Medical Science

Anosmia is the medical name for the partial or complete loss of the sense of smell, and whilst this may not seem like a very pressing problem, it can cause a great deal of upset for those that suffer with…
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The colon is one of the more well-known organs in the gastrointestinal system. The colon is essentially just another term for the large intestine. The structure and function of the colon are very important to your ability to digest food…
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Chromosomal abnormalities range from the loss or addition of an entire chromosome to variations in smaller portions of the genetic sequence on a particular chromosome. The risk of chromosomal abnormalities increases with maternal age, probably due to the processes involved…
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A toddler, Hannah Warren aged two, is the youngest person ever to receive a bio-engineered organ. Born to a Canadian father and South Korean mother, the young girl was born unable to “breathe, speak, swallow, eat or drink on her…
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Stem Cell Research What is the cure to Parkinson’s? Will there ever be a reliable treatment to Alzheimer’s? Can man cure cancer? What used to be considered an impossibility to the world of science is now reality, with the development…
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Intracranial hemorrhage is the bleeding that tends to occur within the skull and the bleeding can occur either outside the brain matter or else within the brain. Being probably the most complex organ in the body, the brain can react…
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Heartburn can drive you to distraction.  Acid comes up from your stomach towards your chest and this is exactly how it feels.  While not normally life threatening, heartburn is extremely painful and the burning can make it impossible to concentrate…
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Certainly for safety, legal and health reasons an organ donor’s complete medical history should be revealed to a recipient’s physician, and to the surgeons performing the donation/transplant…But what necessity exists for disclosing this information to a recipient? Divulging too many details…
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Donor organ rejection remains one of the main obstacles to successful organ transplantation. According to Science Magazine, approximately 40 percent of all transplant patients experience at least one episode of acute rejection. Immune suppression and lifetime monitoring act to minimize…
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The polio vaccine is used to prevent infection with a virus that can affect the spinal cord and brain, leading to paralysis. Before the introduction of the vaccine in the 1950s, the disease crippled approximately 35,000 people each year, according…
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