Our hands and wrists have a lot of small joints that work together when we move them. When a joint in these is affected by arthritis, is makes it hard for us to move the whole hand or wrist. That being mentioned, it also means that hand arthritis may occur in different and multiple areas.

While hand arthritis is commonly disregarded by many, it is America’s leading condition that leads to disability. Arthritis is mostly common to people who are over the age of 40, however, it can also occur to …

Bronchitis is a condition wherein air passages into the lungs are inflamed. It can either be chronic or acute. Acute bronchitis is caused by viral infection which begins in the sinuses or nose spreading to the air passages. It can be only considered a chronic bronchitis if the cough progress on the sputum for a minimum of three months within a year. Nevertheless, chronic bronchitis most often affects smokers. In some cases, COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) is diagnosed.

Both types of bronchitis display different symptoms. In acute bronchitis, wheezing, fever, …

These days whenever a politician repeats a promise over and over again commentators say that this promise has become a “mantra” for that politician. For the journalists, the word “mantra” means a meaningless phrase that is repeated endlessly. For yogis however, a mantra is a word or collection of words, which has the power of liberating a human being from all limitations.

How can the repetition of a word or a few words have the capacity to bring about such miraculous results? It is all based on a simple psychological principle, …

Your heart can fail to work when it is unable to pump effectively the blood to the rest of the body. It can happen for a variety of reasons including coronary artery disease, high blood pressure, cardiomyopathy, and also because of valveular heart disease.

Coronary artery disease is when there is an impaired functioning of the heart muscles. The result is that the heart becomes weak, resulting in heart failure. Balloon angioplasty or bypass surgery is the usual treatments for heart failure. Progressive heart failure usually results in “end stage heart …

According to the CDC around 443,000 people die prematurely from smoking each year. That’s more than illegal drug use, alcohol use, HIV/AIDS, motor vehicle injuries, suicides and murders combined. So why do we continue to smoke? When you smoke nicotine it releases dopamine into your brain causing you to feel good, this is one of the main reasons people enjoy smoking.

Researchers and scientists have a good grasp of the multitude of diseases and illnesses which are caused are significantly linked with cigarette smoking. The cost of these illnesses and conditions runs in the billions of dollars each year for both insurance companies and employers. In an effort to increase the numbers of individuals who are able to quit smoking successfully, many different quit smoking programs have developed over the years.

Some of these programs are online and some of these programs are off-line. Some programs use a common …

Dry mouth is caused by many things and can cause bad breath; in fact they often are symptoms that are found simultaneously. Because there are a variety of ways dry mouth is caused it shouldnt be surprising that there are a variety of ways to treat it.

Unfortunately a review of prescription medications shows that 7 out of 10 will list dry mouth, bad breath or a taste disorder as a side effect. Several of the medications that cause dry mouth include Evista, Zyban and Nexium.

If your …

We know that smoking and obesity are harmful to our health- but a new study published in the Neurology journal showed that these unhealthy lifestyle risk factors as well as other health conditions such as high blood pressure and diabetes may accelerate the aging process and diminish brain functioning.

* Eat a balanced diet, including at least five helpings of fruits and vegetables a day. Limit fat in your diet and particularly saturated fats like those found in red meat.

* Exercise regularly (check with a doctor before starting an exercise program if you have any chronic illnesses). Find something you love to do and do it regularly. Exercise is associated with a variety of good outcomes, from increased memory to reduced rates of heart disease, depression and cancer.

* Avoid obesity — being significantly overweight is associated with a variety …

Smoking is easy to start but hard to relinquish. Some say it’s as addictive as heroin. But do not lose hope. If you’re a smoker and you would like to break the habit, you are able to do it.

The first thing that a cigarette smoker needs is to be realistic. Each day that you inhale more and more nicotine, your brain is becoming hooked. When it counts on this substance to be there, it will not allow it to go so easily.

You’re on the correct road when you make the …