The Nightmare Before Christmas is the ultimate in animated awesomeness, brilliantly realized in visuals, music, and storytelling. Debates have and will rage forever more over whether Nightmare is Christmas movies or a Halloween movie, but that’s really dumb, because it’s obviously a Christmas movie, that shows us you needn’t be a Christian, or human, or alive, for that matter, to… (more…)
The virus of flu survives for longer periods indoors in winter because the relative humidity of indoor air is very low, in comparison to the outside air. Although a sore throat from a cold or flu can cause mild discomfort, severe pain could mean strep throat, which requires flu treatment by a doctor. Ginger is valuable for preventing and treating… (more…)
Menopause is the end of a woman’s menstrual cycle and fertility and is a normal condition that all women experience as they age. Women who experience menopause as a result of cancer treatments may have signs of menopause during treatment or a few months after. The woman may experience shortness of breath, sweating, hot flashes, heaviness in chest etc. amongst… (more…)
Lupus is a chronic (long-lasting) autoimmune disease where the immune system, for unknown reasons, becomes hyperactive and attacks normal tissue. There are generally four recognized forms or types of lupus: Cutaneous (skin) Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Drug-induced Erythematosus and Neonatal Lupus. With lupus, the immune system misfires. Instead of producing protective antibodies, the auto-immune disorder begins manufacturing “auto-antibodies” which… (more…)
If a person has had a number of concussions, the doctor likely will advise the person to avoid the activities that may put them at risk for future head injuries and to discontinue contact sports. Some signs of concussion may not become apparent until hours or days after the event that caused it. A normal neurologic examination is somewhat reassuring… (more…)