Swine flu

The history of swine flu dates back to investigation of the 1981 Spanish influenza Pandemic, which infected one third of the words population (an estimated 500 million people) and caused approximately 50 million deaths. Swine flu is an acute and highly contagious respiratory disease caused by various which became a pandemic globally. It started as … Read more

Antisocial Personality Disorder

In the world of psychology there are many psychological disorders that people suffer from. Antisocial personality disorder is one of many illnesses that a person can have. This disorder is also known as psychopathy or sociopathy. This illness is a mental health condition where a person has an extended pattern of manipulation, exploitation and violation … Read more

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, also known as OCD, is one of the world’s most widespread and potentially harmful diseases out there. According to statistics from the World Global Health Organization, “OCD is ranked ten among all diseases as a cause for disability.” (Charlotte-anxiety-and-depression-treatment.com) Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is an anxiety disorder characterized by wild, undesirable thoughts and … Read more

Pulmonary hypertension

Scientific literature about the effect of H2S on pulmonary hypertension is not very rich so far and it deals mostly with animal experiments, so it lacks of human data. The first evidence of a possible role of H2S in PAH was the finding that H2S could relax the smooth muscle of ileum, portal vein, and … Read more

Parkinson's disease (PD)

Patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) encounter a lot of difficulties, such as tremor, rigidity, slower movements and impaired coordination. Many of these are caused by a dopamine loss in the substantia nigra (Vandenberghe W 2005). [G] One of the major problems PD patients have to deal with is the risk of falling, as this may … Read more

Acute Posterior Multifocal Placoid Pigment Epitheliopathy (APMPPE)

Introduction: Gas in 1968 described Acute Posterior Multifocal Placoid Pigment Epitheliopathy (APMPPE) as being a condition that caused acute and rapid loss of central vision due to multiple pale lesions at the level of Retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) in the posterior pole. (1) It is a self-limiting condition which recovers spontaneously over a three weeks … Read more

Schizophrenia – subtypes, causes, treatments, psychotherapy

According to World Health Organisation (WHO) ‘mental health is defined as a state of well-being in which every individual realize his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to her or his community’ (World Health Organization 2014). What … Read more

Corn

The vegetable I chose is Corn; the scientific name for corn is Zea mays, in Spanish it is known as Maize. Not all corn are the same in can be found in different colors and varieties. Yellow and white are the most common colors but there is also blue, pink, black, red and purple. The … Read more

GMOs: Are They Really Worth It?

Have you ever thought about the fact that your everyday cereal could be very dangerous? This is because most cereals contain Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). GMOs are living plants and animals that have had their DNA modified to perform certain things, like be resistant to pesticides or to produce their own fertilizer. GMOs are commonly … Read more

Effective removal of dental plaque

Effective removal of dental plaque is essential to dental and periodontal health throughout one’s lifetime (Albandar and Tinoco, 2002; L??e, 2000). Dental professionals generally agree that tooth-brushing, as a mechanical measure for removing dental plaque, is the most appropriate and effective oral hygiene habit (Vehkalahti and Widstr??m, 2004; L??e, 2000; Honkala, 1993). A number of … Read more

The respiratory system

The human body is organized into numerous complex systems that interact with each other in order for it to function and sustain life. One of those vital systems is the respiratory system. The main function of the respiratory system is to consume oxygen and expel carbon dioxide, otherwise known as breathing, or ventilation. Oxygen is … Read more

Drug Metabolism

1: Systemic levels of the chemical entities can be observed within 2 to 3 hours. Compound A ethyl pyrazole ring attached to oxo pyramidine ring attached to benzyl solfoxo piperazine. Compound B has dioxypiparazine ring and a dioxybenze and a indole. The major p450 metabolism for both the compounds will be demythylation. Compound A can … Read more

Seminal zinc levels

Available literature reveals the human body contains. 1-3gm of Zinc, about 0.1% of which is refilled daily.1 many authors has been Reported excessively high amount of zinc in human seminal plasma in the mean range from 78.9 to 274 mglL . Prostate gland is the major contributor in secretion of seminal zinc. After the functional … Read more