Health Currents

Kidney stones are extremely painful and have often even been compared to the pain associated with child birth! These annoying and painful stones have been afflicting humans for centuries. In fact there has even been evidence found by researchers in an Egyptian mummy that is thought to be approximately 7000 years old. This particular disorder  Read more »

A middle ear infection is a painful condition in which the area behind the ear drum becomes infected. This can be caused from many things, viral infections, swimmers ear, and a number of bacertial infections as well. This condition does not discriminate based on age and can strike anyone from infancy to adulthood, however, it  Read more »

Many people have heard of pink eye and just as many have actually experiences it. This condition happens commonly in teenaged girls as a result of sharing cosmetics in school, however this infection can afflict anyone, no matter what their age, and they do not always contract it by using someone else’s eye liner. The  Read more »

In a healthy human, the heart typically beats at a rate of approximately 60 to 100 beats a minute, and this is a resting heart rate. An intermittent rate that is accelerated to more than 100 beats per minute can occur as a result of cardio vascular exercise, excitement, stress, or anxiety and is called  Read more »

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, commonly called CFS is a debilitating condition that brings on a massive amount of fatigue that is generally not alleviated by simple bed rest. In fact it may be aggravated by excessive mental or physical activity. Typically, the onset of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome can be noted in a lack of physical activity  Read more »

Irritable Bowel Syndrome, also known as IBS is a very common illness that attacks the large intestine, also called the colon. IBS typically presents symptoms such as abdominal pain, cramping, bloating due to gas, diarrhea and sometimes even constipation. Fortunately, other than the fact that it is an annoying ailment and can cause extreme discomfort,  Read more »