Medical Science

Synesthesia is a condition that describes how senses blend to create a fuller sense of a color, object, taste or feeling.  The word synesthesia means literally to join (syn) perceptions (thesia).  The symptoms of this condition can vary dramatically, from…
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Venipuncture (also called venepuncture or venopuncture),  is an invasive procedure of obtaining access to a vein. The purpose is to drawing a sample of venous blood or for administering drugs or fluids via intravenous therapy. there are a number of…
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What is a colonoscopy? Colonoscopy is an endoscopic procedure in which a thin tube of the size of your index finger is passed into the lower bowels including the rectum through the anal opening as a diagnostic procedure or as…
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Traditionally, there are five senses; sight, smell, taste, touch and hearing.  Each of the five senses consists of organs with specialized cells that have receptors for specific stimuli. These cells contain links to the nervous system and to the brain. …
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Until recently if you were diagnosed with a condition requiring surgery you could expect a large incision and a large scar as well. Relatively mew technology has begun to allow surgeons to conduct major procedures while only cutting three or…
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The flu is a respiratory illness caused by the influenza virus. Several strains of the virus are known that fall into one of three types: A, B, or C. A types are further broken tdown into subtypes categorized based on…
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The influenza (or “flu,” as it is familiarly known) outbreak of 2009, which struck hardest in Mexico, reached alert level 5, which meant it was one level short of being declared a pandemic.  In the first days of the epidemic,…
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Bird flu, or Avian flu, is an illness in birds caused by type A influenza virus. The form that passes to humans is an H5N1 strain known sometimes as Asian bird flu. In 2008, some experts expressed concern about an…
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In 1980 when aides was first discovered, I called the health department in Tucson, Arizona and talked to them about testing. Just think, maybe 25 million people would still be alive. If you don’t know you have a disease you…
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Words like epidemic and pandemic are tossed around frequently, especially with the media hype surrounding a potential avian bird flu and with the spread of the H1N1 “swine flu”. However, there is a very concrete definition of a pandemic, as…
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