The prostate gland is a small walnut-shape gland that is responsible for the production of seminal fluid that nourishes and transports sperm. A cancerous tumor that affects this gland is called prostate cancer. One of the most common cancers in men i...

The liver is one of the largest organs in the body, it is located at the right upper quadrant of the abdominal cavity, it rests just below the diaphragm, to the right of the stomach and overlies the gallbladder. The liver can be affected by different...

Cancer is one of the biggest health care challenges around the world as 14 million people are diagnosed with cancer each year. There have been dramatic changes over the last few decades regarding the cancer treatment as a result of research and advan...

The world of medicine is ever-changing with numerous advances occurring on a daily basis.  Preventive care is being focused on now more than ever in hopes of preventing diseases and the costly health problems they may cause in the long run.  Medica...

THE IMPACT ON SOCIETY It is estimated that about 80 percent of people around the world suffer from neck and back pain at some point of their lives. Neck and back pain can be due to lifestyle related poor posture, degenerative spine changes, muscular ...

  With a worldwide aging demographic patterns, it is a well known phenomenon that many people around the world are suffering from the problem of knee pain. Knee pain due to degenerative osteoarthritis, also known as “wear and tear”...

Slip Disc/Herniated Disk: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment What is a slipped disc? The spinal cord is made up of vertebrae. Vertebrae are serious of bones stacked up together in a spinal cord with the cervical spine consisting of 7 bones, the thoracic...

Debilitating neck pains afflict people at some time or another. While some pains work themselves out after sufficient rest, there are times when seeing a specialist is the best course of action. But often, people are confused about whom to seek treat...

There is a very real sense of urgency when you’ve got problems with your foot or ankle. While a hand or arm injury may be painful, you still have basic mobility to move around. But once you’ve injured your foot, you’ve got to hobble throughout ...