[icon name=”user” class=”” unprefixed_class=””]Isharpal Singh, MS A game-changing approach in Immune system research Benjamin franklin once said that only two things are certain in this world death and taxes. As our lives become longer on an average and our ability to treat a whole range of illnesses…
[icon name=”user” class=”” unprefixed_class=””] By Joanne P. Shelby-Klein BSN RN Musculoskeletal injuries can happen to anyone at any time and can be very painful. In 2009, the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) reported that 3 out of 5 accidental injuries occurs to the musculoskeletal system including sprains…
[icon name=”user” class=”” unprefixed_class=””] Suchitra Chari, MS Vitamins are organic (carbon-containing) molecules that are required in amounts to promote one or more specific and essential biochemical reactions within the living cell. There are fourteen vitamins and they are essential for normal growth and health of humans. We get…
[icon name=”user” class=”” unprefixed_class=””] Suchitra Chari, MS Inventions of gadgets have nevertheless made our lifestyles easier but also more sedentary thus causing muscles that were once used in regular household and other work environments under-utilised. In order to keep fit we have since invented other forms of exercise…
[icon name=”user” class=”” unprefixed_class=””] Dr. Neerja L Bisht, MD Summary Obesity is a complex condition that can be caused by several factors. The condition leads to excess accumulation of body fat. Obesity can result in serious ill health, reduce a person’s quality of life, and in some cases…
[icon name=”user” class=”” unprefixed_class=””] Perry McLimore, MD., JD. History Medicare’s genesis was in the 1930s when President Franklin D. Roosevelt was a proponent for universal health care in America. Such an idea did not sit well with many in Congress, and the thought died. In 1948, President Truman…
[icon name=”user” class=”” unprefixed_class=””] Dr. Bhavana Sachdev, M.S. Fatigue is a state of feeling tired, exhausted and lethargic. Many people suffer this condition at some point in their lives. It can be due to many reasons physical as well as mental. Physical fatigue is inability of muscles to…
[icon name=”user” class=”” unprefixed_class=””] By Joanne P. Shelby-Klein BSN RN When reports of a possible successful Stimulus Triggered Acquisition of Pluripotent cells (STAP) were published in the Nature Journal in January 2014, the scientific community became very excited at the possibility of a simple way to produce embryonic…
[icon name=”user” class=”” unprefixed_class=””] Swapnali Halder, Ph.D. High-intensity exercise may lead to temporary fatigue because of a deficiency in adenosine triphosphate (ATP) i.e., body’s energy currency, and excessive production of hydrogen ions (H+) and ammonia. Together, these fatigue factors may reduce exercise performance. Moreover, intense…