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Headache: a pain in any region of the head. Headaches may occur on one or both sides of the head, be isolated to a certain location, radiate across the head from one point, or have a viselike quality. A headache may appear as a sharp pain, a throbbing sensation or a dull ache.
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MAY 20, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
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Parents are notorious for telling their children to "Sit up straight!" or "Don't slouch!" It turns out there are several ...Written By: Jennifer EllisNOV 16, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
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Many people will recognize the name “Typhoid Mary”. I doubt, however, that many people know the full, rather ...Written By: Kerry Evans
MAY 20, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
In January 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared the end to the largest Ebola outbreak in histor
...
MAY 14, 2017
Microbiology
Ticks are nasty parasites that already pose a threat to human health; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 12, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
A commonly prescribed drug for pain and inflammation may have a deadly consequence. Over-the-counter drugs like ibuprofe
...
MAY 02, 2017
Cancer
Women who take a low-dose aspirin daily could be minimizing their risks for breast cancer, reports a new study in the Jo
...
APR 26, 2017
Health & Medicine
The ability of one microbe to adapt is giving it a whole new career as a sexually transmitted disease. Usually content w
...
Written By:
Invisiverse Puccio
APR 20, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
A commonly prescribed drug for the treatment of epilepsy and bipolar disorder is officially blamed for causing severe bi
...
APR 20, 2017
Neuroscience
Migraine headaches can be a major obstacle to living a healthy life. In the United States, more than 37 million people s
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 18, 2017
Immunology
A rare and lethal brain tumor more often than not leads to death not much longer than one year after diagnosis, even wit
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 16, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Travelers heading to the beautiful Hawaiian paradise should be warned to avoid raw snails and slugs. Hawaiian state offi
...
APR 11, 2017
Videos
It's a habit that's shared by at least 50 percent of Americans: a cup of coffee (or espresso, latte, cappuccino) to star
...
MAR 30, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Migraine headaches are often so severe that they are incapacitating, and the pain, nausea and sensitivity to light and s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 27, 2017
Neuroscience
It’s happened to almost everyone. A brain freeze. It’s not about being forgetful or not being able to think
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 22, 2017
Cardiology
Drugs like aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin), and naproxen (Aleve), all have one thing in common - other than th
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 13, 2017
Immunology
At the end of the eighteenth century, a yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia killed nearly ten percent of the ci
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 06, 2017
Videos
This interview from Mayo Clinic concerns aneurysms. You can find out exactly what they are - a vulnerable part of a bloo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 21, 2017
Plants & Animals
Among the many things that could be considered a nightmare in the realm of health and hygiene, perhaps having a live coc
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 09, 2017
Cancer
Aspirin, the ultra-cheap drug that’s ubiquitous in nearly everyone’s medicine cabinet, has a long been impli
...
DEC 27, 2016
Cardiology
Cimaglermin, a new drug under investigation, could be the future of cardiovascular medicine. A new study from scientists
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 16, 2016
Cancer
Aspirin, one of the cheapest and most readily available drugs, may slow the spread of two deadly cancer types: colon and
...
DEC 02, 2016
Videos
Parents are notorious for telling their children to "Sit up straight!" or "Don't slouch!" It turns out there are several
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
NOV 16, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
In 2014 and 2015, the Ebola outbreak ravaged West Africa, killed over 11,000 people, and caused a huge international hea
...
NOV 03, 2016
Videos
Botox, the famous muscle-paralyzing cosmetic treatment for wrinkles, is also an approved treatment for chronic migraine
...
OCT 26, 2016
Videos
The peak of Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano on the island of Hawaii, is nearly 14,000 feet (4,207 meters) above the sea lev
...
OCT 12, 2016
Microbiology
Many people will recognize the name “Typhoid Mary”. I doubt, however, that many people know the full, rather
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans