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- Support Needed For People With Breathing Problems. Emotional Burden Of Chronic Bronchitis And Emphysema May Make Some Patients Reluctant To Seek Treat
Imagine how you'd feel if walking up even a few stairs made you so winded that you gasped for air and had to sit down to catch your breath. For millions of Americans with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or COPD, that scenario is part of their everyday lives, and the simple act of breathing can be a constant struggle. - New Therapy For Parkinson's Disease Patients
In the United States, an estimated 1.5 million Americans are afflicted with Parkinson's disease (PD), with more than 60,000 new cases diagnosed each year. While the condition usually develops after the age of 65, 40 percent of people diagnosed are under age 60. Parkinson's disease is a chronic, progressive disorder of the central nervous system that belongs to a group of conditions called motor system disorders. It affects nearly equal numbers of men and women, with no obvious social, ethnic, economic or geographic boundaries. There presently is no cure for the disease, and the cause is unknown. - Five Questions Cancer Patients May Not Know To Ask Their Oncologist
An estimated 10 million Americans alive today have faced a cancer diagnosis. Fortunately, advances in cancer care and treatment have dramatically improved survival rates and overall quality of life. That improvement is largely due to patients who are taking an active role in their cancer treatment. The next step is to find out how to maintain a healthy lifestyle and properly care for your entire body. - National Hiv Testing Promoted By Americorps
The idea of taking control of your own health is a big part of the National AIDS Fund AmeriCorps program. It was the first national AmeriCorps Program focused solely on HIV/AIDS. The program grew out of President Clinton's initiative to encourage young people to serve communities in exchange for educational awards and a small living stipend. The program is funded through a unique partnership between the federally funded Corporation for National and Community Service and private supporters including the MetLife Foundation. - New Laws Make Finding Allergy Treatments More Difficult
Pollen is in the air and a fierce allergy season is underway, affecting an estimated 36 million Americans with seasonal allergies. Many sufferers with stuffy noses or watery eyes will visit their pharmacies for relief, but this year they may not find their familiar medications on store shelves. - Fight Back Against Joint And Muscle Pain
You can conquer pain. When the strains of physical activity or disease start to affect your joints, there are some effective ways you can fight back, without the sometimes serious side effects of many drugs. - New Treatment For Blocked Arteries May Save Limbs
There's good news for people at risk for limb amputation due to complications from diabetes: A new laser procedure has been shown to be highly successful in "salvaging" limbs, thus providing a new alternative in the fight against amputation. - Recognizing Changing Symptoms In Parkinson's Disease May Help Patients To Better Manage Their Condition
Parkinson's disease (PD) affects about 1 million people in the United States and 50,000 new cases are diagnosed each year. As researchers learn more about the disease, improved treatment options are possible. - Stroke Is The Nation's Number Three Killer. Know The Signs. Act In Time.
Stroke is the nation's number three killer and the leading cause of long-term disability in the United States. More than 700,000 Americans will suffer a stroke this year. Yet many Americans do not know the symptoms or what to do when they witness someone having a stroke. The following information is provided to you by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), part of the National Institutes of Health. - Mental Illness: Getting Our Minds Around The Facts
A recent survey by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) found that many people know little or almost nothing about the warning signs, causes and effective treatments for mental illnesses-even though in any given year, one in five Americans suffers from a diagnosable mental disorder. - Chronic Illness Grows
By age 65, nearly nine out of 10 Americans will have at least one chronic condition; but a survey conducted by Roper/GfK finds that most people sorely underestimate that figure, reports the Alliance for Aging Research. - Americans Fear Alzheimer's More Than Heart Disease, Diabetes Or Stroke, But Few Prepare
Americans fear Alzheimer's disease more than any illness other than cancer-and for older people, concerns about Alzheimer's outrank even cancer. More than a third of all Americans know a family member or friend who has Alzheimer's, and nearly two-thirds of Americans believe they will have to provide care someday for someone with Alzheimer's. - Gaucher Disease: Learning The Truth
A simple test could help diagnose and treat a genetic disease that can cause severe debilitation. Yet nine out of 10 people most at risk for the condition do not even know it exists. - No Longer Defined By Their Illness, More People With Schizophrenia Look Toward Recovery
There are many ways to describe Joe of Salt Lake City, Utah-he is 42 years old, a brother, a son, a friend, a student at the University of Utah and a person with schizophrenia. - Survey: Accelerated Treatment Needed For Alzheimer's Disease
As the first baby boomers turn 60 this year, they are beginning to confront the consequences of growing older. A new survey shows the majority of boomers are anxious about how Alzheimer's disease (AD) will affect their health and quality of life. At the same time, many boomers said they are frustrated with the government's and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) efforts to address the looming AD crises. - The Heights Of Achievement
Close your eyes and picture the person who has become the youngest woman in history to conquer "The Seven Summits"-the highest mountain on each of the seven continents, and the youngest American to stand atop Mount Everest. - New Survey Reveals Insights To Successful Asthma Management
A new survey, the Global Asthma Physician and Patient (GAPP) Survey, offers new insights into asthma management by examining disconnects between asthma patients and physicians. This chronic disease, which affects more than 20 million Americans, causes inflammation and narrowing of the airways, making it difficult to breathe. In fact, asthma ranks within the top 10 conditions causing limitation of activity, and costs our nation $16.1 billion annually. - Treating Fibromyalgia
An estimated 11 million Americans are afflicted with fibromyalgia-and 90 percent of them are women. - Fda Approves New Formulation Of Migraine Headache Treatment
Imagine that it is 5 a.m. and you wake with a migraine headache. What can you take that will start to work fast on the pain? Or what if your migraine makes you nauseous or causes vomiting? What can you do to relieve your pain when you can't keep a pill down? Or what if you feel a migraine coming on and the pain of this migraine grows worse by the minute. What can you do to stop it before it takes over? - Women And Lung Cancer: Researchers Look For Gender Connection. Female Cancer Patients Sought For Large-scale Clinical Trial
According to a recent survey on health concerns, women fear breast cancer most. Despite the fears expressed in the survey, conducted by the International Communications Research of Media for the Society of Women's Health Research in 2005, lung cancer is actually the leading cancer killer of women. Lung cancer takes the lives of approximately 68,000 women each year. - Arthritis Advantage
There could be news for many of the more than 43 million Americans who suffer with arthritis. - Encouraging News For Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
For the more than 2.1 million Americans affected by rheumatoid arthritis, there is encouraging news about how antibiotic therapy can be a safe, low-cost way to manage many of the symptoms of the disease. - New Technology Breaks Through Cancer Pain
Cancer patients fraught with painful flare-ups, or breakthrough pain, may soon receive assistance in the form of a new, easy-to-use oral adhesive disc. - Quick Response To Meningitis Can Save Lives
Meningitis-the mere thought of an outbreak of this life-threatening disease can cause panic in a community. However, knowing the signs and symptoms of meningitis and acting quickly to get medical attention could save your life. - Help Advance The Next Generation Of Cancer Drugs
You can be a part of something important. Researchers are looking for ordinary Americans to be on the front lines of public health in the U.S. - Tips On Interacting With The Blind
Blindness affects one in every 30 Americans, meaning that chances are you're going to encounter someone who has impaired vision. Not everyone knows the proper way to behave around people with impaired vision. - An Innovative Treatment For Non-hodgkin's Lymphoma
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is a slow-growing, life-threatening cancer of the immune system that develops when white blood cells grow uncontrollably in the lymph nodes. Each year in the U.S. alone, 55,000 new cases are diagnosed. Fortunately, novel, highly personalized treatments are being produced. With a recent medical breakthrough, patients can now receive individualized treatment that kills cancerous cells while sparing normal, healthy cells. - Leading Scientists Discuss: What Does The Future Hold For Alzheimer's?
Presently, 4.5 million people have Alzheimer's. This number is expected to increase as millions in the baby-boom generation approach their senior years. The disease strikes an estimated one in 10 people aged 65 and older, and 50 percent of those 85 or older. It is the eighth leading cause of death in the U.S. Without a cure, the Alzheimer's Association estimates that between 11 million and 16 million Americans will have the disease by 2050. - New Hope For Psoriasis Sufferers
Warm weather normally means a return to shorts and T-shirts and relaxing trips to the beach, but for the millions of Americans with psoriasis, it can be a more stressful time of the year. - Think You Need New Glasses? You Might Have Cataracts
Many seniors think that new glasses and a stronger prescription are all they need to regain the vision of their youth. In fact, cataracts may be the cause for the decline in vision. The condition is the leading cause of vision loss among adults 55 and older. More than half the people over age 65 have some degree of cataract development. - National Awareness Campaign Bringing Attention To A Rare Lung Disease
A new national disease awareness campaign called "Faces of PAH" is bringing attention to a rare, underrecognized lung disease known as pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Created by the Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA), the leading PAH advocacy organization, "Faces of PAH" seeks to raise PAH's profile in the United States, and provide insight into both the medical and personal aspects of this life-threatening disease. - Triathlete Triumphs Over Epilepsy
Like its name suggests, the Ironman Triathlon is a race for only the most extraordinary, iron-willed athletes. The grueling individual endurance event begins with a 2.4-mile swim, is followed by a 112-mile bike race and culminates in a 26.2-mile run. - Cancer Update: Non-hodgkin's Lymphoma Treatment Options
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), a cancer affecting the lymphatic system, is the second-fastest-rising cancer in the United States. Incidence rates have nearly doubled over the past 30 years. It is estimated that 360,000 Americans are currently living with NHL, and about 58,000 new cases are expected to occur in the United States this year. - Colorectal Cancer Trial Now Under Way
This year, more than 145,000 new cases of colorectal cancer will be diagnosed in the United States. Colorectal cancer, which is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in the country, is a disease in which malignant cells form in the colon or rectum. Unfortunately, colorectal cancer incidence and mortality rates have only moderately decreased or remained level over the past decade, and according to the American Cancer Society, more than 56,000 will succumb to the disease this year. - After Cancer Treatment:health Tips Everyone Needs To Know
If you or someone you know has a history of cancer, it is important to be aware of the potential health consequences from cancer and its treatment. Frequently, patients and families are not informed or do not recall discussions that occurred during the stress-filled days after diagnosis about such potential problems as pain, depression, infertility and other physical and emotional changes. Regardless of whether problems are temporary or permanent, most can be managed. - Research Results In New Drugs And Cancer Treatments
There may be new hope for many cancer patients, their caregivers and loved ones. - Consumers Urged To Learn More About Their Eye Care Providers
Melissa Baker was diagnosed with nearsightedness early in childhood-an unremarkable diagnosis. But with each regular visit to her family optometrist, she became more nearsighted and her glasses became thicker. It wasn't until a skiing accident led Melissa to an ophthalmologist at age 15 that she learned her true diagnosis: glaucoma, a disease that rarely affects the young. But it was already too late. The damage to her optic nerve was irreversible. Despite four surgeries, she eventually lost sight in her left eye. At 22, Melissa's left eye was replaced with a glass eye. - 'sleep Work Play™ At Home' Program Helps People With Allergic Asthma Communicate Better About Their Condition
Millions of Americans share their beds with enough dust mites to trigger an allergic asthma attack in susceptible people. In fact, two million times a year those symptoms are severe enough to cause a trip to the emergency room. In an effort to help allergic asthma sufferers reduce their exposure to allergens in the home, Andrew Dan-Jumbo of TLC's While You Were Out has partnered with the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) on an educational campaign called "Sleep Work Play™ at Home." - Improving Stiff Joints Through Cartilage Regeneration
The ability to move around is fundamental to our well-being. Yet, as we age, our ability to move independently is limited by changes in our joints. They begin to lose their flexibility and we see more stiffness in our everyday activities. These changes can be caused by chronic joint symptoms, America's leading cause of disability in people 15 years or older. - Take It From Alonzo Mourning: Check Up On Your Kidneys
It's National Kidney Month and basketball star Alonzo Mourning is taking the opportunity to spread the word about a condition he has a personal connection to--chronic kidney disease. - "lord Of The Rings" Star Sean Astin Talks About Bipolar Disorder And Calls For Earlier Symptom Recognition
Actor Sean Astin, best known for his role as Sam Gamgee in the Oscar-winning "Lord of the Rings" film trilogy, is willing to share his personal experience living with a family member diagnosed with bipolar disorder in order to help increase awareness of the symptoms associated with the condition. Astin witnessed the condition's trademark highs and lows throughout his childhood when his mother, actress Patty Duke, experienced symptoms of undiagnosed bipolar disorder for years before receiving an accurate diagnosis and effective treatment. Duke's delayed diagnosis is not uncommon and mirrors the results of a new survey of more than 500 people with bipolar disorder, which shows an average delay of 13 years between symptom onset and diagnosis. - Medication And Therapeutic Activities Can Make An Important Difference In The Lives Of People With Alzheimer's Disease
Many people understand that getting a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and treatment with an FDA-approved prescription medication may help slow the progression of the disease's symptoms. But did you know that caregivers can complement treatment with activities that may help reconnect their loved ones to daily life? - What You Know About Dvt Could Save Your Life
Learning more about deep vein thrombosis, or DVT-a condition that affects two million Americans every year-could save your life. - New Resource For Information On Genetic Or Rare Diseases
An unexpected diagnosis of a serious illness often comes as a shock to people receiving the news, as well as their families and friends. When the disease is rare or genetic, information is hard to find and even harder to understand. Patients and their loved ones may waste hours sorting through outdated, unreliable information before finding anything useful. - Aortic Dissection: Are You At Risk?
Not all chest pain is alike. It may be mild and attributed to noncardiac problems, including heartburn or stress. Or it may be much more severe and life threatening, such as when it is due to an aortic dissection (tear in the large artery near the heart). - Kidney Disease Risk Factors Go Unaddressed
Significant risk factors for chronic kidney disease (CKD) are not being addressed in the United States, according to a report of the National Kidney Foundation's (NKF) Kidney Early Evaluation Program (KEEP). - Managing Hiv Wasting
The latest statistics indicate that as many as 950,000 Americans may be infected with HIV, the virus that can cause AIDS. Even with advances in HIV treatments that have helped improve the lives of those with the condition, HIV wasting remains a significant problem. - Clinical Trials Offer Hope For Parkinson's Patients
More than six million people worldwide, including one million in the United States, live with Parkinson's disease-a chronic, degenerative, neurological disorder that is characterized by symptoms that typically progress from mild tremors to significant physical incapacitation.
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