by admin | Apr 18, 2011 | Womens Health
Background Women who survive breast cancer often experience severe hot flashes as a result of anti-estrogen treatment with the drug tamoxifen. these hot flashes can be extremely uncomfortable and not amenable to usual treatments due to the concern that physicians may...
by admin | Apr 18, 2011 | Natural Facts, Newsletter thru 2013
Background Constipation in children is a very common occurrence affecting roughly 10% of children. It is characterized by bowel movements occurring less frequently than usual or stool that tends to be hard, dry, and difficult and painful to pass. The following are...
by admin | Apr 18, 2011 | Natural Facts, Newsletter thru 2013
Background Information Dry mouth (xerostomia) is a condition in which salivary secretion is reduced for various reasons and is known to cause not only a dry mouth sensation, thirst for drinking water, and difficulty with food intake, but also disturbed taste, dental...
by admin | Apr 18, 2011 | Alzheimer's Disease
Background An accumulation of beta-amyloid in the brain is one of the hallmark features of Alzheimer’s disease. Amyloid is a general term for protein fragments that the body produces normally. Beta-amyloid is a fragment snipped from an amyloid precursor protein (APP)....
by admin | Apr 18, 2011 | Natural Facts, Newsletter thru 2013
Background the usually benign yeast Candida albicans can sometimes overgrow in the human gastrointestinal tract to give rise to a complex medical syndrome known as chronic candidiasis, or the yeast syndrome. Candidiasis can cause a wide variety of symptoms in...