More than half million kids get bad drug reactions

Male Circumcision in Developing Countries

By: Dhakal

Male Circumcision in Developing Countries  "The origin of circumcision is lost in antiquity. Male circumcision is depicted in Egyptian tombs 5,000 years ago.” Circumcision refers to the surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis, or prepuce of the clitoris

20 days ago

Cholesterol and Statin Drugs

By: Coarsegold

People are afraid of cholesterol. When you mention cholesterol in a sentence it is usually to say that my doctor says my cholesterol is too high. He has put me on a statin drug (Lipitor, Zocor, Mevacor, and others). Why would our bodies make a chemical that is, according to the medical and pharmacy industries, so bad and dangerous for us? The ...

20 days ago

Swine flu nightmare: Man had to choose between losing his wife or his ...

By: DelilahStarling

According to a CNN interview on October 28, 2009, Aubrey Opdyke of West Palm Beach Florida came down with a sore throat back in June. She was 27 years old, in good health, and she was 26 weeks pregnant.  She had not gotten vaccinated for protection against the swine flu, but she didn’t think anything of the sore throat at first, ...

about 1 month ago

UNDERSTANDING ANTIBIOTICS

By: hasnain

What are antibiotics? Certain diseases are spread through germs (bacteria, virus, fungus and parasites) which need to be killed for treating the disease. Antibiotics kill bacteria therefore prove effective in treating bacterial infections. When should they be used? There are two kinds of infections; one is viral (like common cold, runny nose, flu, ...

26 days ago