Christmas this year was a calling to thousands of NBA fans that, yes, there is going to be a season. During the Lakers vs. Bulls games the commentator began discussing Kobe’s knee treatment. The procedure involved centrifuging the patients blood and using the serum as an anti-inflammatory drug. Tracy McGrady reportedly recommended the therapy to [...]
Well…it was some work, moving the mouse from the middle of the screen to the “Add New Post” button, and the hardest is still to come. October 20, 2009, that was the last time a post was written for the blog, and now here I am scrounging down in the deepest corners of my brain [...]
As we get older, tremendous increase in size of the bones is an important process in development. Bone growth usually continues until age 25. However, do you ever wonder how our body makes the bones or transforms cartilage into bones? This process of replacing tissues with bones is known as ossification. Ossification is further split [...]
AIDS vaccines might be possible as British scientists in a recent study were able to recreate a camouflage mechanism that HIV uses in order to conceal itself from the body’s immune system. The researchers should be able to use the virus’s strength and turn it into its weakness which might allow them to formulate the [...]
A new experiment showed that removing certain genes in mice could imitate the effects and benefits of low-calorie diets such as extended lives and prevention of diseases. Scientists said that a drug, which may have similar effect on genes, could help people live longer and healthier lives. British researchers discovered that removal of a gene [...]
Acne is common in most adolescents and is one of the most widespread skin conditions in the world. More than 90 percent of adolescents and almost 25 percent of all adults suffer from it. Although there is no cure, we can still educate ourselves about what causes it, in order to better understand the condition [...]
For all the chocolate lovers out there, you might be able to support your consumption of chocolate using health related reasons. A study performed by Sweden researchers discovered that people who eat chocolate have an increased survival rate after acquiring a heart attack. The study include 1,169 subjects both nondiabetic men and women who had [...]
When a group of preschool teachers in Los Angeles began to feel giddiness, mood changes, and an intense surge of hunger after eating freshly baked brownies health investigators knew it wasn’t a case of food poisoning. All this happened when one of the teachers bought homemade brownies from what she believed to be a ‘church’ [...]
Who knew that your shower could be covering you with a dose of bacteria? Ironically, a new study shows that many showerheads are dirty and might be covering you up with bacteria, which can cause sickness. A research of fifty showerheads from nine different U.S. cities showed that about 15 showerheads or 30 percent of [...]
Ever wonder why hair begins to go gray with old age? Well there are a few different theories to why it happens, but how it happens can be explained more thoroughly with some basic biology. The Process of Hair Pigmentation Like our skin, hair get’s its natural pigment from the formation of melanin. Melanin consists [...]
@jaltucher I'm entering med school in the fall and it's expensive. What would you say is the best way to pay for it..loans ..etc. thanks
Just waiting for that call...6 more days. And no exams next week, maybe I'll work at the Jackson free clinic for a bit.
#ChicagoBulls are taking over the playoffs this year. Top in the league without Rose!!!
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