Your hip aches, your knees feel stiff and your fingers are becoming bent at the ends. You think, "I'm getting old and my joints are wearing out."
Well, not really. Actually, you probably have a disease called osteoarthritis. It is not just "wear and tear," as old myths would have it and it is not just an effect of aging. Because it is a disease, there is great hope that we can understand it and find ways to combat and reverse it. We are beginning to uncover the molecular and genetic...
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As many of our readers are aware, I returned recently from East Africa, where I spent many weeks as a volunteer working with teenagers in a... Read more »
I have written about the honeymoon period, symptoms and signs of hypoglycemia, the use of glucagon, etc., and now am entering somewhat of... Read more »
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Source: National Cancer Institute
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