There are two types of risk factors for heart disease, those that are controllable and those that you cannot control. The main risk factors for heart disease are being male, becoming older, a...

Adrenal glands are triangle shaped and situated on top of the kidneys. They are small and orangish in color. Surrounding them is tissue and a layer of fat. The two parts that make up an adrenal...

Stretching the back can minimize back pain. When you stretch the back, you promote healthy joints, muscles, bones, connective tissues, and so on. Stretch exercises are the action of expanding the...

Several years ago, when I was camping in the mountains of Wyoming, I came across an event that does not happen to me often. My friend and I were hiking through the forest and all of a sudden we...

Most of the people I know have one addiction or another. Whether it is an addiction to cigarettes, food or alcohol they all fall into basically the same category. I have an extremely addictive...

Kidney stones are painful. They occur due to disruption in the normal balance between salt, minerals, water, and other materials that are found in the urine. The kidney stones that develop are in a calcification form due to the urine changes. It is...

Kidney infections, or pyelonephritis, is a specific type of urinary tract infection that may begin in the bladder and travels up into the kidneys. If a kidney infection is not treated properly it can cause permanent damage to the kidneys or even...

A bladder infection, otherwise known as cystitis, is inflammation all of the bladder caused by bacteria. It is more common in women and very rare in men. Although it is not known why women get more infections and man, it is theorized that because...

The kidneys are a pair of organs responsible for filtering waste products out of the blood system. These waste products are a result of normal breakdown in muscle tissue as well as metabolism of the food that we eat. Occasionally individuals finds...

A bladder infection, also known as cystitis, is caused by bacteria in the bladder. Cystitis is more prevalent in women then in men. This is more notable during the years of a womens reproductive cycle. Women are more apt to have a bladder infection...