Juliet Cohen

About Juliet Cohen

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

Breast Cancer - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

Breast cancer is a malignant (cancerous) growth that begins in the tissues of the breast. Over the course of a lifetime, one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer.
Date Posted: June 14, 2007

Multiple Sclerosis - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

Multiple Sclerosis(MS)also known as disseminated sclerosis or encephalomyelitis disseminata is a chronic, inflammatory, demyelinating disease that affects the central nervous system (CNS).
Date Posted: June 14, 2007

What is Diabetes Mellitus ?

Diabetes mellitus is defined as a fasting blood glucose of 126 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL) or more. “Pre-diabetes” is a condition in which blood glucose levels are higher than normal but not yet diabetic.
Date Posted: June 14, 2007

Diabetes Mellitus - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder characterized by hyperglycemia (high blood sugar). Diabetes is a disease in which the body doesn't produce or properly use insulin.
Date Posted: June 14, 2007

Cancer Treatment and Prevention

Cancer is a class of diseases or disorders characterized by uncontrolled division of cells and the ability of these to spread, either by direct growth into adjacent tissue through invasion, or by implantation into distant sites by metastasis (where...
Date Posted: June 14, 2007

Clinical Depression - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

linical depression (also called major depressive disorder, or unipolar depression when compared to bipolar disorder) is a state of intense sadness, melancholia or despair that has advanced to the point of being disruptive to an individual's...
Date Posted: June 14, 2007

Obesity - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

Obesity in children and adolescents is a serious issue with many health and social consequences that often continue into adulthood. Obesity is the nominal form of obese which comes from the Latin obesus, which means "stout, fat, or plump."...
Date Posted: June 14, 2007

Urticaria - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

Urticaria is an allergic skin rash also known as 'nettle rash' or hives. There are two distinct types: acute urticaria is often caused by an allergy and can last between several hours and six weeks; chronic urticaria persists beyond six...
Date Posted: June 14, 2007

Skin Cancer - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States.Skin cancer the abnormal growth of skin cells most often develops on skin exposed to the sun. The two most common types are basal cell cancer and squamous cell cancer.
Date Posted: June 14, 2007

Psoriasis - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

Psoriasis is believed to be an immune-mediated disease. Psoriasis is an inflammatory skin condition. Between 10% and 30% of people who develop psoriasis get a related form of arthritis called “psoriatic arthritis,” which causes...
Date Posted: June 14, 2007