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Historic partnership of emergency medicine organizations

Historic partnership of emergency medicine organizations
The American College of Emergency Physicians is a professional department taking care of more than 124 million patients who are found in an unfavorable emergency situation. Every year million of patients are cared, treated, and advocated by honest emergency physicians here. To achieve the goals now the...

Death does not choose the time and manner – Causes of Sudden death in young people or old people

Heart attack Sudden death in people under age 35, often due to hidden heart defects or overlooked heart abnormalities, is rare. These sudden deaths often occur during physical activity, such as a sporting event. Of those sudden cardiac arrests, very few occur in young people, and only some of those...

Steroids in WWE

Steroids in WWE
Television is a great influence to children. And in an era that television reigns, people in the field should be more careful especially if they have audiences with minor age. But not all are doing this and some go beyond just to get the fame they want. This goes the same for the WWE superstars who were...

Mushrooms who found their purpose in medicine

Mushrooms who found their purpose in medicine
Currently, many species of mushrooms and fungi used in folk medicine for thousands of years are under intense study by ethnobotanists and medical researchers. Maitake, shiitake, chaga, and reishi are prominent among those being researched for their potential anti-cancer, anti-viral, or immunity-enhancing...

Snakes whose venom could save your life

Snakes whose venom could save your life
Preliminary research shows a natural compound in some snake venoms may prevent the growth of cancerous tumors, potentially transforming one of nature’s deadliest toxins into a curative agent. Snakes use venom to alter biological functions, and that’s what medicine does too. This is why venoms...

Medicine marijuana that (really can) help people

Medicine marijuana that (really can) help people
Medical marijuana has strong support from voters and health organizations. The federal government, however, has resisted any change to marijuana’s illegal status at the federal level. The Supreme Court ruled in 2005 in Raich v. Gonzales that the federal government can prosecute medical marijuana patients,...

Scientists Reverse Multiple Sclerosis in Mice

Scientists Reverse Multiple Sclerosis in Mice
An experimental treatment that suppresses the immune system to put multiple sclerosis into remission completely reversed the disease in mice, Canadian scientists say. In MS, the immune system attacks the central nervous system. The new treatment, called GIFT15, is composed of two proteins, GSM-CSF and...

Death by Chocolate? Not for Heart Attack Survivors

Death by Chocolate? Not for Heart Attack Survivors
PARIS (AFP) – Heart attack survivors who eat chocolate two or more times per week cut their risk of dying from heart disease about threefold compared to those who never touch the stuff, scientists have reported. Smaller quantities confer less protection, but are still better than none, according...

10 Signs of Parkinson’s Disease

10 Signs of Parkinson’s Disease
Parkinson’s disease creeps up slowly, starting with mild symptoms that are easy to ignore at first. What follow are three cardinal features of the disorder (signs 1, 2, and 3 below) that doctors look for, along with seven related signs (signs 4 through 10) that could be additional evidence of the illness. If...

Bee venom destroys cancer cells in tests on mice

Bee venom destroys cancer cells in tests on mice
Bee venom can be engineered to target tumours and could prove an effective future treatment for cancer, a study has found. During a trial, the poisonous chemical in a bee’s sting, melittin, was attached to tiny molecules or “nanoparticles” that then attack and destroy cancer cells, leaving healthy...

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