Most people have heard of acupuncture, and probably have some idea of what the procedure involves. Of course, the idea of having needles stuck into the body doesn’t appeal to everyone. Likewise, while acupuncture has its share of supporters, there ...
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Why Do We Sleep? Five Possible Answers
No matter your age, gender, size or shape, everyone on the planet sleeps. Likewise, the consequences of failing to get enough sleep are well-known and well-understood; who hasn’t felt sluggish and lethargic after getting a poor night’s sleep? Since sleep ...
Read More »Could One of the Causes for Obesity Be in Your Gut?
One of the most prevalent medical issues confronting the American public is obesity, a condition that has become much more common over the last several decades. As of 2010, about 36% of American adults over the age of 20 qualified ...
Read More »Altering the Future: A Look at Life-Changing Surgeries
It’s safe to say that few people look forward to undergoing surgical procedures. Many surgeries take several hours to perform, and require months of tedious rehabilitation afterwards. Though surgical appointments are often a dreaded experience, they are usually necessary to ...
Read More »A Lethal Disease: Why Pancreatic Cancer is so Deadly
In each historical era, it seems that humanity is confronted by hideously powerful diseases that are impervious to all available medicines. In the middle ages, the infamous Black Death struck down roughly a third of Europe’s populace. A century ago, ...
Read More »The Synthetic Cell: A New Frontier for Science
The idea of creating a cell entirely from scratch might seem impossible, something only achievable with advanced technology in the distant future. But a team of scientists from the J. Craig Venter Institute in Rockville, Maryland have managed to accomplish ...
Read More »The Promise of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
At first glance, treating such life-altering aliments such as strokes, diabetic ulcers and multiple sclerosis though pressurized oxygen chambers might seem like something from out of science fiction movie. Recent research, however, suggests that Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) can provide ...
Read More »Cell Injection Treatments: A Fascinating Future
In recent years, doctors have made noteworthy and exciting progress in treating various ailments with an innovative procedure – cell injection. The most well-known of these treatments involves the use of stem cells, which have long been known to help ...
Read More »The Kanzius Machine: A Revolutionary Cancer Treatment?
In early 2002, John Kanzius received grim news that four thousand Americans hear every day; he had been diagnosed with cancer. Rather than admit defeat, Kanzius decided to put his decades of experience with radio technology to good use. The ...
Read More »Recreating the Body: The Incredible Breakthrough of Regenerative Medicine
In years past, patients who suffered crippling ailments to their vital organs were often forced to rely on organ transplants for survival. Individuals who severed parts of their body also faced a similarly disconcerting prognosis, as they risked losing the ...
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