Archive for the ‘Anatomy’ Category
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009
Blood plasma and blood serum are both devoid of blood cells and platelets. The difference is in the clotting factors. Blood plasma still contains the proteins that allow it to clot: fibrinogen and other clotting factors, whereas blood serum has had the clotting factors removed.
What's left you might wonder. Blood ...
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Thursday, July 31st, 2008
This is the first of a series of articles documenting the roles that various organs play in the human body and what can go wrong with those organs. I have chosen to begin with the pancreas because it performs many, many important functions in the human body.
The pancreas is both ...
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Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
My son was recently at the dentist and we were told that he has 8 cavities. My husband and I take average care of his and his sister's teeth. His sister is 6 and has no cavities. Luckily, we only have to have 2 filled: in his molars. This led ...
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Tuesday, July 29th, 2008
Researchers have proven in animal studies what we intuitively know to be true. People who are recovering from alcohol addiction may be tempted to drink again when in surroundings that they associate with pleasurable drinking experiences. Possible triggers can include sight, smell, sound, familiar surroundings or people. It seems logical ...
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Tuesday, July 29th, 2008
Dr. Richard Rozmahel with the Lawson Research Group in London, Ontario has discovered the gene responsible for the production of excess mucus in the lungs and intestines of mice. A similar gene exists in humans. The gene mCLCA3 is responsible for clearing away mucus that normally builds up in patients ...
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Monday, July 28th, 2008
Researchers at Ohio State University found that exposure to the four most common air pollutants in busy cities, ozone, particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide, contributed to increased blood pressure in rats predisposed to high blood pressure. Two groups of hypertensive rats were examined in the study. One group ...
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Monday, July 28th, 2008
Researchers at the Medical College of Georgia have isolated the specific compound in germinated brown rice that could reduce nerve damage in patients with diabetes. In 2007, these same researchers had found a then, unidentified lipid in pre soaked (germinated) brown rice that was more beneficial to diabetes patients than ...
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Monday, July 28th, 2008
Doctor's at New York's Presbyterian Hospital have been participating in an ongoing clinical trial to remove a woman's gallbladder without entering the body cavity through her abdomen. The clinical trial is only for women at this time because the procedure is performed though a small incision in the back of ...
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Monday, July 28th, 2008
An interesting study out of Tel Aviv has found that the drug used to treat ADHD, methylphenidate (the generic name for Ritalin) decreases the risk of falls in seniors. Some (the study doesn't site the source of this statistic) estimate that approximately 50% of seniors die within a year of ...
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Monday, July 28th, 2008
MRSA, or methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus is a bacteria that causes skin infections. It is the scourge of many hospitals and retirement homes because it can be spread by touch contact and is incredibly difficult to treat. As its name implies, it is resistant to methicillin, but many different strains ...
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