Autonomic Dysfunction Causing Orthostatic Hypotension, Leading to Dizziness
Just what is normal? And what are normal body functions? Do we all react to external factors the same, even sweat the same? When we stray from normality, whether it is the way we interact with others or raise our children, it is known as dysfunction, i.e, abnormal or impaired functioning. The human body and the systems that allow it…
Metformin and Victoza: Drugs Used for the Treatment of Diabetes and Their Effectiveness
It’s getting to seem that just about every middle-aged or elderly adult has blood-sugar issues and is either pre-diabetic, a Type 2 diabetic or an insulin-dependent Type 1 diabetic. There are more than 100 million adults in the U.S. who fit in one of those categories, according to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC). High blood sugar erodes…
What Is a Polyp? What Are the Risk Factors for Polyps? And When Can Polyps Turn into Cancer?
Polyps are commonly found in the colon and into the rectum They are mutated, abnormal growths that bear watching and, in fact, the removal of all, whether malignant or benign, is recommended during a colonoscopy. There is the potential of becoming cancerous, which is why colonoscopies are recommended every five to 10 years starting at age 50. This screening process…
The Economic Benefits of Legalizing Cannabis Usage
Cannabis has become the medical miracle of the 21st Century after decades of being an illegal recreation drug in various forms responsible for the arrest, prosecution and imprisonment of hundreds of thousands of Americans. The most familiar forms, all psychoactive drugs, are ganja, hashish and marijuana. More people have been arrested for marijuana use alone than for all violent crimes…
What Are the Benefits of Marijuana, including Medical and Health Benefits?
We all know that marijuana has a negative public image after so many years of being illegal nationwide and stereotyped as addictive. Users of marijuana were, of course, criminals, idlers and dangers to law abiding citizens. This stereotype was sustained in movies, the news media and politicians campaigning for votes as anti-drug activists. And now, with a little help from…
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Autonomic Dysfunction Causing Orthostatic Hypotension, Leading to Dizziness
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Metformin and Victoza: Drugs Used for the Treatment of Diabetes and Their Effectiveness
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What Is a Polyp? What Are the Risk Factors for Polyps? And When Can Polyps Turn into Cancer?
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The Economic Benefits of Legalizing Cannabis Usage
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What Are the Benefits of Marijuana, including Medical and Health Benefits?
