A yeast infection is a condition that is brought about by a group of microscopic fungi called Candida. Other names for yeast infection are candidiasis and thrush. While most people think of yeast infections as a woman’s issue, yeast infections can actually occur in many other parts of the body...
X-rays are crucial diagnostic tests that enable doctors to understand the nature and extent of a disease, condition or disease. These tests are conducted by X-ray technicians. X-ray technicians train for several years at trade schools in order to understand the different kinds of x-ray equipment,...
Obama's routine physical and health exam were uneventful with the exception of his doctor's warning: "Quit Smoking." The results from Obama's physical indicated the President is in "excellent health" and "fit for duty." Jeffrey Kuhlman performed the physical and reported to the White House...
Author John Updike passed away on Tuesday at the age of 76 from cancer. "It is with great sadness that I report that John Updike died this morning," said Nicholas Latimer of Alfred A. Knopf, a unit of Random House. "He was one of our greatest writers, and he will be sorely missed." Updike died in...
Obesity has reached epidemic proportions across the globe. More than 1 billion adults are overweight with 300 million labeled clinically obese. An alarming 22 million children around the world under the age of five are estimated to be overweight. Of even greater concern is the fact that these...
Senator Edward Kennedy will be buried Saturday at Arlington National Cemetery after a private funeral Mass scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. at Boston's Our Lady of Perpetual Help Basilica in Boston's Mission Hill section. After the Mass ends at about 12:30 p.m., Kennedy's coffin will be flown to...
Gamma globulin (otherwise known as immunoglobulin) is part of the body’s natural defense system. It is a kind of blood plasma protein, and along with the antibodies, help defeat disease-causing organisms. Today, medical science has found a way to extract gamma globulin and use it as a form of...
Some things might have been better off not being invented. Now we're not denying that these come with some good ... convenience, connectedness, etc. We're just saying... sometimes the bad seems to outweigh the good.
Eric Massa, a Democratic Representative, intends to resign from Congress on Monday in light of sexual harassment allegations and leaked media reports. Massa was planning on breaking the news of his resignation through his local New York newspaper, the Corning Leader, after his resignation but...
In an absolute parody The Spoof declared that Kanye West interupted Patrick Swayze's funeral with this remark:During a service being held to remember the life and career Patrick Swayze, West barged his way into the pastor's pulpit, comandered the mic and launched into a tyrade on the '80s star's...
