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...
As is true of many of the diseases on the medical spectrum, skin diseases reference a wide array of conditions which affect the skin. Diseases affecting the skin can be caused by complications of other medical conditions, fungal infections, bacterial infections, allergic reactions, and even insect...
Life is full of hazards that can affect our health and well being. It is amazing that most of us are able to hurdle these obstacles and overcome the adversities we are faced with everyday without our bodies succumbing to illness due to these risks and the ever present pressures of life. But we...
Skin cancer is a hot topic that many people worry about because everyone is susceptible; especially when spring and summer are just around the corner. The experts spout advice on how to prevent skin cancer from developing on your body. And you are given detailed instructions on how to identify...
When a person's drinking does from an enjoyable social activity to a compulsive need to consume alcohol, they are in the throes of an alcohol addiction. An alcoholic may be drinking hard liquor, beer, or wine. A person living with alcoholism has cravings for alcohol and is not able to control their...
The Food And Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 a link between breast implants and cancer. The FDA has launched an investigation into sourcing the relationship between anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL), a rare form of cancer, and breast implants following the...
There are currently 13 States that have medical marijuana laws legalizing marijuana for medical use. This guide will help you determine if marijuana has been legalized in your state for medical or therapeutic usage. Medical Marijuana StatesAlaskaCaliforniaColoradoHawaiiMaineMichiganMontanaNevadaNew...
A carcinogen is a something that is known to cause cancer in humans or animals. Carcinogens can be any kind of substance and even if the said substance can promote or worsen cancer without having to actually cause the disease, it is still called carcinogen. A carcinogen affects a body in the most...
Formaldehyde is a type of chemical compound that is of essential use to many manufacturing sectors and other industries. When talking of formaldehyde, most people will be more familiar with one of its forms – formalin. Formalin is a solution of formaldehyde that is famous for being used as an...
Myo-inositol is a naturally occurring substance, along with the presence of the PI3K gene may be the "pathway" to preventing lung cancer. In a breakthrough study, researchers found that after taking the readily available dietary supplement, a gene identified as PI3K gets deactivated and slows...
