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...
Gulf Spill compromises air quality and sickens 560 plus people. Reports from AFP, an Austin, Texas based air filtration and purification company have indicated 160 spill crew workers and 400 beachgoers in Escambia County, Florida received medical treatment for upper and lower respiratory...
A perforated bowel refers to a condition that requires immediate medical attention. This refers to a hole in the bowel that opens, which allows the contents to empty into the abdominal cavity. The immediate result of this is usually sepsis or a blood infection. Left untreated, a perforated bowel...
The pineal gland is a small endocrine gland found attached in the posterior wall of the third ventricle near the center of the brain slightly above the pituitary gland, a little behind the root of the nose. This pea-sized gland is also known as the pineal body, epiphysis or “the third eye”. The...
Hot flashes are one of the terrible things that women have to go through, especially when they reach menopausal age. Hot flashes are characterized by the feeling of intense heat all throughout the body, including the face. These flashes are also accompanied by perspiration and can be very...
No, the stiletto snake is not a new kind of shoe. It is a snake whose natural habitat is Africa. It likes to stay underground, and in fact can burrow and create a small tunnel. Instinctively, it chooses to make its tunnel under rocks, where it will be undetected. Lucky for humans, the stiletto...
When you run experiments, there's inherently an element of the unknown. After all, we're trying to figure out things we don't know. And sometimes, things go wrong. FATALLY WRONG! Here are some of the most interesting, most intriguing, and sometimes most horrific, experimental deaths we've ever...
Kidney stones are hard solid masses that form in the kidneys. These masses are also called calculi and result from the conglomeration of mineral deposits. Another term for kidney stones is ureterolithiasis. There are various kinds of kidney stones, depending on the cause of their formation....
Muscle spasm is an involuntary and sudden contraction within a muscle. This burst of activity and energy in a muscle may be painful at times, but is rarely dangerous and does not last longer than a few minutes. The brain merely sends a signal to the muscle, instructing it to contract without the...
Malaria is a parasitic disease that involves high fevers, shaking chills, flu-like symptoms, and anemia. Malaria is a human based parasitic disease that is transmitted via Mosquitos. Every year, there are roughly 500 million cases of malaria that kills roughly 1-2 million children concentrated for...
