Polyneuropathy: A Disease of the Longest Nerve-Fibers

The peripheral nerves are bundles containing many individual nerve-fibers, and are similar to telephone cables carrying many individual wires. There are two basic types of nerve-fibers–motor and sensory. The motor fibers carry electrical impulses outward from the spinal cord to the muscles, causing them to contract. The sensory fibers carry electrical impulses inward from the … Read more

Phyto Estrogen Reduce The Risk Of Certain Cancers

“Phyto-estrogen interaction with estrogen receptors in human breast cancer cells,” J. (2002) Effect of soy phytoestrogens on hot flashes in postmenopausal women with breast cancer: a randomized, controlled clinical trial. Case-control study of phyto-oestrogens and breast cancer. Concentrated phytoestrogen supplements appear to have oestrogenic actions in the breast and may interfere with the therapeutic use … Read more

Peyronie’s disease and abnormally bent penis – causes, symptoms and treatment options

WHAT IS PEYRONIE’S DISEASE? Peyronie’s disease consists of hard, fibrous tissue, called plaques, developing within the penile shaft. The plaques are hard, thickened and stiff areas, actually a kind of internal scarring. In this fibroid tissue also calcium compounds can accumulate, making the plaques even harder. The Peyronie’s disease is also called cavernositis, and also … Read more