“Only 15% of lung cancers are caught at an early stage. However, the survival rate drops to 3.5%.” Think twice before taking that puff of cigarette smoke. Smoking cigarettes is the number one risk factor for developing lung cancer. Almost 80 to 90% of lung cancer deaths in the United States have been linked to … Read more
“Sudden cardiac death is the largest cause of natural death in the United States, causing about 325,000 adult deaths in the United States each year.” Cardiovascular diseases have claimed to be a leading cause of death in the United States. It has been estimated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that one person … Read more
“An estimated 1.28 billion adults aged 30-79 years worldwide have hypertension, most (two-thirds) living in low- and middle-income countries.” Says WHO What is Hypertension? A person’s Blood pressure in the body is the force that blood exerts against the arteries, this pressure particularly depends upon the resistance of the blood vessels and on the heart’s … Read more
“One person dies every 36 seconds in the United States from cardiovascular disease.” Cardiovascular diseases are a leading cause of death worldwide. Life-threatening medical complications like stroke, cardiac arrest, and heart attack are becoming more common nowadays due to the presence of a sedentary lifestyle. The Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention estimates that around … Read more
“Researchers estimate that 34 million people living in the United States have diabetes.” Diabetes is a disease in which the blood sugar or blood glucose levels become too high resulting in insulin resistance or less production in the body. Long term exposure to such a metabolic disease leads to serious damage to the heart, blood … Read more
Are you unable to have a sound sleep at night? Are you a coffee addict that is making you awake? You might have heard about insomnia symptoms, but what is it about it, that people are facing sleep disorders? Insomnia is a state where a person is going through sleep deprivation. Either they are facing … Read more
Have you heard about a medical term called prediabetes? It is a medical condition in which an individual’s blood sugar is high enough but not high enough to get diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. It is said that prevention is better than cure; one can prevent diabetes if it is detected in the early stage … Read more
Hand shaking problem can be nothing to worry about or something more serious. Whatever it is, don’t let them go undiagnosed. Have you ever noticed that you can’t hold a cup of coffee still? Or your hands sometimes quiver so much that it interferes with your daily chores. Those involuntary hand movements are called “tremors”. … Read more
Almost 1.5 million Americans and 5 million people globally experience some form of lupus symptoms. It can affect anyone, especially women of childbearing age. 9 out of 10 lupus-affected adults are women, and 1 in 3 lupus cases suffer from multiple autoimmune diseases. It is believed (10-15)% of people with lupus will die prematurely because … Read more
About 1/4 of the world’s population is infected with tuberculosis (TB) bacteria. But only a small proportion of these infected populations fall sick with TB, says the WHO. Having a weakened immune system increases the risk of developing tuberculosis symptoms. However, HIV patients are 20 times at a high risk of developing tuberculosis symptoms. Tuberculosis … Read more