Chronic Conditions

What is Diabetes?

January 11, 2011

Diabetes, What is It? Diabetes is a disease in which blood glucose levels are above normal. Most of the food we eat is turned into glucose, or sugar, for our bodies to use for energy. The pancreas, an organ that lies near the stomach, makes a hormone called insulin to help glucose get into the [...]

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Allergies During the Holidays

December 11, 2009

People with allergies and asthma can have bad reactions to certain holiday traditions and need to take special steps to prevent sneezing and wheezing, according to the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI). Those who are allergic to live evergreens may choose to decorate with artificial plants, but both live and artificial trees [...]

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Fibromyalgia Symptoms – Do You Have Them?

May 16, 2009
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I never heard of Fibromyalgia until about 10 years ago.   Now one in 50 people have fibromyalgia and 90% are women.  Doctors use to tell women to go home and quit complaining because nothing was wrong, it was all in their head.  Today fibromyalgia has been diagnosed as a very real but ‘mysterious women’s issue’. [...]

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