Juliet Cohen

About Juliet Cohen

Juliet Cohen writes articles on rare skin disorders and health disorders. She also writes articles on health care.

Prevent Type 2 Diabetes

Diabetes is not contagious. Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin. Diabetes means a disease where people have too much sugar in their blood.
Date Posted: August 24, 2007

Male Hair Loss

Hair loss usually develops gradually and may be patchy or diffuse (all over). The average scalp contains about 100,000 hairs. Baldness typically refers to excessive hair loss from your scalp and can be the result of heredity, certain medications or...
Date Posted: August 24, 2007

Morning Sickness Cures

Morning sickness is the nauseated feeling you get during pregnancy. Morning sickness, which can actually occur at any time of the day, can really dampen your excitement about being pregnant.
Date Posted: August 24, 2007

Colon Cancer and Nutrition

Colon Cancer also known Colorectal cancer. Colon cancer 2nd most deaths for cancers in the US. Colon cancer is cancer that starts in the large intestine (colon) or the rectum (end of the colon).
Date Posted: August 24, 2007

Cervical Cancer Vaccine

Cervical cancer is a malignant cancer of the cervix. Cervical cancer is cancer that starts in the cervix, the lower part of the uterus (womb) that opens at the top. The upper part, or body, of the uterus, is where a fetus grows.
Date Posted: August 24, 2007

Diet and Breast Cancer

Breast cancer is a cancer of the glandular breast tissue. Breast cancer affects one in eight women during their lives. Breast cancer may be one of the oldest known forms of cancer tumors in humans.
Date Posted: August 24, 2007

Age and Diabetes Risk

Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin. Diabetes means a disease where people have too much sugar in their blood.
Date Posted: August 24, 2007

Dry, Itchy Skin Remedies

Dry skin is most common in your lower legs, arms, flanks (sides of the abdomen), and thighs. Dry skin, eczema, and hives can cause itching all over your body. Contact dermatitis is another cause of all-over itching. Dry skin is common.
Date Posted: August 24, 2007

Myths of Obesity

Obesity means having too much body fat. Obesity can run in families, but just how much is due to genes is hard to determine. Obesity is mainly caused by taking in more calories than are used up in physical activity and daily life.
Date Posted: August 24, 2007

Obesity Among Children and How to Prevent It

Obesity is both an individual clinical condition and is increasingly viewed as a serious public health problem. Obesity means having too much body fat. It is different from being overweight, which means weighing too much.
Date Posted: August 24, 2007