[icon name=”user” class=”” unprefixed_class=””] Â By Sandy Hayes, PhD Ebola, or Ebola hemorrhagic fever, is a zoonotic disease â a disease that spreads from one species to another species.1 Zoonotic diseases recur through out history, from the Black Death (Bubonic Plague) of the middle ages to the 1918 Spanish flu…
[icon name=”user” class=”” unprefixed_class=””] Â SwapnaliHalder, Ph.D. Iron is an essential mineral or micronutrient that plays versatile roles in the human body. It is a metal denoted by molecular symbol âFeâ, that is mostly available in either of two different chemical states, i.e, ferrous or ferric form. Iron…
[icon name=”user” class=”” unprefixed_class=””] Â By Joanne P. Shelby-Klein BSN RN Scientists are always looking for new and better ways to find out if cancer cells are present or moving through the body to a different site. These cancer cells are hard to find since usually so few of…
[icon name=”user” class=”” unprefixed_class=””] Â By Joanne P. Shelby-Klein BSN RN Concussion is a term we often hear especially as it relates to athletes and sports related injuries. Did you know that a concussion is also known as a mild form of Traumatic Brain Injury or TBI and affects…
[icon name=”user” class=”” unprefixed_class=””]Â Meenakshi Noll, MD, Ph.D. First of all ask questions, questions and questions from your doctor and be well informed about what to expect. Or send us a message if you need more information on the disease and treatment or anything that is not clear…
[icon name=”user” class=”” unprefixed_class=””] Â Illana A. Stanley, Ph.D. Introduction to Ovarian Cancer Ovarian cancer usually refers to ovarian epithelial carcinoma, by far the most common variety of ovarian malignancy. This malignancy is associated with the ovaries, the female reproductive organs where oocytes are stored and where release of…
[icon name=”user” class=”” unprefixed_class=””] Christina Ripp, M.A. Many people may not realize the terms âalcoholismâ and âalcoholicâ do not represent a specific diagnosis. The current diagnosis for someone who is addicted to alcohol is called Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), formerly known as âAlcohol Dependenceâ in the previous edition…
[icon name=”user” class=”” unprefixed_class=””] Â Joanne P. Shelby-Klein BSN RN All of us have heard the term âwinter bluesâ, in fact many of us have experienced it on exceptionally cold, winter days. For many people however, itâs more than the winter blues, it is actually Seasonal Affective Disorder…
[icon name=”user” class=”” unprefixed_class=””] Â Â Christina Ripp, MA Anorexia Nervosa is perhaps the most well-known eating disorder, in part due to the celebrity of some individuals who have suffered and recovered from the disorder. This condition is complex, with behaviors and subtypes that may be expressed differently for each…