Health Conditions

ADHD treatments without drugs

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder What is ADHD? ADHD – Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is defined as a neurological condition involving a failure in the cognitive functioning associated with inhibition and self-control. This condition is quickly becoming one of the most significant mental health issues, particularly in the US as well as many other parts of...

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Advances in Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis

Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease Currently diagnosing Alzheimer’s Disease is a far from straightforward process as there is no conclusive diagnostic test to confirm it. Instead the diagnosis is based at looking at symptoms and trying to identify any other possible cause for those symptoms. Loss of memory is the symptom that is most commonly associates...

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New Minimally Invasive Test for Down’s Syndrome

Antenatal Testing for Down’s Syndrome Down’s Syndrome (also referred to as Trisomy 21) occurs when there is a change in one of the genes in the egg before prior to fertilisation. The change, which results in the embryo developing with 3 copies of chromosome 21, instead of the normal 2, is a random event which occurs...

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Cholesterol Explained

Why lower high cholesterol? Heart disease is one of the major causes of death for both men and women in the Western world. There are a number of factors that are associated with an increased risk of heart disease such as smoking, high blood pressure, obesity and diabetes. High cholesterol levels are also commonly believed...

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HealthCondition.org: Health Conditions, symptoms and treatments

Use this site to find information about a wide range of health issues and diseases. Discover symptoms of illnesses and health problems such as high blood pressure, coronary artery disease, coronary heart disease and congestive heart failure, diabetes, cancer, depression, arthritis, etc. This is one of a family of health websites managed by Isocorp Medical...

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