back pain though it is more common in people 20-50 years of age. Children and teens may experience back pain but rarely see their Dr. For children and teens that do see their Dr and people over 50 years of age that have back pain it’s usually more serious…
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Cat scratch fever or cat scratch disease is a bacterial infection that you can contract from an infected cat or kitten. There are approximately 22,000 cases diagnosed every year in the US. Most cases of cat scratch fever are diagnosed in children and most experts believe that is because their immune systems are …
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