Faculty Bibliography

Lack of an immediate diagnosis often shakes a patient's faith in the doctor. The difficulty of pinpointing the specific cause of general symptoms and the anxiety it usually causes the parents of a patient are discussed

Sleeping pills rarely cure insomnia. Various sleep disorders, factors that can cause them and when to seek help for a sleeping disorder are discussed

Influenza, or the flu, is a serious illness caused by a specific virus; flu symptoms tend to be extremely abrupt in onset and are accompanied by muscle aches, chills and a sore throat. Influenza is often treatable, and those who suspect they have the flu should call a doctor to see whether they will benefit from an antiviral medication called amantadine

A chronic cough, one that lasts for more than two to three weeks, isn't an unusual problem. However, it usually indicates an underlying health problem that, while not often serious, warrants medical attention. Common causes of chronic cough and when to seek treatment are discussed

Studies indicate that time of day has no bearing on the safety of exercise or the incidence of exercise-related injuries.What, then, is the key to choosing the best time of day for exercise? Are you hungry for a large, hearty meal in the evening? If so, perhaps you ought to exercise earlier.Exercising after a large meal can be detrimental to a workout and possibly to your health. If you're trying to diet, your exercise should be done before eating

Studies indicate that time of day has no bearing on the safety of exercise or the incidence of exercise-related injuries. Do you have a lot of energy in the morning? If not, then exercise will suffer. Are you hungry for a large, hearty meal in the evening? If so, perhaps you ought to exercise earlier. Exercising after a large meal can be detrimental to a workout and possibly to your health. If you're trying to diet, your exercise should be done before eating. Also, if your job exhausts you and leaves you with little energy, perhaps you should try morning exercise

Here are suggestions for preventing the common cold that work better than vitamin C, chicken soup, zinc tablets or keeping your feet dry: Many viruses responsible for the common cold are spread by hand contact. If you wash your hands frequently and make a conscious effort to keep your fingers away from your mouth, you'll minimize the chance of infection by a cold virus. The multitude of cold-causing viruses has stymied efforts to develop a vaccine against the common cold. In addition, it is believed that different viruses are active at different times of the year

Here are suggestions for preventing the common cold that work better than vitamin C, chicken soup, zinc tablets or keeping your feet dry: Wash your hands often and don't put them in your mouth. Most colds are caught in the winter because that's when person-to-person contact indoors is at its peak. One way to avoid colds is to stay away from people - especially children, who are quite effective at spreading cold viruses. Stress also has been shown to make people more susceptible to catching cold

Here are suggestions for preventing the common cold that work better than vitamin C, chicken soup, zinc tablets or keeping your feet dry: Literally hundreds of viruses can cause a cold. They belong to several families - the rhinoviruses, the adenoviruses, the cocksackie viruses, the echoviruses and others. The multitude of cold-causing viruses has stymied efforts to develop a vaccine against the common cold. In addition, it's believed that different viruses are active at different times of the year