1. What is a clinical trial? A clinical trial is a carefully designed study which tests the benefits and risks of a specific medical treatment or intervention, such as a…
Gastroparesis Essentials (INFOGRAPHIC)
Normally, the stomach normally empties in 1½ to 2 hours after eating a meal. When you have gastroparesis, your stomach takes a lot longer to empty. The delay results in…
6 Early Signs of Liver Disease
A healthy liver helps clean the blood, digest food, and fight infections. Typically, the liver can repair itself and create new healthy liver tissue when damaged. However, prolonged damage limits…
4 Male Depression Myths
Depression does not discriminate between gender, race, or age. Men be diagnosed with depression. According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, in 2015 there were over 44,000 suicides, of…
Busting 5 ADHD Myths
Masses of misinformation swirl around the media, writing ADHD off as laziness and lack of discipline. While people with ADHD may have trouble paying attention, controlling impulsive behavior, or being…
How to Maintain a Healthy Liver
The liver is a really important organ. Your liver processes everything you eat, drink, breathe, and absorb through your skin. It converts nutrients into energy for your body and removes…
6 Signs of ADHD in Preschoolers
All young children get impatient and make impulsive decisions. However, a child with ADHD has a more difficult time learning social cues and exhibits hyperactive, impulsive behaviors noticeably more than…
Gastroparesis 101
Gastroparesis, also called delayed gastric emptying, is a disorder that disrupts digestion. Literally, it translates to “stomach paralysis”. Normally, stomach muscles contract to break up food and move it along…
Fighting ADHD Boredom
Dull moments are an unavoidable part of everyday life. Lines, lectures, and traffic aren’t anybody’s favorite things but they can push someone with ADHD to the boredom breaking point. A…
What to Eat During an Ulcerative Colitis Flare
Research shows that nutrition can’t cause or cure ulcerative colitis. There are no foods that can cause someone to develop ulcerative colitis, and there is no miracle diet that will…