Close contact with pesticides and exposure to toxic chemicals? Overconsumption of alcohol and painkillers? Heat stroke or just overworked? Health officials, concerned charity workers and medical researchers are racing against time to find out why the male population of six…
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Hysteria is a psychological or neurotic disorder with symptoms such as nervousness, partial paralysis and hallucinations and many other symptoms depending on the individual. Originally it was thought to be a condition that only affected women. The Greek physician Hippocrates…
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The nature of alcoholism It is possible to recognize the early stages of alcoholism. The later stages of chronic alcoholism should not have to happen, if the early alcoholism symptoms are recognized and treated. The article, “What Are the Symptoms…
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Pain is one of the body’s most effective diagnostic tools. As a symptom, it can be a direct indicator to the original cause of the body’s malfunction or illness. Different types of pain allow a physician to determine whether the…
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Peutz-Jegher’s Syndrome Peutz-Jegher’s Syndrome (PJS) is a rare autosomal dominant disorder. Thus, it is not a sex-related disorder and can instead be inherited from either parent. PJS affects an estimated 1 in 25,000 people. It is caused by mutations in…
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Water related diseases affect all aspects of water use, most importantly, drinking water and water for bathing and sanitary purposes. As a result, it is really difficult to imagine how microbes can be totally eradicated from water used in developing…
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The immune system is an organization of specialized cells, tissues, proteins, and organs that interact in a dynamic way to protect the human body against foreign invaders. Microbes, such as bacteria, parasites, and viruses are the principal targets of the…
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One of the finer things in life is a glass of great wine drunk from a sparkling crystal goblet – or is it? Joseph H. Graziano is a toxicologist at Columbia University’s College of physicians and Surgeons. As reported in…
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“The use of this technology is not only essential for the future of curbing the spread of infectious diseases,” explains John Haynes, public health program manager for the NASA Earth Science Applied Sciences Program, at the 2007 American Society of…
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Many people tend to be very wary of using public restrooms because of what they perceive as the health risks associated with them. The reality of most of them however is that they are clean enough to minimize the risk…
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