Overview Symptoms Causes Prescription Health Tips For most sufferers, allergies are a situational or seasonal problem causing unbearable symptoms. Pet dander or the pollens of spring and autumn may cause itchy eyes, runny nose, sneezing, wheezing, and more. Yet, for many people allergy symptoms never seem to abate; they are a constant problem. Common environmental … Read More

Overview Symptoms Causes Prescription Health Tips Despite the resources spent educating the North American public about the dangers of a diet high in fat and high cholesterol foods contributing to cardiovascular problems, heart disease is still the number one cause of death in adults. Yet simple modifications to diet and lifestyle could prevent a majority … Read More

Overview Symptoms Causes Prescription Health Tips Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a painful disorder of the hand and wrist. The carpel tunnel is a space in the wrist which provides a passageway for the tendons and the median nerve. When swelling and inflammation in the wrist occur, this puts pressure on the median nerve causing … Read More

Overview Symptoms Causes Prescription Health Tips Dysmenorrhea, or painful menstruation, is one of the most common menstrual complaints. When menstrual cramps occur each month, and are not due to any underlying condition this is known as primary dysmenorrhea. Around 60 percent of Canadian women who menstruate will experience primary dysmenorrhea at some point in their … Read More

Overview Symptoms Causes Prescription Health Tips Gout is a common type of arthritis. Its distinguishing symptom is an excruciatingly painful big toe, but it can also affect other joints. It affects mostly men—95 percent of those afflicted are male. It is thought that estrogen may help to protect women. Gout arises when there is a … Read More

Overview Symptoms Causes Prescription Health Tips Imagine trying to squeeze dish washing liquid through a bottle dispenser that has become caked and blocked with solidified soap. Each pump and squeeze become more difficult and any liquid that comes out spurts out erratically. A similar disturbance occurs in the bodies of one in three Americans and … Read More

Overview Symptoms Causes Prescription Health Tips Hemorrhoidal venous cushions are a cluster of blood vessels, muscles, and connective tissues located in the lower rectum that help control bowel movements. Hemorrhoids, as they are commonly called, occur when these vascular structures become swollen. Hemorrhoids may be located in the lower rectum (internal hemorrhoids), or in the … Read More

Overview Symptoms Causes Prescription Health Tips A sore throat is an extremely common health annoyance that most people have suffered at one time or another. As part of the body’s frontline of defence, the throat is a barrier that comes in contact with germs and environmental irritants. A sore throat, often accompanied by a cold, … Read More

Overview Symptoms Causes Prescription Health Tips Bronchitis occurs when the main air passages of the lungs, the bronchi, become inflamed. Acute bronchitis appears within a few days following a viral infection or cold and typically lasts two to four weeks. Secondary bacterial infections such as pneumonia may also occur in the elderly, smokers, people with weak … Read More

Overview Symptoms Causes Prescription Health Tips Constipation strikes nearly everyone occasionally, but 20 percent of people are chronically constipated. Few wish to discuss the problem, obtaining only the little knowledge available from laxative advertisements and packaging. Constipation occurs when it becomes necessary to strain in order to remove hard feces, or when waste is not … Read More