Medical Science

The human stomach is a major organ of the gastrointestinal tract and found in the upper left quadrant of the abdomen. This organ system is involved in digestion. Starting with the entry of food via the mouth, it travels down…
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Lower back pain is a common complaint in today’s world. It is one of the most common reasons for a person to visit their doctor and is the most common reason for disability under the age of 45. The lower…
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Dengue fever is caused by four related viruses that are spread by mosquitoes, affecting 100 million people each year and killing more than 12,000. The common fever is generally not fatal, but infection causes uncomfortable and unpleasant symptoms for a…
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Like all complex animals, the human body displays remarkable immune defenses against invaders, such as bacteria and virus, that would otherwise overwhelm the system.There are also internal parasites to be dealt with in each body. When a person sneezes, he…
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When the kidneys are no longer able to perform their task of producing urine and filtering out the toxic substances and other byproducts from the blood, it may be necessary for such patients to undergo an artificial filtering process known…
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The hepatovirus genus is a group of viruses within the picornavirus family. Today, there is only a single known hepatovirus, the virus which causes Hepatitis A in humans. Hepatitis A is a liver disease which usually spreads through poor hygiene…
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Kaiba Gionfriddo was just six weeks old when he was diagnosed with severe tracheobronchomalacia, a rare respiratory disease that caused his airway to collapse, making him stop breathing and turn blue. At just two months’ old, baby Kaiba had to…
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Whether in school biology class, a discussion of medical problems, a police investigation, a protest against GMO foods or science fiction, everybody has heard of chromosomes, genes and DNA. Understanding what they are is another matter. A lot of people…
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The arrival of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART) proves to be one of the medical research achievements in controlling the drastic increase of mortality rates due to HIV infection.  The revealing effects of HAART in people living with HIV include:…
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Before you light up that next joint and tell yourself that a little recreational pot never hurt anybody, you might want to reconsider. According to new findings released in the Journal of Neuroscience, just one or two joints a week…
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