NEWS & RESEARCH

As a cancer patient, you are urged to take an active role in your care and make treatment decisions that are best for you and your loved ones. Consider the following issues before choosing a cancer treatment. If you have been diagnosed with cancer by your primary care physician, it is wise to get a second opinion from a cancer specialist. In fact, many health insurance plans require a second opinion before covering some treatment costs. If the specialist agrees with the first diagnosis, they can let you know the available treatment options for your cancer.  A prognosis is a

If you could save all the times your eyes blink in one lifetime and use them all at once, you would see blackness for 1.2 years! So, dry eye disease is a common condition that occurs when your tears can’t provide adequate lubrication for your eyes. Tears can be inadequate and unstable for many reasons. For example, dry eyes may occur if you don’t produce enough tears or if you produce poor-quality tears. This tear instability leads to inflammation and damage of the eye’s surface. Dry eyes feel uncomfortable. If you have dry eyes, your eyes may sting or burn.

It’s normal to feel nervous in some social situations. For example, going on a date or giving a presentation may cause that feeling of butterflies in your stomach. But in social anxiety disorder, also called social phobia, everyday interactions cause significant anxiety, self-consciousness, and embarrassment because you fear being scrutinized or judged negatively by others. Can you imagine that when you blush, your stomach lining also reddens? In social anxiety disorder, fear and anxiety lead to avoidance that can disrupt your life. Severe stress can affect your relationships, daily routines, work, school, or other activities. Social anxiety disorder can be

In this blog about bone health, Can you imagine that from the age of thirty, humans gradually begin to shrink in size? Osteoporosis is a condition in which there is a decrease in the amount and thickness of bone tissue. Osteoporosis causes bones to become weak and brittle — so brittle that a fall or even mild stresses such as bending over or coughing can cause a fracture. Osteoporosis-related fractures most commonly occur in the hip, wrist, or spine. Bone is living tissue that is constantly being broken down and replaced. Osteoporosis occurs when the creation of new bone doesn’t

A fancy medical term called dysgeusia refers to a condition disorder that alters your sense of taste. People with this condition describe all foods as tasting sweet, sour, bitter or metallic. Can you imagine that most people have lost fifty per cent of their taste buds by the time they reach the age of sixty? But other factors can contribute to loss of taste and smell like teeth problems or cigarettes smoking. Loss of taste and smell can have a significant impact on quality of life. It often leads to decreased appetite and poor nutrition. It can sometimes contribute to

Proactive skin care can help keep your skin youthful and healthy. Start with skin care rule No. protect yourself from the sun. When you’re outdoors, wear protective clothing and use generous amounts of sunscreen. Then consider other skin care basics, such as avoiding strong soaps and managing stress. Can you imagine that there are more living organisms on the skin of a single human being than there are human beings on the surface of the earth? Of course, skin care goes beyond sunscreen and daily cleansing. Understand the risks and benefits of tattoos and piercings, including the latest tattoo removal