An estimated 59 million Americans are living with some type of thyroid condition and most are not even aware of it. As one of the largest endocrine glands in the body, the thyroid controls how quickly the body uses energy and makes proteins, as well as the body’s sensitivity to other hormones. When your thyroid [...]

Mammography has been the “gold standard” for detection of breast cancer, and with fears of breast cancer taking the forefront in many women’s minds today, the medical industry continues to push the use of mammography for prevention and early detection of this deadly disease. But we need to take a closer look at this concept. [...]

Certain factors may increase your risk of developing an arrhythmia. These include: Age. With age, your heart muscle naturally weakens and loses some of its suppleness. This may affect how electrical impulses are conducted. Genetics. Being born with a heart abnormality may affect your heart’s electrical function. Coronary artery disease, other heart problems and previous [...]

Atherosclerosis The narrowing of the arteries in CAD is caused by a process called atherosclerosis. People with atherosclerosis have a build-up of a substance called plaque inside the wall of their arteries. Plaque is made up of fat, cholesterol, clot, calcium deposits, and white blood cells that have gotten into the artery wall. The plaque [...]

We’ve heard a lot from medical researchers and from the media about the importance of Vitamin D. New research is revealing how important it is for breast cancer. A new study from the University of South Carolina found that women with aggressive and late stage breast cancer were more likely to have a vitamin D [...]

Lupus is a chronic inflammatory disease marked by its effect on various parts of the body, including the joints, skin, blood, and kidneys. It is a condition in which the body’s immune system attacks its own cells and tissues, resulting in pain, inflammation, and often damage to organs. For many people, the disease is mild [...]

Maintaining healthy household routines such as family dinners, getting enough sleep and limit the daily time spent on television are key elements to prevent obesity in preschoolers. The combination of these three habits fall by 40% the incidence of this disease in infants, says a study . Although previous work had examined the role of [...]

By Dr. Marvin Kunikiyo You probably know about the terrible statistics on heart disease. It’s the #1 killer in the United States. Heart disease kills one person every 34 seconds in the U.S. alone. What you may not know is the true cause of heart disease… the real culprits. Is it cholesterol? Is it saturated [...]

By Susan Tellem Many women with painful fibroids decide to “wing it” without any treatment in the belief that their fibroids will disappear during menopause.  For years, doctors would tell their patients that fibroids shrink after the change of life.  But patients with fibroids ended up undergoing a hysterectomy (removal of the uterus) instead before [...]

Recommended care Prostate-cancer in countries like Mexico, is the second most common cancer in men. According to data from the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS), this kind of disease is located after gastric and represents about 11.5 percent of all tumors that affect this genre. The 5% of men over 50 will experience this carcinoma [...]