Conditions & Diseases

Most people with GERD notice their symptoms most acutely after meals. The burning sensation after dinner, the discomfort on the

You have probably seen the lists. No coffee. No chocolate. No tomatoes. No citrus. No spicy food. Avoid mint. Avoid

Introduction You finish dinner, settle onto the couch, and then it starts. A burning sensation rising from your chest toward

High blood pressure and heart disease don’t just happen to occur together. One causes the other – and over time,

Hypertension and kidney disease have one of the most clinically important relationships in medicine – and it runs in both

Most people with hypertension didn’t do one dramatic thing wrong. Blood pressure rises through a slow accumulation of risk –

Hypertension is called the silent killer not because it’s rare or unpredictable – it’s the most common chronic condition in

You’ve had thyroid bloodwork done. Your TSH is elevated – say, 5.5 or 7.2 mIU/L – but your Free T4

Hyperthyroidism is the opposite problem from hypothyroidism – instead of too little thyroid hormone, there’s too much. And while the

Hypothyroidism is one of the most commonly diagnosed conditions in American medicine – and one of the most frequently misunderstood