Diarrhea is a condition wherein a person has three or more loose bowel movements in one day. If left unchecked, diarrhea can cause severe dehydration and electrolyte imbalances, which can eventually lead to death. In fact, in developing countries, diarrhea is a common cause of death. It is even...
Montezuma's revenge is a slang or colloquialism for diarrhea that has been contracted while in Mexico or in other countries in Latin America by tourists and people who are not locals. The term "Montezuma's revenge" is reference to the event in history when the local Latin American people were...
nbsp;With the news that around 200 million infected eggs have been recalled, people are curiously searching for the Salmonella symptoms in order to ensure that their families are safe from the infection. The onset of Salmonella from contaminated eggs causes the consumer to experience extreme diarrhea...
The bowel is the term used when referring to the intestines which are crucial for the completion of the digestive process as they move waste out of the body through the colon on the way for total excretion from the body. Since there are two intestines, the large and small intestine, the bowels can...
Psyllium husk, also known as isphagula, is the husk of the seeds of the plan plantago psyllium. This plant grows mostly in the Middle East. Psyllium husk has long been popular as one of the best ways of including more dietary fiber in the diet because of its high fiber content, especially when it...
Lactose intolerance is a condition wherein a person is unable to digest or metabolize lactose, a kind of sugar that is found in milk. If a person is lactose intolerant, he will experience gastrointestinal problems when ingesting any kind of food that contains milk and other dairy products. Lactose...
Last week, the Kroger Company recalled several brands of pet food due to the discovery of traces of aflatoxin within the packaged products. Alfatoxin is, per the recall information, a "naturally occurring toxic chemical by product from the growth of the fungus Aspergillus flavus on corn and other...
Zinc is a kind of metallic chemical element. It is considered to be a transition metal, similar to nickel and mercury. It has the chemical symbol of ZN with an atomic number of 30. In its pure form it has a kind of light blue color. It tends to be quite brittle at room temperature but, once it is...
The Portage County Sheriff's Department was called to a field in Stockton, Wisconsin over the weekend to investigate the cause of 200 dead cattle. Officials report that the cattle dropped dead and bodies were removed via semi load tractor trailers for disposal. Officials from the Portage County...
The issue of copycat crime is a fascinating one that raises deep questions in the fields of psychology, philosophy, criminology and jurisprudence. Are filmmakers – if not legally, at least morally – responsible for their creations that motivate people to commit crime?
