Thanks to breakthroughs in medicine and nutrition in recent years, we are living longer than ever before. But this increase in life expectancy also brings an increase in the number of diseases, ...

When you have diabetes mellitus, which is referred to as diabetes, your blood glucose level is consistently high. Untreated, a high sugar level damages your nerves. Blood vessels that take oxygen to ...

Diabetic peripheral neuropathy is a common complication of diabetes, often marked by pain, numbness, weakness and poor ...

The National Institutes of Health estimates that 20 million Americans, most over age 65, suffer with some form of peripheral neuropathy, a painful chronic nerve disorder. Peripheral neuropathy is a ...

As far as ailments go, neuropathy may not be one that everyone has heard of or even knows much about, yet the Neuropathy Association estimates at least 20 million people — roughly one in 15 nationwide ...

Neuropathy causes tingling or numbness, especially in the hands and feet. It affects about one to two percent of Americans and is caused by damage to a single or multiple nerves. There are different ...

A few days ago my doctor directed me to double the dose of my chemo. I hate when that happens. I was tolerating the amount that I was taking and there is always a risk when you increase the dose. I am ...

Q: I am 85 years old and in reasonably good health. I have been an athlete for most of my life. I developed neuropathy of my feet approximately seven years ago after my back surgery, but now I am to ...

Although there is little relief available to cancer survivors experiencing neuropathy, hope may be on the horizon. Megan McKinney-Dyson was shocked when she received a diagnosis of stage 3b colon ...

StemWave acoustic wave therapy is now available in DuBois, Western Pennsylvania through Mercy Family Health, offering FDA-cleared technology that increases blood circulation and targets nerve damage ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Anyone can appreciate the relaxing benefits of a foot massage—but the best foot massagers go beyond just ...