by Jamie Lober, Staff Writer
To understand metabolic syndrome, you should break down the word. “The word syndrome refers to a constellation of features or findings not necessarily with a specific cause,” said Dr. Phil Kern, director of Barnstable Brown Diabetes...
by Jamie Lober, Staff Writer
The growth hormone is just as it seems. “It is one single hormone that we all make which is responsible for our linear growth or how we grow in height,” said Dr. Jackson Smith, pediatric endocrinologist at UK. Growth hormone is a...
by Jamie Lober, Staff Writer
Most people have heard of electrolytes but may not know exactly what it means. Electrolytes are ions that have an electrical charge and are present in bodily fluids such as blood and plasma. Their role is to help the heart, nerve and muscle cells...
by Jamie Lober, Staff Writer
Many people wonder if their diet is balanced enough or if they may need some nutritional extras. “For vitamins and minerals, check with your doctor because he may have recommendations on ones he thinks are best,” said Cassie Weig,...
by Jamie Lober, Staff Writer
Many people think cold sores are more common in the winter, though it is not weather-related. “It is a herpes strain that usually comes up when you are under stress or you are immune compromised because you are already sick,” said...
by Jamie Lober, Staff Writer
Everyone experiences bruises at some point in their life. Everyone bruises differently. “A bruise is a rupture of the blood vessels so it is like a cut underneath the skin that can happen from any kind of trauma,” said Dr. Gregory...
by Jamie Lober, Staff Writer
You may think polycystic ovarian syndrome is a primary disease of the ovary but that is not the case. “It is a complex metabolic disease that has side effects that cause the ovary to be dysfunctional and produce more androgens than normal,...
by Jamie Lober, Staff Writer
For those who are not familiar, hypotension is basically another word for low blood pressure. “Usually, when there is hypotension there is a reason, like too much medication for the blood pressure; volume depletion, which is dehydration; not...
