Chronic kidney disease in itself has been found to be an independent predictor for the development of heart disease and is associated with an overall poorer prognosis. This effect occurs throughout the entire spectrum of kidney failure ranging from those with mild kidney disease to even those who have had successful kidney transplants. In... Read more
It wasn’t too long ago that the annual mortality from HIV infection exceeded 20 percent/yr. Much to the credit of the scientific community which aggressively researched this disease and to the credit of our society as a whole for accepting the reality of HIV and making it a major public health issue, the annual mortality rate is now less... Read more
Prostate cancer is the sixth most common cancer in the world
and the second leading cause of cancer death in American men. Almost a quarter of a million new cases are
diagnosed annually and the lifetime risk for a man to develop prostate cancer
is one in six. It is a well known
phenomenon that cholesterol and fatty deposits accumulate in solid... Read more
As with any comprehensive treatment program to treat bad
cholesterol, modifying what you eat remains one of the cornerstones. Several herbs have been thought to improve
cholesterol levels, and more specifically, the makers of several herbal
supplements have claimed benefit with their product. Garlic is one of the most commonly... Read more
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