Archive for March, 2007


Herbal Supplements for Arthritis

Arthritis afflicts millions of Americans and, sadly enough, there is no known cure for this disease. Symptoms can range from slight discomfort in the fingers to pain and stiffness so severe that it is crippling. While there is no cure for arthritis, there are many palliative approaches to control the pain and ease the restricted [...]

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Depression Screening

Many times, if you are visiting a doctor that specializes in depression (aka a psychologist or psychiatrist), you may be given a depression screening test, which helps them to determine whether you are suffering from depression, and then when they dig deeper, whether you are suffering from chronic “clinical” depression or to what degree your [...]

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Depression and Men

Depression is thought of many times as a mental illness that women suffer from more than men.  While this may be true, due to hormonal influences in women’s body’s that are not present in men’s, men do suffer from depression as well, and perhaps at much higher rates than we think, because men tend to [...]

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Honesty and Your Doctor

It is important that patients be honest with their doctors, and I don’t think most patients know just HOW important it is that they disclose all current medications, habits and health conditions on those questionnaires they are often given before a doctor’s visit, or as a first time patient of a physician.  Most people probably [...]

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Laser Hair Regrowth Comb Making Headlines

There are many natural remedies to regrow hair, but this one is actually non-herbal and non-pharmaceutical in nature.  It’s actually quite a novel idea, it’s a laser hair comb which purports to help regrow thicker, fuller hair in sparse areas of growth, which is very common for men with male pattern baldness.  It’s called the [...]

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