Fighting Bacteria Without Antibiotics
January 22, 2017About 170,000 people die each year from complications of hepatic cirrhosis in Europe. This widespread disease is caused by alcohol abuse, fatty liver hepatitis and chronic viral hepatitis, with liver cirrhosis developing gradually over a period of years and decades. These cells die and then get replaced by connective tissue. The flow of blood through […]
Genetic Target To Fight Infections
January 21, 2017Hospital patients are threatened with fungal infection that are proven difficult to combat, but scientists have unlocked evidence that could lead to more effective treatment. The Ohio State University researchers are the first to identify a potential gene-based approach to increasing the immune response to the fungus Candida albicans. This can find its way […]
Do certain songs give you goosebumps? Usually, those goosebumps occur because the body senses that you are afraid, not from pleasure. A roller coaster ride, hot bath or fingernails on a chalkboard can also cause chills, known as frisson. An insect, such as a moth, can hear frequencies up to 300 kilohertz, which is about […]
Is Excessive TV Watching Risking Your Life?
January 19, 2017It’s reported that those who watch TV for five or more hours a day appear to be at a greater risk of dying from a blood clot in the lung. This condition is known as pulmonary embolism. Precautions can be taken when traveling on long plane flights such as flexing leg muscles or standing up […]
If you choose whole grain bread, it would be brown bread. When choosing the authentic whole grain, be sure the word “whole” appears before the name of the grain, whether it’s oats or rye. Labels are misleading and might say multi-grain, stone-ground, 100% wheat, cracked wheat or seven-grain. These are not usually whole grain. […]
Everyone should be eating healthy, but science has found that certain foods are especially good for women. Some of the important foods we women should be eating include the following: Kale. Kale has green leaves that are packed with vitamin K, which is very important to healthy bones, just as calcium is. One serving has […]
New Ideas for Health Resolutions to Start a Healthier Lifestyle
January 16, 2017Since it is the start of a new year, many are busy thinking about their very own resolutions to live by. Mostly, people go for the health resolutions since it has become a thing now. However, despite the high energy in following a healthier path, many tend to let the flame die after failing to […]
When our pet cat bites, scratches or even licks us, we could get an infection if that pet happens to be infected itself with the bacteria Bartonella henselae. Severe complications from the infection don’t usually happen, but it’s possible that it could happen with people who have weak immune systems. Those loveable cats of ours […]
That warm, sweet spice that we all use on top of lattes, in cinnamon rolls and other treats, is cinnamon. It wakes up your taste buds, but did you know it might also improve your ability to learn? New research has found that to be the case. A study was published in the journal Neuroimmune […]
Back in the “old” days, my brother and sister and I played outside most of the time. We didn’t watch TV and have all the great internet games like today. Gee, we didn’t even have a computer back then. How did we survive?? But what we did have, was occasional ticks, poison oak and poison […]
