Skin cancer has been considered the deadliest and the most common form of human cancer. In general, the most common form and considered serious and malignant is melanoma. This is so because it has the tendency to spread rapidly throughout the body. The tumor starts at the melanocytes. It is found [...]
Shingles is also known as herpes zoster which is a viral infection. This condition usually causes a painful rash and appears like a band of blister that wraps the upper extremities of your body from your back and to the side of the chest that runs along your breastbone. Other body parts like your face, [...]
Tuberculosis (TB) describes an infectious disease that has plagued humans since the Neolithic times. Two organisms cause tuberculosis — Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium bovis.
Physicians in ancient Greece called this illness “phthisis” to reflect its wasting character. During the 17th and 18th centuries, TB caused up to 25% of all deaths in Europe. In more recent [...]
Definition
2,3-diphosphoglycerate (2,3-DPG) is a substance made in the red blood cells. It controls the movement of oxygen from red blood cells to body tissues. 2,3-DPG testing is done to help investigate both a deficiency in red blood cells (anemia) and an unexplained increase of red blood cells, called erythrocytosis.
Purpose
Hemoglobin, the protein in the blood that [...]
Halogenated hydrocarbons
Halogenated hydrocarbons are usually volatile, and exposure can be through ingestion or inhalation. They are lipid soluble and can pass through the blood-brain barrier. Most will depress the central nervous system (CNS) when acute exposures are high.
Carbon tetrachloride: Individuals can be exposed to carbon tetrachloride through consumption of contaminated drinking water. Although transient, low-level [...]
Despite decades of warnings from doctors and the U.S. Government, nearly one in four Americans still smoke cigarettes regularly. Millions of people have quit since the government first reported a link between smoking and lung cancer in 1964, but many people continue to smoke and thousands of young people start smoking every month.
Smoking facts you [...]
More and more women are turning to natural remedies to treat menopausal symptoms. Many help. However, natural doesn’t always mean safe. Be sure to read what research shows about some popular remedies.
Because these compounds have varying estrogenic effects, women who have contraindications to estrogen should talk with their physician before taking these herbal remedies.
Black Cohosh
Active [...]
Drinking water is crucial for good health, but keeping track of how much you drink can be difficult during the course of a busy day. The Fluid Intake Tracker, or FIT Clip is a great little counter to help you know how much water you have had and how much more you need.
Fluid Intake Tracker
The [...]
Drinking water is so important for good health. When you were a kid in school, you learned that each molecule of water is made up of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. You may also have learned that it was great fun to fill up your squirt guns with water, at least until the [...]
“Just breathe,” croons country artists Faith Hill in her hit single of the same name. If only it were that simple! Breathing comes naturally, but conscious, controlled breathing takes practice.
In his web site, http://www.breathing.com/, Michael Grant White claims that “most of us access only 10%-20% of our full breathing capacity, leaving us tired, short of [...]