Archive for November 23rd, 2006
Vertigo
Thursday, November 23rd, 2006Vertigo, or dizziness, refers to the sensation of spinning (subjective vertigo) or the perception that surrounding objects are moving or spinning (objective vertigo). Some patients describe a feeling of being pulled toward the floor or toward one side of the room. Moving the head, changing position, and turning while lying down often worsen vertigo.
The sudden [...]
Managing Metabolic Syndrome
Thursday, November 23rd, 2006Metabolic syndrome is a term used to describe a cluster of conditions that dramatically increase a person’s risk of developing either type 2 diabetes or cardiovascular disease when they appear together. People who have been diagnosed with the conditions associated with metabolic syndrome have a 4- to 20-fold increase in risk of having a heart [...]
