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. More than 1 million people in the U.S. suffer from critical limb ischemia CLI , the most severe form of peripheral arterial disease PAD -a common condition in people with diabetes. CLI is the progressive accumulation of plaque and thrombus in the arteries of the leg, resulting in obstruction of blood flow. Left untreated, the condition can lead to pain, foot ulcers and limb loss. each year, directly stemming from CLI-and many of them are preventable. CLiRpath Cool Laser Revascularization for Peripheral Artery Therapy uses a cool excimer laser to treat arterial blockages...

Posted on July 9, 2009 by Karri Comments (14)

A Scientific Way Of Controlling Unsightly Cellulite And Reducing Inches

Revitol Cellulite Cream a technical way of removing unattractive cellulite and taking away unwanted inches. Cellulites cream treatments can help dimples, muscle tone, sculpt the body. Firm and tighten the thighs, legs, and buts. Both men and women are using this non prescription cream to help with removing cellulite. Revitol Cellulite Cream eliminates stored fat with leaving a body in firm state. Women as men, experience the horrors of cellulite. Men and women are spending millions on painful dangerous treatments tiring to eliminate the embarrassment sight of cellulite. Dangerous surgeries ever day are performed to cellulite reduction. With using cellulite lotions, they are messy and not taking the fat away. What is cellulite cream. Cellulite is the embarrassing lump and bumps under the skin filled pockets...

Posted on May 4, 2009 by Deloris Comments (5)

Bad Air Increases Health Risks For Millions Of Asthma Patients

population lives in areas with unhealthy ozone levels, according to a 2006 report.1 And for people with respiratory and lung diseases, especially the estimated 20 million Americans with asthma,2 bad air days pose an exceptionally high risk. Unfortunately, the health risks associated with high levels of ozone aren t limited to summer months, and people can feel the effects of smog all year long. Ozone and Asthma Over the last decade, ozone levels have increased for many reasons, including higher temperatures and humidity, says John D. Cox, author of Weather for Dummies. Despite this, people are still unaware that ozone is dangerous even at its lowest levels. When inhaled, ozone can irritate lung airways and cause inflammation, and exposure to elevated levels of ozone can also increase the need for medical...

Posted on March 21, 2009 by Kelly Comments (10)

Memory Loss And The Elusive Self

The idea of being trapped in a stranger s body, lost, adrift in thought and time is more than I can bear. Friends have laughed at my fear; they have countered with glib remarks: At least you wouldn t know you are in that condition. You would be so far gone in memory loss that you wouldn t know your body is deteriorating. If you have no understanding of the nightmare, how can you be suffering. True enough. However, I am uneasy about such glib assumptions. The question nags at me still: is there any way the unconscious or subconscious body can know of its misplaced self . Can someone with dementia or Alzheimer s have an unconscious or subconscious awareness that his memory, his identity or sense of self has been lost in the shuffle. So far, I have not come across in my readings a single suggestion that such...

Posted on January 17, 2009 by Darrin Comments (2)