Archive for March 27th, 2009
Even people who are knowledgeable and worldly about many things may nonetheless continue to be very ignorant of the basic facts of potency. There’s Peter, for example, a 63-year-old, successful businessman with two grown children. He was married for 30 years and enjoyed a good emotional and sexual relationship with his wife before she died [...]
Herpes zoster or shingles is due to a reactivation of latent chickenpox which may erupt spontaneously during one’s later years. It can be due to some underlying illness; in most cases no underlying illness is found. The infection causes discomfort or pain and consists of blisters which occur on a limited area on one side [...]
Folic acid is another vitamin that is required for your body to produce normal blood. This vitamin is found in green vegetables but is easily destroyed when they are boiled. Some people who do not eat fresh vegetables, especially salad greens, are at a greater risk of developing a deficiency of this vitamin. Excess alcohol [...]
The adrenal glands produce the hormone cortisone, which controls the amount of fluid and salt in the body and helps the body respond to stress. The correct amount of cortisone is important for your well-being. Some illnesses affecting older people can lead to a decrease in the spontaneous production of cortisone. However, most cases of [...]
Medicine has made great advances in the replacement of worn or damaged joint components. Once the hip joint has been severely damaged by arthritis, medical treatment may no longer be able to assure comfort and allow reasonable mobility. In such cases you and your physician should consider hip-replacement surgery. The surgery, although major, can be [...]
Retinal Detachment The retina contains the cells and nerves that translate light into images. If the retina becomes detached, you may feel as if a curtain is covering your eye, or you may experience flashing lights. Your vision will become blurred, and if untreated, you could lose it altogether. A retinal detachment can occur for [...]
If one has suffered from damage to the brain, nerves, bones, or muscles, there is a good chance of improvement. There is, however, a limit to the benefits that can be expected, especially following severe brain damage. Most therapists can anticipate what degree of improvement might be expected and how long it will take to [...]
Intestinal cancer usually affects the large bowel. It is very uncommon for the small intestine to be affected by malignant disease. The most common symptom leading to discovery of this malignancy is anemia, which shows itself by generalized weakness, or bleeding that may be noticed during a bowel movement. In some instances the first signs [...]
If the symptoms that you experienced during menopause were severe, perhaps you were given female replacement hormones (estrogen). It may be years since you started taking these pills which probably improved your physical and mental health enormously. There have been some suggestions lately, however, that prolonged use of these hormones may increase the chance of [...]
Many people fear contact with people infected with the AIDS virus. This has led to terrible physical and emotional hardship for AIDS victims and unnecessary terror among some members of the population. Abundant evidence demonstrates that there is no danger whatsoever of contracting AIDS from an infected person except by practicing what is known as [...]