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5. Digestive disorders, minor and major.(Disease/Disorder overview)
January 22, 2007... If we are what we eat, then what we are is only as good as our digestion. When it goes awry, it generally affects our total well-being. Whether it's mild nausea, a nasty virus, or a chronic disorder such as irritable bowel syndrome, a disorder of the digestive tract is usually impossible to...

4. Osteoporosis, low back pain, and other bone disorders.(Disease/Disorder overview)
January 22, 2007... The human skeleton is an intricate framework of 206 bones that give the body its structure and shape. These bones serve as armor for vital organs and soft tissue, a storehouse for minerals, and a birthplace for blood cells. Together, the bones act in concert with the muscles, ligaments,...

3. Coping with arthritis.(Disease/Disorder overview)
January 22, 2007... Arthritis has plagued mankind for millennia. Historians have found references to forms of arthritis in Greek and Roman literature, and some even suspect cavemen suffered from it. Today it's so widespread that one in six people and one in three families are affected by it. More than 43...

2. Defusing high blood pressure.(Disease/Disorder overview)
January 22, 2007... High Blood Pressure (known medically as hypertension) is the most common chronic illness in America. The American Heart Association estimates that more than 50 million Americans over the age of six suffer from high blood pressure, and that only a minority of these people have their blood...

1. New hope for heart patients.(Disease/Disorder overview)
January 22, 2007... Each year heart disease kills more people than the next four leading causes of death combined, including all forms of cancer and all types of accidents. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 40 percent of all deaths recorded each year are caused by heart...