Hypothyroidism is diagnosed by blood tests that reveal insufficient amounts of thyroid hormone in the blood. Evidence of excessive amounts of pituitary thyroid stimulating hormones (TSH) usually confirms the diagnosis. Hypothyroidism is treated with thyroid hormone replacement. If you also have heart disease, treatment poses a problem. If your thyroid disease is treated too quickly, [...]
In many instances hoarseness or a deepening of the voice may occur during a cold or flulike illness. In these situations it is short-lived and disappears within a few weeks. Rest your voice by avoiding loud talking or singing, and use a humidifier if the air in your home is very dry.
If hoarseness lasts for [...]
Motor neurone disease, which affects the nerves and muscles, is more often found in younger people, but it may start in the later years. The cause of this ailment is unknown. The first symptoms are usually muscular weakness, twitching, and clumsiness. Within a short period there may be difficulty in speaking, swallowing, and breathing. There [...]
The lymph nodes, found throughout the body, are often referred to as the “glands” that in childhood become swollen or painful during an infection. They are part of the normal defense mechanism of the body. The spleen serves a similar purpose and is frequently involved in the same disorders as the lymph nodes. The lymph [...]
It is often assumed by families and some members of the medical profession that once a diagnosis of cancer is made, the older person should be allowed to “die in peace.” This is unfair, because many older individuals will respond well to anticancer treatment.
Although in most instances the cancer will not be cured, you may [...]
You probably can manage quite well and be reasonably healthy even if your kidneys are not working completely normally. Many people can live with only one functioning kidney. The types of kidney disease affecting older individuals may develop slowly and may not seriously affect your health unless progressive damage occurs. If you become severely ill [...]
Helping my patients regain a quality of life that involves their ability to function sexually is the objective of my treatment. Without a doubt, the pills, along with my virility-enhancement program, are now the best ways for overcoming ED. I’ve found that the most suitable candidates for the pills are those who are in reasonably [...]
The basis for Vasomax was Dr. Zorgniotti’s original buccal strips, but a fast-dissolving pill was developed soon after. In 1995, this pill was Tested with a small group of men in doses of 20, 40, and 60 mg. Blood levels of the drug peaked alter thirty minutes following the 20 mg dose, and remained high [...]
Reduce Your Alcohol Intake
For most adults, moderate drinking of beer, wine, or spirits (one to two drinks per day), is not associated with any health or ED risks. But when alcohol is consumed in excess, it acts as a toxic drug with pronounced short- and long-term consequences. Research now links excessive alcohol intake with increased [...]
Just three options to treat ED – all the efects or considerable disadvantages—were certainly better than none. But they were hardly ”piimal and imposed numerous restrictions on men.
That was the case with Frank. Back in 1989, I began to treat this forty-five-year-olds atherosclerosis, the sticky plaque that forms in the arteries, eventually clogging them and [...]