The mouth ulcer is the most common form of ulcer in humans. There are two types — aphthous and traumatic. Aphthous ulcers usually develop when you are rundown or stressed. Some women are prone to them just before a period. Traumatic ulcers are, as the name implies, the result of injury to the inside of [...]

As I have mentioned, in Germany St John’s Wort vastly outsells Prozac, which is the number-one selling prescription drug in the US. In recent years German doctors have written about seven prescriptions for St John’s Wort for every Prozac prescription – and this does not take into account the millions of St John’s Wort tablets [...]

The difference between clinical ecology and conventional medicine becomes apparent as soon as one enters the waiting room. In my office, (or instance, the physical setup is adjusted to the needs of the susceptible person. This is done to provide a more hospitable environment and also because test procedures undertaken in the office itself might [...]

Forty-four people (adults and children) who have remained unwell for as long as one year were recently described in the Annals of Internal Medicine (102:1&7). Their symptoms have included sore throat, fever, swollen and tender lymph nodes in the neck and elsewhere, aching joints, slow thinking, tiredness, physical fatigue, and a feeling of gloom. They [...]

Signs and symptoms Gonorrhea of the genitals in boys causes burning during urination and a discharge from the penis. In girls, gonorrhea may cause vaginal discharge and abdominal pain, but frequently there are no symptoms at all. In cases with no symptoms, diagnosis can be made only by alertness and awareness of the possibility of [...]

Nicotinic acid agents Drug name and brand name: Niacin, nicotinic acid. How do nicotinic acid agents work? Nicotinic acid is vitamin B3; a water soluble vitamin. When given in doses much higher than required for good health, niacin is able to lower LDL cholesterol and triglyceride levels, and raise HDL cholesterol levels. A typical starting [...]

Results of treatment (Reproductive Healthcare Clinic in St John’s Wood, London) showed that women between 32 and 43 years old who underwent 40 cycles of assisted conception achieved an astonishingly successful pregnancy rate of 50 per cent, compared to the standard 15 per cent. These remarkable results were achieved by a combination of conventional and [...]

Asthma gets separate billing from COPD in the rogue’s gallery. But it’s also a lung disease. It’s also chronic. It’s also life-threatening. And about five million American men have it in one form or another. Asthmatics have hyperactive bronchial tubes in the lungs that can be triggered into breath-robbing spasms by allergic reactions to things [...]

Of course, features of any one particular illness often occur in other conditions as well. Colds cause runny noses and watery eyes, but so do allergies. The same principle-the crossover of symptoms-applies to eating disorders. In fact, one expert referred to anorexia nervosa as one of the “great pretenders.” An endocrinologist might conclude that weight [...]

LisaKay Wojcik was so overweight and out of shape that even 2 minutes’ worth of exercise left her so breathless that she feared she’d have a heart attack. But finding the way to breathe correctly helped put her at ease to do the exercise that eventually helped her lose 215 pounds and regain her self-respect. [...]