Posts Tagged With ‘ Understanding Your Diagnosis and Treatment Options ’

It’s scary to consider that you, or a loved one, may have Alzheimer’s disease, the most common type of dementia. Alzheimer’s disease involves the parts of the brain that controls thought, memory, and language. As you may have observed in others, Alzheimer’s can gradually make it hard to carry out even the simplest of daily activities. If you think that you or a loved one might have Alzheimer’s disease, how can you get a diagnosis? Continue reading Should You Use an At-Home Test for Alzheimer’s Disease? at ZaggoCare.  Continue Reading

Allergies can be annoying and, in some cases, life-threatening. If you start sneezing and get watery eyes every time you rub a cat, chances are you are allergic to cats. But for some people, it’s not clear what’s causing their allergic reactions. Although you can go to a doctor who specializes in allergies, you may feel tempted to buy an at-home allergy test to learn what you’re allergic to. Should you skip the allergist and use an at-home allergy test? Continue reading Should You Use An At-Home Allergy Test? at ZaggoCare.  Continue Reading

When you have a condition that doctors struggle to treat, it’s frustrating, scary, and depressing. You worry you’ll never get better. You’re sick of being sick. In desperation, you may feel tempted to receive treatments at an unregulated, free-standing stem cell clinic. But the dangers of stem cell clinics should not be ignored. Importantly, stem cell treatments at free-standing clinics can be quite dangerous, as compared to hospital-based treatments (although all stem cell treatments come with risks). Continue reading The Dangers of Stem Cell Clinics at ZaggoCare.  Continue Reading

Why are second opinions important? They can reduce your risk of misdiagnosis and help you get the best care and outcome possible. Let’s face it – it’s overwhelming and scary to be diagnosed with a serious illness. But what if your doctor is wrong? What if he/she determines you have one condition when you actually have another? Or perhaps your doctor tells you there is nothing wrong with you, but that’s not true. Continue reading Why are Second Opinions Important? at ZaggoCare.  Continue Reading