Osteoporosis is the a bone disease characterized by reduced bone mineral density, leading to an increased risk of fracture.
Osteoporosis is a major public health issue, affecting 10 million Americans. The number, when combined with the 34 million Americans that suffer from osteopenia (thinning of the bone mass less severe than osteoporosis), accounts for more [...]
The bacteria, Ricketsia, is a unusual form of bacteria. Not only, can this bacteria metastasize into several different infections, but the only way it can survive is inside of a host (eg. human body or animal body).
1. Rickettsia Infection can be the culprit for several diseases, such as, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever or the Q [...]
“Sleep tight; don’t let the bed bugs bite!” Seriously, if your bed happens to be South American or African region; do not let them bite! An infected mosquito can inject an individual with the West Nile Virus, Malaria, and the most severe, lesser known, Yellow Fever. Each year, Yellow Fever infects an estimated 200,000, and [...]
What if I told you; the soil beneath your feet, contains a bacteria that lives up to 40 years, and if contracted has a 30% of killing you…Clostridium tetani, more commonly known as tetanus; is a microscopic bacterial spore, which lives in the environment.
1. The tetanus toxin, tetanospasmin, ranks as one of the most potent [...]
If the body is an electrical unit, the brain is the epicenter. This epicenter is comprised of vessels which transmit electric waves throughout the entire body. But what happens if one of those vessels misfires? What information gets caught between two different portals? A seizure. The brain will report a current internal imbalance, forcing the [...]
This year alone, thousands of individuals will participate in 100 bike rides and 600 walks with the National MS Society, in order to spread awareness and hopefully, one day, find a cure for Multiple Sclerosis (MS). This disease currently affects over 300,000 individuals in the United States, and several hundred thousand around the world.
1. Multiple [...]
50 percent of an individual’s proper diet, should consist of strictly carbohydrates. Each time an individual digests these carbohydrates, the body absorbs gluten; an internal protein which the body transforms into energy and fuel. This fuel is not only a nice advantage to delicious foods, but it is a necessity for everyday living.
1. The Celiac [...]
Last year, 850 United States citizens woke up with a slightly stiff neck and the hint of a headache. A day or so later, they contracted a fever. Four days later, the individual is experiencing insensate vomiting and even the occasional seizure. Two weeks, after all the symptoms began; they are dead. This is the [...]
It is the latter part of the 19th century. Europe is plagued with a disease, called tuberculosis, which is killing one in four individuals. It is now the 20th century. The number of individuals effected by tuberculosis have subsided. It is now, 2009, and 3 million people this year will die from tuberculosis, alone.
1. Tuberculosis, [...]
Try and think for a moment on when you got chicken pox. Remember how annoying it was to have that constant itch? Even better, remember how relieving it was to wake up with all of your symptoms erased? Well, what if I told you that while your chicken pox lie dormant, another infection was lurking [...]