Practical Practitioner
By: Pam Egan, FNP-C CDE
Disease and Illness Articles:
- Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia
- Neurotransmitter disorders lead to anxiety, depression - new*
- Adrenal Fatigue can impair quality of life - new*
- Anthrax: Just the Facts
- Asthma Inhalers
- Bioterrorism illness similar to the flu
- Cellulitis is caused when bacteria spread to tissue under the skin
- Chronic bronchitis can lead to lung infections, heart disease
- Dexamethasone being used to treat mild croup
- Influenza (the flu) is extremely contagious
- Hypertension (high blood pressure) can lead to kidney damage
- Weight gain linked to sleep deprivation, insomnia
- Bacterial meningitis can be life threatning; outbreaks increasing
- Obesity virus now linked to humans
- Fighting America's obesity epidemic
- SARS: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
- The pros and cons of the smallpox vaccine
- MRSA: Drug-resistant Superbugs survive for weeks on surfaces
- Tuberculosis is still a concern in America and around the world
- Most people recover fully from viral meningitis
- West Nile Virus carriers may not show symptoms