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 [...]
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, [...]
The country has lined up a collection of its finest soldiers to protect the land. Although they may have faltered in the past, any enemy they have come across they have conquered. Ready. Aim. And suddenly, they begin to fire back at their own. This is the precise idea behind the autoimmune disease (when the [...]
There is tightening within your chest. The more you attempt to breathe, the less air you can grasp. The sensation of drowning is overwhelming, but you have not set a foot in the water. Asthma is a chronic disease, which can rob an individual of its most basic necessity; air.
1. Asthma is a chronic disease, [...]
“This is all the effect of our good feeding; and lest when I am gone, you may be at a loss for an epitaph for me, let me give you one, in three words: “He Fed Fevers.” This quote; much like his discoveries, still remains on a statue erected in Dublin, Ireland for Sir Robert [...]
According, to recent statistic estimates, in the year 2025, 24,324,778 United States citizens will suffer from -blank-. Are you intrigued yet? Are you nervous? Well, what if I told you exercise and a proper nutrition can enhance your chances of never receiving this disease? Due to our sedentary lifestyle, and improper nutrition, the prevalence of [...]
There are almost an infinite amount of diseases in the world today, ranging from the common cold to deadly cancer. Some diseases are more common than others, and many can make a profound difference in the life of those infected. One of those types of diseases are skin diseases.
Skin disease, also known as dermatosis, is [...]
History is often cited to have been changed by the competition between two entities. The competition between two warring armies may have changed the landscape of many nations throughout history. Competing ideas can cause an intellectual debate, leading to more research and an eventual, proven consensus. But the truth is, history is changed by many [...]