A psychiatrist with a storefront office specialized in "ailments of the nerves and soul".
Many plant-derived chemicals have been studied for their potential benefits in ailments including inflammation, cancer, neurodegeneration, and cardiovascular disease.
As a psychiatric resident at Harvard from 1988 to 1991, she was well versed in ailments like depression, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
The initial approach to treatment in the Unani system entails the establishment of a regimen to normalize and balance the external factors (e.g., air, water, and food) involved in ailments and diseases.
Scientists in Iceland have produced an unprecedented snapshot of a nation's genetic makeup, discovering a host of previously unknown gene mutations that may play roles in ailments as diverse as Alzheimer's disease, heart disease and gallstones.
The notorious stomach bug Helicobacter pylori has been implicated in ailments such as chronic gastritis, peptic ulcers, and stomach cancer.
It may even help ease pathological muscle fatigue in ailments such as emphysema, which involves exhaustion of the diaphragm, he says.
Nuclear hormone receptors--proteins that sit on the membrane surrounding the chromosomes and turn genes on and off in response to certain hormones--are implicated in ailments such as cancer, heart disease, and diabetes.
This can be attributed in part to a rise in ailments such as heart disease, stress and anxiety.
Various biological tissues have been analyzed by Raman spectroscopy and shown to identify diseased tissue in ailments such as breast cancer, atherosclerosis, cervical precancer, and Alzheimer's disease, to name a few.
