Bill Maher should stick to politics. He's been Twittering that people who get swine flu shots are idiots and also mouthed off on his "Real Time With Bill Maher" show about the vaccine, impl… Read More

Well, I'm finally back here. The excitement of the election and the inauguration of Barack Obama has finally died down a bit and I'm able to tear my brain away from politics enough to concen… Read More

A friend found a handy tool for us hypochondriacs on the "Real Simple" website. It's called the:Hypochondriac's Handbook.The "handbook," which is a 12-page web article, deals with such dive… Read More

Alzheimer's Disease is of particular interest to me, since my mother-in-law has it, and my father did too in his last years, although we never had a specific diagnosis.Those of you who follo… Read More

Hello fellow hypochondriacs! I just wanted to pop in and apologize for my long absence. I had been intending to write another information-laden post about, of all things, appendix cancer… Read More

I've known several people who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer, which is not surprising given that this is a common cancer among men, and I am now at that age that my male friends ar… Read More

Unfortunately, many of the subjects I choose to write about in Medicana are driven by the diagnosis of someone I know with the condition in question.In the case of colon cancer, I am sorry t… Read More

After posting every day for the month of November on my regular blog, Mauigirl's Meanderings, as part of NaBloPoMo, it is finally over, and we can return to normal programming. In other wo… Read More

As a hypochondriac, I'm sure you have often searched the Internet for diseases and conditions that you fear you may have, or because you know someone who has something that you want to make… Read More

Recent reports of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) spreading in schools have no doubt been panicking hypochondriacs everywhere, especially since these infections can look l… Read More

Not to belabor this subject, but CNN had another article about misdiagnoses that I thought I would share with you. This article was about several of the most common illnesses or conditions… Read More

I thought it was about time I wrote about this subject – since I am an oral cancer survivor. Two and a half years ago, I was diagnosed with, of all things, tongue cancer. I didn’… Read More

For all I poke fun of myself for being a hypochondriac, I believe hypochondria, in moderation, can actually be a very good thing, leading to a long and healthy life. Why? Because if you're t… Read More

CNN had an interesting, albeit concerning, article regarding misdiagnoses – which apparently happen all too often.As a hypochondriac, you are probably used to being told “Don&rsq&hell…Read More

A recent article reported in Medical News Today confirms what I have suspected for some time: stress apparently is a co-factor for memory loss associated with Alzheimer's Disease.A study be… Read More

Ruth of Me, My Life, My Garden has awarded Medicana a "Creative Blogger" award, saying it is quite creative for someone to invent a blog for hypochondriacs! Thanks, Ruth!In case, as a hypoc… Read More

A recent study by the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston indicates that elderly people are just as able to synthesize muscle from protein as younger people are.The study compare… Read More

As the Baby Boomers age, more and more people will be diagnosed with the most common type of macular degeneration, age-related macular degeneration, or AMD.Macular degeneration is a type of… Read More

I happened to notice a headline today that clearly stated "Meditation Won't Boost Health - Study." The article was one of those short, consumer-friendly health-related articles written for t… Read More

In the course of checking my Sitemeter from time to time I notice a lot of people find this blog via Google. And often they are searching for symptoms that the blog doesn't address so I assu… Read More

Believe it or not, this too has been an illness I have experienced personally. There is no end to them! (Are you really a hypochondriac if you actually have real diseases? I personally have… Read More

CNN had a good article today about the odds of people getting some of the more obscure diseases such as Mad Cow Disease, compared to more common ones like heart disease and osteoporosis.Now… Read More

Hello friends,I've been so busy recently that I haven't yet written my next major disease post, which will be on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, or, as it is often known, Chronic Fatigue and Immun… Read More

I just discovered MDLinx, a website that provides scientific articles on many different diseases and conditions. If you are a serious hypochondriac, as I am, I'm sure you will have suffici… Read More

I came across this new website and had to share it with my fellow hypochondriacs and anyone who is interested in medical subjects and basic gossip. It is called "Who is sick?"The premise is… Read More