If you are feeling run down and weak, but there seems to be no other physical problems, you could be suffering from hypothyroidism. This condition affects the thyroid gland and makes the hormone that it produces less apparent in the body. Hypothyroidism can also cause other problems such as high cholesterol and raise the risk of a stroke or heart attack.

While the chance of getting hypothyroidism is more apparent in those who have a family history of it, people of any age can get the condition. It occurs more often in those over the age of 60, particularly in women.
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The human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases in the country. The virus will infect the skin and mucous membranes of the genitals, often leading to genital warts. There are more than 40 different types of the disease, and not all are treatable. Some may even lead to cancer.

Who Can Get HPV?

Anyone who comes into sexual contact with a person who has HPV can be affected. And unless genital warts appear, most people do not even know that they have it. At least half of all sexually active adults may have HPV and not know it. Children can also get it by being born to a mother who has HPV.

Causes of HPV

HPV will cause normal cells in the body to turn abnormal. This usually happens on the area of the mucous membranes or skin that was infected. In mot cases, the body can fight off HPV with the immunes system and everything returns to normal. But sometimes HPV can cause genital warts. And if the HPV was never fought off by the body’s immune system, it has the potential to turn into cancer.
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Hot flashes are usually associated with menopause. There are times when a woman will just feel flushed and hot. There feels like there is not relief. But the hot flashes sometimes pass as quickly as they can come on. For women who have to deal with hot flashes, there are many different treatments that can work to reduce or get rid of hot flashes completely. Women in their pre-menopausal and menopausal stages will often get hot flashes.

Causes of Hot Flashes

The changes in the hormone levels in the body are the trigger for hot flashes. They usually come on at the beginning of menopause, and often disappear after a year or two. Eating well, exercising regularly, and avoiding drugs and alcohol will be the best way to manage hot flashes, but there are also other treatments available. Read the rest of this entry »