Practical Practitioner

By: Pam Egan, FNP-C CDE

Disease and Illness Articles:

• Vitamin D3 Helps Prevent Death – new*
• Raynaud’s Disease: Are Cold Hands, Feet Causing You Misery?
• What is Swine Flu and What are its Symptoms?
• Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia
• Neurotransmitter disorders lead to anxiety, depression
• Adrenal Fatigue can impair quality of life
• 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