Health & Medicine

From miraculous survivals to bizarre medical disorders, the medical world is crawling with astounding tales. Here’s just a sampling of the many stories the medical community has to offer. Feel free to add your own astonishing medical tales in the comments Trimethylaminuria Thimethylaminuria is a rare metabolic disorder that causes the defect in a certain enzyme that breaks down trimethylamine, a compound released by protein-digesting bacteria, living in our stomach. Sufferers then begin to...

3 APRIL 2010 | GENEVA -- For the first time, immunization campaigns are being launched simultaneously tomorrow in 112 countries and territories in the World Health Organization Regions of the Americas, Eastern Mediterranean and Europe, with the goals of expanding immunization coverage and raising awareness of the importance of vaccines. The simultaneous immunization weeks, which began in the Americas in 2003, expanded to the European Region in 2005, and start this year in the Eastern...

Stem cells may one day be a viable treatment for people suffering from severe asthma, researchers say. A new study published online in the March 15-19 early edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences borrowed its idea from the field of organ transplantation, where multipotent stem cells in the form of bone marrow transplants are already used to reduce the risk of rejection in patients who have received donated organs. Senior study author Dr. Eva Mezey, head of the adult...

I found this article today that talks about a lack of ‘blue light’, which we get from early morning exposure to sunlight. When teenagers are not properly exposed to ‘blue light’ for one week, their bodies release melatonin 30 minutes later in the day, which causes them to stay up later and fall asleep in class the next day. The release of melatonin is often also responsible for lack of sleep due to insomnia. Insomnia What is Melatonin Melatonin helps us fall asleep. It is typically released...

Studies have shown that diets high in saturated fats increase the risk of heart disease. They also increase the level of LDL (bad) cholesterol in your blood.High levels of blood fats can harm your blood vessels. The most recognized blood fat is cholesterol. If your cholesterol level is too high, you need to bring it down by changing your eating and exercise habits. The simplest solution is to eat less saturated fat. (those that are solid at room temperature).The main strategy for reducing saturated fat is to eat a well-balanced diet. The doctors suggest that total daily fat intake should be ...

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I can’t be bothered with crowded gyms or diet pills, so to kick off my “fit body” resolution for the year, I decided to drink more water. It’s easily forgotten how drinking copious amounts of water (up to 100 ounces per day) can do for your body: feeling better-rested, more energized, heightened mental focus, less water retention, and so much more. Being that tap water leaves a bitter taste in my palate and bottled water seems so wasteful, an at-home water filtering and purification system is...