Marina Gafanovich

Millions of people have allergies that often present with itching, hives, teary eyes, runny nose or a cough. But at the extreme end of the allergy disorder, some people may develop anaphylaxis, which is a type of allergic reaction that...

A universal complaint by many adults is that they always feel tired for no reason whatsoever. For some people, this tiredness is constant, and in others it is intermittent. Millions of people consume caffeinated beverages to get over this feeling...

Heart failure is a very common but serious and life-threatening disorder that affects millions of people. Essentially, in heart failure, the heart is unable to pump blood effectively throughout the body, due to which the tissues do not receive sufficient...

Almost every single day there are reports that this season’s flu has been really intense. Reports by the CDC indicate that the flu season has affected every state, except Hawaii, and millions of people who even got vaccinated have come...

Since the use of Internet has continued to expand at a rapid pace, a vast amount of health information has become available online. Many people first turn to the internet to seek information on medical issues before going to a...

DASH diets and low sodium intake have long been known to be effective in lowering systolic blood pressure. A randomized clinical trial by researchers at the John Hopkins University of Medicine studied the effects of the two diets in over...

88 S.Ct. 2145 20 L.Ed.2d 1254 Leroy POWELL, Appellant, v. STATE OF TEXAS. No. 405. Argued March 7, 1968. Decided June 17, 1968. Rehearing Denied Oct. 14, 1968. See 89 U.S. 65. [Syllabus from pages 514-516 intentionally omitted] Don L....

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that vaccinations have helped protect children from infectious diseases such as measles and mumps for many years and may be responsible for saving hundreds of thousands of lives in the US. However,...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that there are more than 29 million people in the US with diabetes. Diabetes is a medical condition where our body is either unable to produce enough insulin or is unable to...

There is no cure for type 1 diabetes but what about Type 2 diabetes? Over the past few decades, Type 2 Diabetes has been associated with obesity, which also induces insulin resistance. Type 2 diabetes is not an innocuous disorder;...