Treatments & Remedies

More than 8 million American adults are living with gout – about 4 percent of the population. And gout doesn’t always show warning signs before it strikes. It’s a condition that often appears suddenly, with the initial symptoms being painful swelling in lower body joints. 

There are plenty of online pharmacies that advertise cheap prices and popular prescription medications. Are these pharmacies too good to be true?

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic inflammatory lung disease that affects an estimated 32 million Americans. Its main characteristic is increasing breathlessness. Before diagnosis, the doctor will prescribe a dose of at least one short-acting inhaled bronchodilator, a medication that relaxes the muscles in and around your airways, making breathing easier. If symptoms continue, the doctor will use spirometry, a test where an individual blows into a handheld device that records how much air they can blow in and out, in order to confirm the diagnosis.

Ahh turmeric. It’s been adding color, bite, and depth to Eastern inspired foodstuffs for centuries. South Africans cook rice with it. The Vietnamese add it to their traditional crepe-like dish banh xeo. And your favorite curry just wouldn’t quite taste the same without it.

The mercury in your proverbial thermometer may be rising and your vehicle’s windows may be lowering but, brace yourself, the sniffles are coming. Fret not our hapless spring wanderer. For Healthversed is here to arm you with a few tricks of the seasonal trade that we’ve picked up on our own journey.

It’s red, it aches and it’s next to impossible to hide. Living with rosacea can be a real pain. For the unaware, rosacea is a chronic skin malady that causes redness and swelling in an individual’s chin, cheeks, nose and forehead

While a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s means that the patient will eventually succumb to the full effects of the disease, there are things that we can do to reduce our risk of being diagnosed.

A full set of lips is crucial to defining the shape of your face. Unfortunately, some people don’t have the kind of lips they want, and lip liners can only do so much. Maybe you did have full lips, but they lost their shape ever the years. Whatever the cause, lip fillers are some of the solutions that most people turn to.

If you have diabetes, you have levels of blood glucose that are too high because of problems with a hormone called insulin, which is secreted by the pancreas. Insulin is used by your cells to take glucose in so that it can be used for energy.

Diabetes is a disease which alters the way your body uses blood sugar, also known as glucose. The disease affects over 21 million people in the US. There are two types of diabetes, type 1 and type 2, and each differs in the way the body uses and produces insulin.