Risk factors for pneumonia often depend on the specific type of disease.
Pneumonia that is contracted in the hospital is called hospital-acquired or nosocomial pneumonia. It affects an estimated 5 - 10 of every 1,000 hospitalized patients every year. More than half of these cases may be due to strains of bacteria that have developed resistance to antibiotics. In fact, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus...
Read moreFor years, the causes of Alzheimer's disease have been somewhat of a mystery. Doctors and researchers have worked diligently to... Read more »
In the last blog post, I described the experiences of Patty and Karen, two women in their 40s who had to undergo major procedures for their... Read more »
What is Dementia? Dementia is a general term used to describe a decline in mental ability that is serious enough to interfere with daily... Read more »
There are many types of dementia – Alzheimer’s, Lewy Body dementia, and frontotemporal dementia (Pick’s disease), to mention a few.... Read more »
Are you a middle-aged woman with a muffin top? Join the club! Unfortunately, that extra weight around the middle may not be helping you... Read more »
The impact of smoking on cancer has been widely promoted, but its relationship to vascular disease is less known by the public. Veins and arteries... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
General Adverse Effects of Obesity. Obesity, defined as a BMI of 30 or over, accounts for nearly 300,000 deaths in the U.S. each year. It is... Read more »
A joint US-China study concluded that exposure to second-hand smoke increased the risk of osteoporosis in pre-menopausal women by a factor of three.... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Alzheimer's disease is the fifth leading cause of death in American adults age 65 and older. It affects as many as 5 million Americans and millions... Read more »
Researchers do not yet know the cause of Alzheimer's disease. The most important risk factor appears to be age. According to the National Institute... Read more »