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Renal and Genitourinary

Chronic Kidney Disease

Overview and Risk Factors The condition termed "chronic kidney disease" (CKD) is a progressive syndrome of renal insufficiency and failure in which the kidneys lose their ability to filter blood, concentrate the urine, excrete wastes, and maintain electrolyte balance. Formerly...
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Renal and Genitourinary

Urinary Tract Infection

Overview and Risk Factors Urinary tract infection (UTI) occurs when pathogenic bacteria enter the urethra and cause infection and inflammation. The urethra alone may be affected (urethritis), but more commonly the infection reaches the bladder (cystitis). The kidneys may also be involved...
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Oncology

Thyroid Cancer

Overview and Risk Factors Thyroid cancers are uncommon, accounting for less than 1% of all cancers. However, incidence has risen significantly during the past half century, possibly the result of radiation therapy to the head and neck used to treat benign childhood conditions in the...
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Respiratory

Asthma

Overview and Risk Factors Asthma is a chronic respiratory disease in which bronchial obstruction and bronchospasm lead to dyspnea, wheezing, chest tightness, and/or cough. Key to its pathogenesis is inflammation of the airways. Inflammatory cells, including mast cells, eosinophils, T lymphocytes,...
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Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat

Glaucoma

Overview and Risk Factors Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases characterized by optic nerve damage that is usually associated with elevated intraocular pressure. It can cause permanent visual field loss and possible blindness.1 Glaucoma is the second-leading cause of blindness...
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Cardiovascular

Heart Failure

Overview and Risk Factors   Heart failure is the inability of the heart to deliver adequate oxygen to the body's peripheral tissues. Primarily a disease of elderly persons, heart failure affects more than 5 million Americans. It can develop in anyone with a history of...
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Respiratory

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Overview and Risk Factors Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive and irreversible airway disorder usually caused by smoking. It is characterized by diminished inspiratory and expiratory lung capacity, airflow obstruction, and impaired gas exchange. COPD is the fourth most...
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Cardiovascular

Venous Insufficiency and Varicosities

Overview and Risk Factors Chronic venous insufficiency is a common clinical problem, whose presentation ranges from mildly unsightly veins to recurrent cellulitis and ulceration requiring frequent hospitalizations. An estimated 25% of the U.S. adult population has some degree of varicose...
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by T. Colin Campbell, PhD

For almost 50 years, I have designed and directed large research projects in the areas of nutrition and health.  As a result of this experience, I have come to realize that most nutrition and health information is very misleading. It is no coincidence that we now have a health care crisis which is very expensive and which compromises the quality of life for millions of Americans and others living on a Western-style diet. . . READ FULL STATEMENT >>

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Sometimes the most elegant solution is the most simple. Why plant-based nutrition? Why not? Why develop heart disease? Cancer? Diabetes? The epidemic of chronic, degenerative disease that is sweeping the western world can not only be stopped, it can be reversed. The power lies in the hands of the consumer, in the choices we make about what to put on our plates.