Symptom Rough, raised growth anywhere on the skin Home care – As a rule, leave warts alone. – With the approval of your doctor, you can use an appropriate commercial product to safely remove most warts other than those on the eyelids or face. Precautions - No treatment is successful in all cases, and warts may [...]
What is it? The infrequent passage of stools, which are hard. Severe constipation (less than 3 stools a week) is rare, but 77 per cent of the population passes only 5-7 stools a week and a further 8 per cent only 3-4 a week. Compare this with people living on a non-western diet who may [...]
Description and Possible Medical Problems The HDL part of the total cholesterol level is believed to be the primary protector against heart disease. It tends to be lower in men than in women and seems to be a problem especially in people who lead a sedentary lifestyle. The HDL is the healthy cholesterol, and it [...]
The primary treatment for diabetes, regardless of the cause or the patient’s age, is reducing the sugar in the diet and increasing the amount of exercise. Only if a patient fails to modify his lifestyle will I recommend medication to control the disease. Oral agents in the form of tablets such as Glucotrol, DiaBeta, and [...]
Though you’ve probably heard that the primary symptoms of diabetes ate an increase in thirst and urination and fatigue, sometimes a simple blood test that shows an elevation in glucose level is the first indication of this initially hidden disease. A normal blood sugar level is 60 to 120. Often when the blood sugar level [...]
Diabetes is a disease in which there is not enough insulin to process the blood sugar, which can often lead to heart and kidney disease— many diabetics also have elevated cholesterol levels—as well as disorders of the peripheral nervous system and vision. These complications are why it’s important to catch and treat the disease early. [...]
The major medical journals are continually publishing further evidence suggesting an increasingly widening range of possible serious side-effects to both mother and baby as a result of smoking. Here are just a few of the well-recognized dangers: Miscarriage. There is a greatly increased risk of miscarriage. This is probably due to inadequate amounts of oxygen [...]
From the moment you believe you may be pregnant, it becomes necessary to decide on a visit to the doctor. This immediately raises certain questions. The decision you make will depend to a large extent on where you live, in the city or the country, or in what land, such as Australia, America, England or [...]
There are various known side-effects of the I.U.D. also. It is not 100 per cent effective. In some, infections are possible, and these may continue. Some cases of sterility have been reported in women who have subsequently desired to become pregnant. There have been several cases in which the I.U.D. has bored its way through [...]
If you ever become depressed, if you feel that life is passing you by, or if you feel that you are not making the grade, that your difficulties and oppressions are simply overwhelming, may I suggest reading the Books of Psalms, or Proverbs, or Christ’s Sermon on the Mount in Matthew. Let me make it [...]