As more research is done concerning diagnosis and treatment of CVD among women, it is becoming clear that women sometimes experience different symptoms and benefit from different treatment than men do. Consider the following: Feeling painOver the years, it has been widely assumed that men, being the stronger, tougher sex, were much more tolerant of [...]

Cancer is the name given to a large group of diseases characterized by the uncontrolled growth and spread of at normal cells. It may seem hard to understand how normal healthy cells become cancerous, but if you think of a cell as a small computer, programmed to operate in a particular fashion, the process will [...]

MeaslesTechnically referred to as rubeola, measles is a viral disorder that often affects young children. Symptoms, appearing about 10 days after exposure, include an itchy rash and a high fever. German measles (rubella) is a milder viral infection that is believed to be transmitted by inhalation, after which it multiplies in the upper respiratory tract [...]