Chronic Illness Archives

How Deiodinase Enzymes Control Thyroid Hormone Levels at a Cellular Level

Metabolism is largely dependent on adequate levels of thyroid hormone to create the energy needed by the body to carry out vital functions. Insufficient amounts of thyroid hormone can have broad, non-specific but wide-ranging effects. Such common symptoms of fatigue, brain fog, and weight ...Read More

Breast Cancer; A Statistical Overview

Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in women worldwide. Approximately 1 in 8 women have a lifetime risk of developing breast cancer. There were over 2 million new cases of breast cancer in 2018. The top countries with the highest rates of ...Read More

Childhood Asthma – Turning the American Dream into an American Nightmare

Asthma is one of the most common chronic illnesses in the United States, affecting six million children under the age of 18, about 8% of this population. As with other chronic disease, it is a burden distributed unevenly, falling disproportionately on poor children and ...Read More

Autism – A Worldwide Epidemic of Staggering Proportions

Increased awareness of the symptoms of autism, now commonly referred to as Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), has resulted in frequent discussions in the media and society at large. In 2017, the World Health Organization estimated that the global prevalence of autism spectrum disorder in ...Read More