Category: Diseases & Allergies

What is Prostate? The prostate is a male gland of the reproductive system that surrounds the first inch of the urethra. Roughly the size and shape of a walnut, …

Diet in liver disease is a very controversial topic. Perhaps the most important aspect in the fight against liver disease is a proper diet to avoid harmful foods. A …

Gout is a form of arthritis (joint inflammation) usually occurring in the cooler extremities of the body, like feet or toes. It is general disease, constitutional and very often …

What is Gastritis? Gastritis is an inflammation of the stomach lining or mucosa. The inflammation may be caused by different factors such as: alcohol; smoking; drugs; poisoned food; viral …

Your blood pressure is the force exerted on your artery walls by the blood flowing through your body. A blood pressure reading provides two measures, systolic pressure and diastolic …

Mediterranean Diet is a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, nuts, fish and grain, but decreased the amount in respect of meat and whole dairy products is beneficial for brain …

In the last years we talk more and more about the “bad cholesterol” and the harm caused to our health. We can easily control the cholesterol in our blood, …

Diabetes is a chronic disease characterized by excess sugar (glucose) which can be detected by biological, blood (blood sugar) or urine (glycosuria). Excess blood glucose is harmful to health. …

Not many decades ago it was discovered a causal link between cholesterol in the diet and cardiovascular disease. Most of us are familiar with the name of drugs used …