Life and Health
Diabetes Questions and Answers
Diabetes Overview NIH Publication No. 04-3873 What is diabetes? Diabetes is a disorder of metabolism–the way our bodies use digested food for growth and energy. Most of the food we eat is broken down into glucose, the form of sugar in the blood. Glucose is the main…
How To Treat Colds and Flu
Colds and Flu How To Treat Colds and Flu FDA article source: http://www.fda.gov/opacom/lowlit/clds&flu.html Every year a large number of people become sick with colds and flu. To many people these two common illnesses may seem the same. However, they are very…
About Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Diagnosis
Wilson’s Disease Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Source: NIH Publication No. 02-4336 Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (en-doh-SKAH-pik REH-troh-grayd koh-LAN-jee-oh-PANG-kree-uh-TAH-gruh-fee) (ERCP) enables the physician to diagnose problems in the liver, gallbladder, bile ducts, and pancreas. The liver…
Smoking and Your Digestive System
Smoking has harmful effects on all parts of the digestive system…
Alternative Devices for Taking Insulin
Alternative Devices for Taking Insulin Alternative Devices for Taking Insulin Source: NIH Publication No. 04-4643 Many people who take insulin to manage their diabetes inject the insulin with a needle and syringe that delivers insulin just under the skin. Several other devices for taking insulin are available, and new…
What to Do About the Flu
Health Article What to Do About the Flu Source: National Institute on Aging Each winter, millions of people suffer from the flu, a highly contagious infection. It spreads easily from person to person mainly when an infected person coughs or sneezes. Flu – the short name for influenza – is…