They say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day – right? I would tend to agree, it is important to eat something first thing in the morning, even if it is just an apple. A woman living in China by the name of Ms. Chen has been skipping breakfast for over 10 …
Some trends are just too strange to discuss – but others are downright dangerous and need to be talked about. A strange motherhood trend has been erupting across the globe, perpetuated by many celebrities. This trend is the consumption of the placenta of newborn babies. The placenta is a sack delivered by a mother after she …
Lyme disease is not the only disease you can get from a tick, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). It was just last year when a farmer from Bourbon County, Kansas died from an unknown pathogen he contracted from a tick. The virus is now being called the Bourbon virus, and Dr. Dana …
When you go to the doctor, you expect professionalism and – well, perfection. Right? I mean they get paid a lot of money and went to school for many years and are highly trained people. Especially if you are going to have surgery – things are just supposed to work out, it is not as …
Rebecca Oldham, from New Zealand, was having severe abdominal pain. She underwent six pregnancy tests, two blood tests, and three scans to try and find out what was going on. The doctors finally decided that it would be best to remove her ovaries and told Rebecca she would never be able to have another baby. …
Are you over 40? Do you take ibuprofen? If you answered yes to both of those – STOP taking the ibuprofen now! That is what doctors are telling their patients. Too much ibuprofen is bad for your health! Over the counter pain medications don’t “cure” pains, they just relieve the symptoms. Ibuprofen is known to …
Doctors are human beings. Yes, they have extensive training too, but they are humans. You know what they say about humans – we make mistakes. Tragically, a 10-year-old Australian girl named Briony has died because her doctors failed to recognize and diagnose her medical condition. When Briony developed a fever and said, her throat hurt, …
You try and not panic if you see a red bump or a rash on your skin – right? The first thing you try is home remedies or over the counter creams. Kayla Hansen, 28, assumed the rash she had suddenly developed was no big deal and ignored it. It all started in Dec. 2015, …
Having surgery is a big deal. We count on the medical professionals in the operating room to do their best to ensure our safety while we are in their care. Doctors and nurses spend hours training to do the various surgical procedures they perform. One of the most basic things (I would think) would be …
Taking a moment to study the realm of medicine reveals all sorts of weird and terrifying medical disorders that exist. Our bodies are crammed full of complicated and interconnected systems, to the point that scientists are still learning new things about it after about 200 years of research in modern medicine! When you think about …