http://healthforself.today.com Where complicated medical literature is translated into everyday use. Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:27:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Prostate can be found just below the bladder.  Your urethra is a tube-like structure that runs from your bladder, through the middle of the prostate, and down the middle of the  penis.  Your urethra carries urine and semen through the penis and to the outside world. The main purpose of the ... http://healthforself.today.com/2009/06/08/prostate-prostate-cancer-and-enlarged-prostate/ The lungs make up the respiratory system which consists of a right and  left lung.  The right lung is divided into three lobes and the left has two lobs (a third theoretical lobe known as the lingula exists).  When you take a breath, your diaphragm contracts and moves downward, causing ... http://healthforself.today.com/2009/06/06/lungs-lung-the-lungs-smoking-asthma-breathing/ The heart is a simple pump that drives blood throughout your body to other organs and tissues.   Heart disease is the leading cause of death among adults in the United States.  Those who are at the highest risk for heart disease include individuals with a strong family history, high cholesterol, ... http://healthforself.today.com/2009/05/21/heart-causes-and-preventions-of-heart-disease-strokes-and-heart-attacks/ Swine flu (swine influenza, pig flu) is a variety of influenza virus that usually infects pigs. Swine flu typically is spread from pig to pig.  However, the swine flu becomes dangerous when it spreads from pigs to humans and then from one human to another.  Humans who have been infected ... http://healthforself.today.com/2009/05/06/swine-flu-causes-symptoms-and-prevention/ Acai berries grow in the Amazon rainforest located in Brazil. The acai berry is considered beneficial due to its large amount of free-radical antioxidants. Many claims are made regarding the acai berries' ability to improve the immune system, improve digestion, fight aging, protect against coronary artery disease, fight ... http://healthforself.today.com/2009/04/09/acai-acai-berry-benefits-acai-benefits-of-acai-acai-juice-acai-drink-acai-power-acai-berry-juice-acai-berries-buy-acai-the-acai-berry-amazon-acai-berry-acai-pure-buy-acai-berry-acia-berry/ If you have visited your cardiologist or a good primary care physician recently, they may have suggestioned you take a fish oil supplement. Fish oil, or Omega-3 fatty acids to be specific in this case, has been shown to reduce the incidence of cardiovascular disease. Though it may sound counterintuitive ... http://healthforself.today.com/2009/04/01/fish-oil-fish-oils-fish-oil-benefits-fish-oil-supplements-fish-oil-health-fish-oil-pills-benefits-of-fish-oil-best-fish-oil-cod-liver-oil-fatty-acids-health-supplement-heart-attack-stroke/ This part 3 of 3 in the Breast Cancer Series. Treatment of breast cancer includes the input of surgeons, pathologists, oncologists and radiologists. Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia Treatment for such a diagnosis usually requires a lumpectomy to ensure no cancerous cells are present.  After the lumpectomy, the patient must decide with their physician if ... http://healthforself.today.com/2009/03/29/breast-cancer-breast-cancer-treatment-breast-cancer-treatments-treatment-for-breast-cancer-breast-cancer-tamoxifen-tamoxifen-side-effects-nolvadex-side-effects/ This is the second post in a series of 3 regarding the topic of breast cancer.   In the first post of the series we discussed the basic anatomy and benign diseases of the breast.  This post will discuss the malignant breast diseases. Over 200,000 new cases of breast cancer will be ... http://healthforself.today.com/2009/03/24/breast-cancer-dcis-lcis-lobular-carinoma-ductal-carcinoma-in-situ-cancer-nolvadex-taking-doctor-drug-take/ This post is the first in a set of three posts covering the topic of breast cancer.  The first post will deal with the basic anatomy of the breast and also benign (or non-cancerous) processes that occur in the breast. The second post will deal with malignant diseases of the ... http://healthforself.today.com/2009/03/22/breast-cancer-series-symptoms-screening-and-treatment-1-of-3/ The tragic death of Natasha Richardson has sparked much conversation regarding head injury and how such a seemingless innocent fall could have been fatal.  Natasha Richardson died from what is categorized as an epidural hematoma.  An epidural hematoma is a type of head trauma that is an emergency and needs ... http://healthforself.today.com/2009/03/20/how-did-natasha-richardsons-fall-cause-her-death-epidural-bleed-explanation/