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Glossary of Diabetes Terms

Fructose: A type of sugar found in many fruits and vegetables and in honey; fructose is used to sweeten some diet foods, but this type of sweetener...

Natural Ways to Prevent Mealtime Sugar Spikes

If you skip the day's first meal, your blood sugar is more likely to be too high after lunch and dinner. That makes your blood sugar rise more slow...

Heart Disease and Diabetes

The more health risks factors a person has for heart disease, the higher the chances that they will develop heart disease and even die from it. So,...

Can You Prevent Depression?

Though doctors don’t know that it’s possible to prevent depression altogether, you may be able to keep it from coming back if you’ve already had an...

Treatment-Resistant Depression

How well is your depression treatment working? But if your depression treatment isn't working, don't give up. If you're still struggling with depre...

Depression: Recognizing The Physical Signs

So many experts think that depression can make you feel pain differently than other people. Sometimes, treating your depression -- with therapy, me...

Atypical Depression

Atypical depression is a subtype of major depression or dysthymic disorder that involves several specific symptoms, including increased appetite or...

Physical Effects of Depression on The Brain

There’s growing evidence that several parts of the brain shrink in people with depression. This area plays a role in your higher-level thinking and...

What is Portal Hypertension?

Other causes of portal hypertension include blood clots in the portal vein, blockages of the veins that carry the blood from the liver to the heart...

Teeth Whitening

There are many teeth whitening systems and products, including whitening toothpastes, over-the-counter gels, rinses, strips, trays, and whitening p...

Prostate Cancer Specialists

Colorectal Cancer Glossary of Terms

Flexible sigmoidoscopies are commonly used to evaluate bowel disorders, rectal bleeding, or polyps (usually benign growths), and to screen people o...